Drought — Phillips, Arkansas

2024-08-27 to 2024-08-31 · Phillips, Arkansas

Event narrative

Severe Drought (D2) conditions returned in late August and prevailed for the remainder of the month.

Wider weather episode

A very small swath of Severe (D2) Drought Conditions returned near the Mississippi River in late August. Soil moisture and crop moisture remained below normal for August. As a result, moderate conditions of wildfire danger existed for Phillips County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215832. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.