Heat — Craighead, Arkansas

2025-06-20 · Craighead, Arkansas

Event narrative

ASOS reported a maximum heat index of 105 degrees.

Wider weather episode

The first heat wave of 2025 started on June 20, 2025, as an upper-level ridge amplified into the Lower Mississippi Valley. High temperatures climbed into the 90s areawide, with the highest heat indices focused west of the Mississippi River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274753. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.