Excessive Heat in Craighead, Arkansas
Excessive Heat August 21, 2010 · Craighead, Arkansas
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heat index readings ranged between 110 and 115 degrees during the afternoon and early evening hours.
The wider storm
An upper level ridge of high pressure remained over the Mid-South during the middle to latter part of August. The upper ridge of high pressure produced above normal temperatures over the area. The combination of high humidity and above normal temperatures produced high heat indices of 105-115 degrees. One death occurred as a result of the heat.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 255521. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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