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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
238 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2026
...LOCAL CHANGE TO EXTREME HEAT WATCH AND EXTREME HEAT WARNING
CRITERIA...
NWS LITTLE ROCK WILL MAKE A LOCAL CHANGE ON JULY 1, 2026 TO THE
EXTREME HEAT WATCH AND EXTREME HEAT WARNING CRITERIA.
THE CURRENT EXTREME HEAT WARNING/WATCH CRITERIA, HEAT INDEX
GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 110F, WILL REMAIN THE SAME. AN
ADDITIONAL CRITERIA WILL BE ADDED AS A SECOND OPTION FOR THE WATCH
OR WARNING ISSUANCE CRITERIA.
NEW SECOND OPTION CRITERIA: HEAT INDEX VALUES GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 105F (HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA), IN COMBINATION WITH
NIGHTTIME MINIMUM TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 80F. THIS
WILL TYPICALLY BE FOR A MULTI- DAY HEAT EVENT.
THIS CHANGE WILL ALLOW THE NWS LITTLE ROCK TO ISSUE AN EXTREME
HEAT WARNING IN AN EFFORT TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE WHO LACK ACCESS TO
AIR CONDITIONING OR OTHER METHODS TO LOWER THEIR BODY
TEMPERATURES OVER TIME.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS CHANGE, PLEASE
CONTACT:
JIMMY BARHAM, METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK
JAMES.BARHAM@NOAA.GOV
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