Storms on the 22nd brought down trees around the area
The heat this August was the talk of the town as the month ended nearly 4 degrees hotter on average than the same time in 2025. The average high for last month was 93.5 degrees as recorded at KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, the official recording station for the National Weather Service (NWS) in Mountain Home. While in 2025 August had an average high of 89.5 degrees.
The heat had an effect on local sports team as the return of school saw area teams have to adjust schedules and practices to keep student athletes safe.
The hottest recorded temperatures were recorded on the 16th and 17th with a high of 99 degrees. A heat dome was setup over the Ozarks during that time with the NWS reporting feels like temps of near 110 on multiple days during that period.
The coolest temperature recorded was 65 degrees which occurred on August 2,3 and 30 as the daily lows.
Average rainfall in August for the area is around 3.5 inches and that average was made up in one day this year on the 8th when 3.23 inches fell in Mountain. The monthly total came out to 4.89 inches well above last year’s 1.72 inches. Still drought concerns remain with many counties issuing burn bans through August.
On Saturday, August 22 a sudden severe storm developed across the area with multiple trees down and at one time over 7,000 residents had lost power.
The storm also contributed to a boating accident on Norfork Lake that sent a 14-year-old to the hospital.
According to a Baxter County Sheriff’s Office incident report, emergency crews were called to the Panther Bay Boat Launch shortly after 2 Saturday afternoon following a report of a possible near drowning victim with a head injury. Investigators said a pair of tubers were being pulled behind a boat on a tube when the storm moved into the area quickly. High winds and wakes from other boats caused both riders to be thrown from the tube.
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