Hot and dry conditions have prompted widespread burn bans across north central Arkansas, with much of the region now under restrictions.
As of Tuesday morning, Marion, Boone, Newton, Searcy, Fulton, Izard, Sharp and Baxter counties are all under burn bans.
A map from the Arkansas Forestry Division shows nearly all of northern Arkansas under high wildfire danger, with many counties already issuing burn bans. Most of north central Arkansas is now under some form of restriction…