Multi-day, Potentially Catastrophic Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Event

A multi-day, potentially historic heavy rainfall event may produce catastrophic and life-threatening flooding through Saturday from the Ozarks into the Ohio River Valley. Several clusters of strong to severe storms are expected from the Southern Plains, Mid Mississippi Valley to the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys and the Mid Atlantic. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 9:42:33 pm CDT

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A MODERATE and ENHANCED Risk for severe thunderstorms is in place for mainly this afternoon and evening generally along and north of the Interstate 20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana. Damaging winds, large hail, and isolated strong tornadoes are all possible.

A Flood Watch is in effect this evening through Sunday morning for McCurtain County Oklahoma, as well as Southwest Arkansas and portions of extreme Northeast Texas. The threat for flooding exists with widespread rainfall amounts of 4-8+ inches possible.

The potential for flooding will increase this evening over portions of Southern Arkansas, and over the remainder of Southwest Arkansas, McCurtain County Oklahoma, and extreme Northeast Texas Thursday through Saturday night. Storm total rainfall amounts of 4-8+ inches are expected along and north of the I-30 corridor, with widespread 1.50-3.00+ inch amounts expected elsewhere.

Severe weather will return to the ArkLaTex tomorrow afternoon and evening for portions of extreme southeast Oklahoma, northeast Texas, southwest Arkansas and northwest Louisiana. Damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes will be possible with these storms.

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Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
De Queen AR	16:53	Lightning Observed	10	60	59	96	NNW 5	-	29.62
El Dorado AR	16:53	Partly Cloudy	10	88	68	51	S 28G44	92 [HI]	29.58
Henderson TX	16:55	Overcast	10	84	71	65	S 14G24	-	29.62
Idabel OK	16:55	Thunder In The Vicinity \ Rain	8	57	57	100	NNE 5	-	29.63
Longview TX	16:53	Lightning Observed	10	79	70	73	S 8	-	29.60
Lufkin TX	16:53	Partly Cloudy	10	82	71	69	S 15G29	-	29.62
Monroe LA	16:53	Mostly Clear	10	87	71	59	S 18G37	93 [HI]	29.68
Mount Pleasant TX	16:55	Overcast	10	64	54	71	NNW 15G20	-	29.65
Nacogdoches TX	16:56	Mostly Cloudy		82	71	69	S 20G29	-	29.64
Natchitoches LA	16:55	Lightning Observed	10	86	71	61	S 20G28	92 [HI]	29.69
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	16:56	Light Rain With Thunder \ Cumulonimbus Clouds, Lightning Observed	7	84	69	62	S 32G44	-	29.60
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	17:02	Thunder \ Lightning Observed	10	85	69	59	S 24G44	-	29.60
Texarkana AR	17:00	Lightning Observed	10	81	69	67	SSW 18G31	-	29.59
Tyler TX	15:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	79	69	71	S 14	-	29.61


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