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Hurricane Isaias Approaching the Gulf Coast; Remnants of Rachel to Impact the Southwest U.S.

Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall along the U.S. northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday. A life-threatening storm surge is expected along the coast with damaging wind gusts extending well inland. Areas of heavy rainfall are forecast throughout much of the Southeast U.S. The remnants of Rachel will bring gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the Southwest U.S. this weekend. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 7:48:39 pm CDT

 

Hurricane Isaias continues to maintain Category 3 status prior to expected landfall later on this evening near the border of Alabama and Florida. On its current track, no impacts are expected across our Four-State Region.
Generally above-normal temperatures will continue through the weekend. Our only shot for rain will be across our far eastern zones, and even those will be low.
Dry conditions and northeast wind gusts up to 30 mph to make for favorable wildfire conditions on Saturday.
Here are today's climate records for selected sites across our Four-State area.

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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 AR18:53Clear10815744CALM-29.90
El Dorado AR18:53Clear10835031NE 5-29.91
Henderson TX19:15Clear9766057CALM-29.91
Idabel OK19:15Clear9825742WNW 3-29.93
Longview TX18:53Clear10855637CALM-29.91
Lufkin TX18:53Clear10845435ENE 5-29.90
Monroe LA18:53Clear10845334NE 3-29.90
Mount Pleasant TXOldN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-N/A
Nacogdoches TX18:56Clear796256NNE 3-29.92
Natchitoches LA19:15Clear10825438CALM-29.89
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)18:56Mostly Clear10825945CALM-29.90
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)18:53Clear10816049CALM-29.90
Texarkana AR18:53Clear10845233CALM-29.92
Tyler TX18:53Clear10845537NE 3-29.94

 


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