Heat Wave and Severe Thunderstorms this Independence Day

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic. Numerous temperature records are expected. Clusters of severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Allegheny Plateau into Mid Atlantic this Independence Day, with potential for widespread damaging winds. Additional severe thunderstorms in the Great Plains. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 5:44:25 pm CDT

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Today's Records and Climate Data

There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for a few severe thunderstorms across the area through this evening. The storms should dissipate tonight before midnight. However, a second round of strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will move southeast into the area just before sunrise Sunday morning. Damaging winds will be the primary threats, but heavy downpours could result in isolated flash flooding.

There is a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for a few severe thunderstorms Sunday morning and again Sunday afternoon and into Sunday night. Damaging winds will be the primary threat. However, repeated rounds of locally heavy downpours could result in isolated flash flooding.

Another hot day can be expected for the 4th of July. There will be scattered to numerous storms across portions of the Four State Region Today. Most of this activity should have weakened or dissipated by late evening.

With storms in the forecast this weekend and the 4th of July being one of the most outdoor attended holidays, remember when thunder roars, it's time to move indoors. This is especially true on area waterways and in area pools.

Here are today's climate records for selected sites across our Four-State area.

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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	Clear	10	80	75	84	ENE 8	-	29.97
El Dorado AR	17:25	Heavy Rain With Thunder \ Mist \ Lightning Observed	3/4	72	72	100	NNW 6	-	30.10
Henderson TX	16:55	Clear	10	97	66	36	SSW 8	100 [HI]	29.95
Idabel OK	17:15	Mostly Cloudy	9	87	82	84	ENE 13	106 [HI]	29.97
Longview TX	16:53	Mostly Clear	10	96	68	40	S 8	101 [HI]	29.94
Lufkin TX	16:53	Partly Cloudy	10	96	73	47	VRB 6	106 [HI]	29.96
Monroe LA	17:16	Thunder In The Vicinity \ Lightning Observed	10	90	74	59	ENE 7	99 [HI]	29.96
Mount Pleasant TX	17:15	Partly Cloudy	10	96	70	43	SSE 3	103 [HI]	29.95
Nacogdoches TX	16:56	Clear	10	94	73	51	VRB 5	103 [HI]	29.97
Natchitoches LA	17:15	Lightning Observed	10	90	76	63	WSW 9	103 [HI]	29.96
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	16:56	Cumulonimbus Clouds Observed	10	95	71	46	SSE 6	103 [HI]	29.95
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	16:53	Mostly Clear	10	95	74	50	W 8	106 [HI]	29.95
Texarkana AR	16:53	Lightning Observed	10	92	77	61	NE 7	106 [HI]	29.97
Tyler TX	16:53	Clear	10	98	65	34	SSW 8	101 [HI]	29.96


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