Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

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Another Dry Weather Period Coming Up

Heat Continues into September

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Late Summer Wildfire Threat Continues

Today's Records and Climate Data

Unfortunately, our region will experience another dry spell through at least the first weekend of September. For some areas that saw beneficial rain earlier last week, consider yourself fortunate. For areas that missed out on last week's rainfall, unfortunately, this additional bout of dry weather will only continue to impact the ongoing drought situation.

Extreme heat is expected across the Four State Region as we move into early September. Major to Extreme Heat Risk is expected areawide by the middle to latter half of this week.

Very hot and dry conditions are expected today, as readings climb into the mid 90s to lower 100s. Heat indices will be near if not slightly higher than the ambient air temperatures.

Despite some recent rainfall, flash drought conditions continue across the entire Four State Region. As a result, much of the region is under a Burn Ban at this time. The wildfire threat will continue with no significant rainfall expected through the first week of September.

Here are today's climate records for selected sites across the Four State region.

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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	05:53	Clear	10	67	64	90	CALM	-	30.01
El Dorado AR	05:53	Partly Cloudy	10	70	65	84	CALM	-	30.04
Henderson TX	06:15	Partly Cloudy	10	75	69	82	CALM	-	30.01
Idabel OK	06:15	Mostly Cloudy	8	69	68	94	NE 7	-	30.02
Longview TX	05:53	Partly Cloudy	10	79	69	71	SSW 6	-	30.00
Lufkin TX	05:53	Clear	10	75	73	93	CALM	-	30.02
Monroe LA	05:53	Clear	10	70	68	93	CALM	-	30.04
Mount Pleasant TX	06:10	Partly Cloudy	10	72	65	78	CALM	-	30.01
Nacogdoches TX	05:56	Clear		73	69	87	CALM	-	30.03
Natchitoches LA	06:15	Clear	10	74	72	95	CALM	-	30.03
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	05:56	Partly Cloudy	10	73	69	88	E 3	-	30.01
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	05:53	Clear	10	78	70	76	SE 5	-	30.01
Texarkana AR	05:53	Clear	10	76	66	71	SE 8	-	30.01
Tyler TX	05:53	Clear	10	76	67	73	S 7	-	30.02


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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

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