Excessive Rainfall and Potential Tropical Cyclone in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce locally considerable flash flooding over parts of the northwestern Gulf Coast, lower Mississippi River Valley, and Deep South through Thursday. Potential Tropical Cyclone One is forecast to become a tropical storm (Arthur) as it moves along or just off the northwestern Gulf coast through Wednesday. An outbreak of severe weather is forecast in the Midwest Wednesday. Read More >

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A Flood Watch continues for portions of East Texas and North Louisiana. Expect additional rain amounts of 1-2 inches in much of the Flood Watch area over the next few days. Training storms may result in 1-2+ inch hourly rain rates, increasing the threat of flash flooding.

There is a continued risk for locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding across particularly deep east Texas into north Louisiana.

Tropical downpours ahead of an approaching front will support a risk for localized flash flooding across parts of the ArkLaTex.

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of north Louisiana and Deep East Texas today with highs from the mid 80s to lower 90s.

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	03:33	Mist	4	69	69	100	CALM	-	29.75
El Dorado AR	03:50	Mist	1 3/4	69	69	100	CALM	-	29.78
Henderson TX	02:55	Overcast	10	75	74	97	CALM	-	29.75
Idabel OK	03:35	Clear	8	73	73	100	SE 7	-	29.76
Longview TX	03:27	Overcast	10	75	74	96	S 5	-	29.74
Lufkin TX	02:53	Overcast	10	75	75	100	SE 5	-	29.76
Monroe LA	03:10	Overcast	10	76	74	93	S 5	-	29.79
Mount Pleasant TX	03:15	Mist	5	72	71	96	E 3	-	29.76
Nacogdoches TX	03:29	Mostly Cloudy	9	75	73	94	SSE 7	-	29.77
Natchitoches LA	03:35	Partly Cloudy	7	73	73	100	CALM	-	29.78
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	03:18	Mostly Cloudy	8	73	73	100	SSE 6	-	29.76
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	03:27	Mostly Cloudy	10	76	75	97	SSE 7	-	29.76
Texarkana AR	02:53	Clear	10	76	74	93	CALM	-	29.77
Tyler TX	03:37	Overcast	10	76	74	93	S 8	-	29.76


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Excessive Rainfall and Potential Tropical Cyclone in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

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