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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Today's Records and Climate Data

There is a Marginal Risk for Severe Thunderstorms later today into this evening across all but the far northern portions of the Four State Region. Damaging wind gusts will be the main threat with any strong to severe storms through this evening.

Another hot day is forecast today with high temperatures ranging through the 90s with higher heat indices. Look for isolated to numerous storms around today.

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	05:53	Clear	10	70	67	90	SE 3	-	29.93
El Dorado AR	05:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	70	69	96	SSE 8	-	29.94
Henderson TX	06:15	Clear	10	73	70	91	CALM	-	29.97
Idabel OK	06:15	Mostly Clear	9	69	69	100	VRB 6	-	29.99
Longview TX	05:53	Clear	10	74	70	87	SE 13	-	29.95
Lufkin TX	05:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	77	75	93	NNW 5	-	30.01
Monroe LA	06:21	Thunder In The Vicinity \ Light Rain \ Lightning Observed	9	72	71	96	ESE 6	-	30.02
Mount Pleasant TX	06:15	Clear	10	70	68	92	N 6	-	29.98
Nacogdoches TX	06:23	Partly Cloudy	10	75	73	94	CALM	-	30.00
Natchitoches LA	06:15	Thunder In The Vicinity \ Lightning Observed	10	75	74	95	CALM	-	30.01
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	05:56	Lightning Observed	10	73	71	94	SSE 7	-	29.95
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	05:53	Clear	10	73	72	96	SSE 8	-	29.95
Texarkana AR	05:53	Clear	10	75	71	87	W 7	-	29.96
Tyler TX	05:53	Clear	10	74	67	78	SSE 10	-	29.96


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