Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains to Upper Midwest; Extreme Heat in Parts of the South

Thunderstorms with severe wind gusts and hail will be possible today across parts of the central Plains, and from the Missouri Valley into the upper Mississippi Valley. Heavy rain associated with the thunderstorms may also produce flash/urban flooding. Critical fire weather conditions expected in the Great Basin and interior Northwest. Dangerous heat continues across the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

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While the Work Week began wet, it will end drier and hotter with the exiting of a trough of low pressure and the arrival of a ridge of high pressure aloft. The end result is hotter temperatures with heat advisories possible by the end of the week.

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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	06:53	Mist	5	70	69	96	CALM	-	30.06
El Dorado AR	06:53	Clear	7	71	70	96	S 3	-	30.09
Henderson TX	05:55	Mostly Cloudy	10	71	69	92	SSW 3	-	30.07
Idabel OK	07:15	Mist \ Lightning Observed	6	71	71	100	ENE 7	-	30.08
Longview TX	06:53	Clear	10	72	69	90	S 6	-	30.07
Lufkin TX	06:53	Clear	10	71	70	96	CALM	-	30.10
Monroe LA	06:53	Clear	10	74	71	90	CALM	-	30.10
Mount Pleasant TX	07:15	Mist	7	73	71	95	S 5	-	30.09
Nacogdoches TX	06:56	Mostly Cloudy						-
Natchitoches LA	07:15	Partly Cloudy	10	71	71	100	CALM	-	30.10
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	06:56	Partly Cloudy	9	71	69	94	CALM	-	30.09
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	06:53	Clear	10	74	72	93	SSW 6	-	30.09
Texarkana AR	06:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	75	74	96	SSW 5	-	30.09
Tyler TX	06:53	Clear	10	72	70	93	S 6	-	30.09


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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains to Upper Midwest; Extreme Heat in Parts of the South

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