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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Last Map Update: Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 11:42:30 pm CDT

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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 an increased risk for locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding across particularly deep east Texas into north Louisiana. Within the Moderate Risk area, there is a 40% chance of flash flooding within 25 miles of any given location.

Brief heavy downpours Wednesday and through the Overnight, may result in a localized flash flooding across deep east Texas, Toledo Bend Country and portions of north Louisiana, basically from Lufkin to Monroe.

Showers will diminish this evening and leave the area dry with clouds increasing through the night. Temperatures tomorrow will climb into the upper 80s to low 90s with some showers returning to the southeast parts of the region.

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	22:53	Mist	5	72	72	100	CALM	-	29.78
El Dorado AR	22:53	Clear	10	72	70	93	CALM	-	29.80
Henderson TX	23:15	Clear	10	76	74	94	SSE 5	-	29.80
Idabel OK	23:15	Clear	9	75	75	100	SE 5	-	29.80
Longview TX	22:53	Clear	10	77	73	87	SSE 7	-	29.79
Lufkin TX	22:53	Clear	10	77	75	93	SE 5	-	29.80
Monroe LA	23:14	Mostly Cloudy	10	77	75	93	S 5	-	29.84
Mount Pleasant TX	23:15	Clear	10	73	71	95	CALM	-	29.81
Nacogdoches TX	22:56	Clear	10	77	75	93	ESE 6	-	29.81
Natchitoches LA	23:15	Clear	10	75	75	100	CALM	-	29.83
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	22:56	Clear	10	77	73	88	S 8	-	29.79
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	22:53	Clear	10	79	74	84	S 6	-	29.80
Texarkana AR	22:53	Clear	10	80	73	79	S 3	-	29.80
Tyler TX	22:53	Clear	10	77	73	87	SE 7	-	29.80


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