Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave is underway for the Intermountain West, Northern Plains, and Upper Great Lakes, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. In southwest Texas, excessive rainfall may bring a risk for potentially life-threatening flash and arroyo flooding through Thursday. Read More >

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There is a Marginal to Slight Risk for excessive rainfall and flash flooding today, with Deep East Texas outlined in the Slight Risk area. Localized flash flooding will be possible with slow-moving or training storms that produce heavy rainfall rates of an inch or more per hour.

Lingering showers will remain possible once again tonight, mainly across portions of southern Arkansas. Temperatures will be seasonable with lows ranging from the upper 60s to lower 70s.

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	17:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	88	74	63	SW 8	97 [HI]	30.01
El Dorado AR	17:53	Heavy Rain With Thunder \ Lightning Observed	1/2	75	68	78	WSW 15	-	30.04
Henderson TX	15:55	Mostly Cloudy	10	84	72	69	S 10	-	30.08
Idabel OK	17:55	Clear	9	84	73	70	S 7G14	-	30.04
Longview TX	17:53	Clear	10	85	73	67	SSW 10	92 [HI]	30.04
Lufkin TX	17:53	Clear	10	78	70	76	SW 3	-	30.06
Monroe LA	17:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	80	74	81	NE 6	-	30.03
Mount Pleasant TX	17:35	Mostly Cloudy	10	88	73	60	SSW 12	96 [HI]	30.03
Nacogdoches TX	17:56	Clear	10	78	71	79	WSW 3	-	30.07
Natchitoches LA	17:55	Drizzle \ Lightning Observed	7	77	74	91	NNW 9	-	30.06
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	17:56	Cumulonimbus Clouds Observed	10	86	75	70	SSW 9	95 [HI]	30.03
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	17:53	Mostly Clear	10	87	74	65	WSW 8	95 [HI]	30.03
Texarkana AR	17:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	81	70	69	CALM	-	30.05
Tyler TX	17:53	Partly Cloudy	10	83	71	67	WSW 10	-	30.06


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