Heat Wave Persists Over the Central U.S.; Significant Flooding Expected in the Northern Mid-Atlantic Tuesday

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the Central U.S. this week, persisting across the Mid to Lower Mississippi Valleys, Gulf Coast, Southern Plains and portions of Texas. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late this week. Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will spread from the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast the next few days. Read More >

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A Heat Advisory continues through tomorrow evening due to escalating heat concerns across the Four State region. Heat indices will peak near 105 and 109 degrees this afternoon into the early evening. Be sure to exercise heat safety if spending time outdoors!

Oppressive heat will continue through at least the middle of this week for the Four State Region. Tonight's muggy lows will fall only into the upper 70s, and tomorrow will see an even warmer afternoon with more sites taking aim at the upper 90s and lower 100s.

With oppressive heat expected to continue through much of this week, remember these heat safety tips.

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	22:53	Clear	10	77	75	93	CALM	-	29.84
El Dorado AR	22:53	Clear	10	79	75	87	CALM	-	29.88
Henderson TX	23:15	Clear	10	84	69	61	S 5	-	29.89
Idabel OK	23:15	Partly Cloudy	9	84	73	70	S 6	-	29.87
Longview TX	22:53	Clear	10	83	71	67	S 6	-	29.88
Lufkin TX	22:53	Clear	10	83	74	74	S 6	-	29.90
Monroe LA	22:53	Clear	10	81	74	79	CALM	-	29.88
Mount Pleasant TX	23:15	Clear	10	84	68	57	SSW 5	-	29.87
Nacogdoches TX	Old	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A
Natchitoches LA	23:15	Clear	10	82	72	73	CALM	-	29.89
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	22:56	Clear	10	84	73	70	SSW 7	-	29.87
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	22:53	Clear	10	89	72	57	SSW 10	96 [HI]	29.87
Texarkana AR	22:53	Clear	10	85	69	59	SSE 7	-	29.87
Tyler TX	22:53	Clear	10	82	70	66	S 7	-	29.89


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Heat Wave Persists Over the Central U.S.; Significant Flooding Expected in the Northern Mid-Atlantic Tuesday

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