Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Ongoing Heat in the South

Severe thunderstorms and showers pose a risk for excessive rain, localized flash flooding, strong gusts and/or large hail across portions of the northern and central Plains, the Lower Missouri to Lower Ohio Valleys, and across the Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening. Extreme heat is ongoing over the Desert Southwest and the Southeast U.S.. Read More >

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A Heat Advisory has been posted from Noon until 8pm this evening for the northern third of Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma and adjacent counties in Southwest Arkansas. Look for heat indices to climb above 105 degrees Today.

Rain chances will become very limited the next several days and the heat is here to stay through at least Saturday. Heat Advisories currently in effect for the northwest half of the region may need to be expanded later this week.

With rain chances having ended for Today, the Heat is here to stay. Afternoon ambient temperatures will range in the mid to upper 90s with afternoon maximum heat indices climbing above 105 degrees in a few locations.

Here are today's climate records for selected sites across our Four-State area.

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Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
De Queen AR	08:53	Clear	10	82	74	76	VRB 3	-	30.02
El Dorado AR	08:53	Clear	10	83	75	77	SW 8	-	30.06
Henderson TX	06:55	Light Rain \ Mist	6	73	72	95	CALM	-	30.04
Idabel OK	08:55	Clear	8	82	80	94	SW 6	93 [HI]	30.03
Longview TX	08:53	Clear	10	82	73	74	SW 8	-	30.05
Lufkin TX	08:53	Clear	10	82	76	81	SSW 8	-	30.07
Monroe LA	08:53	Clear	10	84	76	76	WSW 9	93 [HI]	30.07
Mount Pleasant TX	08:55	Clear	10	83	74	74	SW 7	-	30.04
Nacogdoches TX	08:56	Clear	10	82	76	81	SW 9	-	30.09
Natchitoches LA	08:55	Clear	10	82	76	80	CALM	-	30.08
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	08:56	Mostly Clear	10	82	75	78	SW 8	-	30.06
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	08:53	Clear	10	82	74	76	SW 10	-	30.06
Texarkana AR	08:53	Clear	10	86	75	69	WSW 9	95 [HI]	30.05
Tyler TX	08:53	Clear	10	83	72	69	SW 13	-	30.06


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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Ongoing Heat in the South

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