Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

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Another Dry Weather Period Coming Up

Heat Returning

Temperatures Tonight & Sunday

Late Summer Wildfire Threat Continues

Today's Records and Climate Data

Unfortunately, our region will experience another dry spell through at least the first weekend of September. For some areas that saw beneficial rain earlier last week, consider yourself fortunate. For areas that missed out on last week's rainfall, unfortunately, this additional bout of dry weather will only continue to impact the ongoing drought situation.

The Four State Region is expected to experience another round of extreme heat as we move into early September. Major to Extreme Heat Risk is expected areawide by the middle to latter half of next week.

Hot conditions with above normal temperatures are expected today, as readings climb into the mid 90s to near 100 degrees. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon over portions of Deep East Texas and Western Louisiana.

Despite some recent rainfall, flash drought conditions continue across the entire Four State Region. As a result, much of the region is under a Burn Ban at this time. The wildfire threat will continue with no significant rainfall expected through the first week of September.

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	02:53	Clear	10	70	63	78	CALM	-	30.00
El Dorado AR	02:53	Mostly Clear	10	71	65	81	CALM	-	30.04
Henderson TX	02:55	Mostly Clear	10	79	67	67	SSE 5	-	29.99
Idabel OK	02:55	Mostly Clear	9	73	66	78	ENE 5	-	30.01
Longview TX	02:53	Clear	10	79	66	64	CALM	-	29.99
Lufkin TX	02:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	78	73	84	CALM	-	30.01
Monroe LA	02:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	74	69	84	CALM	-	30.03
Mount Pleasant TX	02:50	Clear	10	74	63	68	SE 3	-	30.00
Nacogdoches TX	02:56	Mostly Clear		77	69	76	CALM	-	30.01
Natchitoches LA	02:55	Clear	10	75	72	89	CALM	-	30.01
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	02:56	Clear	10	77	68	73	SE 3	-	30.01
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	02:53	Clear	9	79	68	69	ESE 5	-	30.01
Texarkana AR	02:53	Clear	10	76	66	71	SE 8	-	30.02
Tyler TX	02:53	Clear	10	83	64	52	SSE 9	-	30.00


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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

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