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: Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 2:58:38 am 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 and thunderstorms will be possible across portions of north Louisiana and Deep East Texas today with highs from the mid 80s to lower 90s.

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	02:14	Mist	3	69	69	100	CALM	-	29.76
El Dorado AR	01:53	Partly Cloudy	10	73	72	96	SSE 3	-	29.79
Henderson TX	01:35	Clear	8	73	73	97	CALM	-	29.78
Idabel OK	02:35	Mostly Clear	9	73	73	100	SSE 6	-	29.77
Longview TX	01:53	Clear	10	73	72	96	SE 3	-	29.76
Lufkin TX	01:53	Overcast	10	75	75	100	SSE 7	-	29.79
Monroe LA	02:17	Mostly Cloudy	10	76	75	97	CALM	-	29.80
Mount Pleasant TX	02:30	Mist	7	72	71	96	CALM	-	29.76
Nacogdoches TX	02:32	Mostly Cloudy	9	75	75	100	SSE 6	-	29.79
Natchitoches LA	02:35	Mostly Cloudy	7	73	73	100	CALM	-	29.78
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	01:56	Clear	10	73	73	100	SE 3	-	29.78
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	01:53	Clear	10	76	74	93	SSE 7	-	29.78
Texarkana AR	01:53	Clear	10	78	74	87	S 7	-	29.78
Tyler TX	01:53	Clear	10	75	73	93	SSE 7	-	29.78


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Excessive Rainfall and Potential Tropical Cyclone in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

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