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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave continues for the Rockies, Northern Plains, and Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. Excessive rainfall my bring life-threatening and locally catastrophic flash and urban flooding across portions of southwestern Texas through early Friday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 8:04:46 pm CDT

 

This loop depicts the latest radar imagery from the KSHV Doppler radar in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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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 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 AR18:53Clear10877260SW 794 [HI]30.00
El Dorado AR18:53Lightning Observed10757290SSW 3-30.03
Henderson TX18:15Partly Cloudy10827169CALM-30.05
Idabel OK19:35Clear8847574S 592 [HI]30.04
Longview TX18:53Clear10837167SSW 8-30.03
Lufkin TX18:53Clear10787076CALM-30.05
Monroe LA18:53Overcast10817479SW 3-30.02
Mount Pleasant TX19:35Clear7857264CALM91 [HI]30.03
Nacogdoches TX18:56Clear10777284CALM-30.07
Natchitoches LA19:35Mostly Cloudy10767597CALM-30.05
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)18:56Cumulonimbus Clouds Observed10827374WSW 7-30.02
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)19:24Thunder In The Vicinity10847471SW 991 [HI]30.03
Texarkana AR19:13Lightning Observed10817274SW 9-30.03
Tyler TX19:23Mostly Clear10807174W 5-30.05

 


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