Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Southern Plains; Showers and Thunderstorms Linger Over Florida

A cold front will linger over Florida through Tuesday, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms, and potential flash flooding concerns. Showers and thunderstorms will be most widespread across eastern and central Florida. Gusty winds and dry conditions will promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern Plains and southern Rockies through Monday. Read More >

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The potential for at least isolated to scattered strong to severe storms exists late Sunday morning through late evening across Southeast Oklahoma, most of East Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and extreme Northwest Louisiana. It is possible that this outlook may be upgraded later today for portions of Northeast TX, Southeast OK, and Southwest AR.

The threat for strong to severe storms will again exist next Wednesday across portions of Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Arkansas. All severe weather modes will be possible, with specifics and adjustments to this outlook expected as the event nears.

Warm conditions will continue today as temperatures climb into the lower to mid 80s. Isolated afternoon showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon over the western sections of East TX and Southeast OK.

Despite rainfall over Easter Weekend, burn bans remain in effect across portions of the Four State Region.

Here are today's temperature and precipitation averages, along with records for selected sites across the 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	03:53	Clear	9	57	56	96	ESE 3	-	30.19
El Dorado AR	03:53	Clear	10	57	54	89	CALM	-	30.22
Henderson TX	03:55	Clear	10	60	60	97	CALM	-	30.18
Idabel OK	04:15	Overcast	9	60	60	100	ENE 3	-	30.20
Longview TX	03:53	Clear	10	62	60	93	E 3	-	30.18
Lufkin TX	04:26	Mist	1 3/4	66	64	93	SE 5	-	30.19
Monroe LA	03:53	Clear	10	63	61	93	ENE 3	-	30.24
Mount Pleasant TX	04:15	Mist	4	59	59	98	CALM	-	30.20
Nacogdoches TX	04:28	Mostly Cloudy		62	62	100	ESE 3	-	30.20
Natchitoches LA	04:15	Clear	7	63	63	100	CALM	-	30.22
Shreveport LA (Regional Airport)	03:56	Mostly Clear	8	60	59	93	ESE 3	-	30.20
Shreveport LA (Downtown Airport)	03:53	Clear	10	64	61	89	CALM	-	30.21
Texarkana AR	03:53	Clear	10	67	60	78	CALM	-	30.20
Tyler TX	03:53	Clear	10	62	60	93	SSE 3	-	30.18


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