Short-term forecastIssued by the National Weather Service at 8:11 PM CDT on October 6, 2008
At 805 PM...the National Weather Service Doppler radar...in Shreveport...indicates an area of scattered showers and thunderstorms extending to the northwest of a line...from Camden Arkansas...to Falcon...to Fouke Arkansas...to Smithland Texas...to Longview...to Lindale...to Fairfield Texas...moving to the northeast at 25 to 30 miles an hour. Within this area...storms that are accompanied by small hail...high winds in excess of 40 mph...and heavy rains in excess of one inch in an hours time are located near Fouke Arkansas and Falcon Arkansas Arkansas. Frequent deadly lightning strikes are noted as well. Hazardous ponding water may occur on roadways and in low lying areas.
Current conditions
As of 8:53 PM CDT at Shreveport Downtown, Louisiana
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature:
77°
Wind:
SSE 7 mph
Dewpoint:
71°
Humidity:
82%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 3:24 PM CDT on October 6, 2008
Tonight...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tuesday...Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tuesday Night...A 20 percent chance of showers in the evening. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.