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 8:46 PM CDT at Jacksonville, Texas
Clear
Temperature:
75°
Wind:
SE 4 mph
Dewpoint:
72°
Humidity:
89%
Visibility:
10.0 miles
Forecast
As of 3:24 PM CDT on October 6, 2008
Tonight...Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tuesday...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then partly cloudy with slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy. Cooler. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.