Active Alerts Elm Grove, TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH465 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREASIN ARKANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIESIN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSASUNIONIN SOUTHWEST ARKANSASCOLUMBIA LAFAYETTEIN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 PARISHESIN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANACALDWELL GRANT JACKSONLA SALLE LINCOLN OUACHITAUNION WINNIN NORTHWEST LOUISIANABIENVILLE BOSSIER CADDOCLAIBORNE DE SOTO NATCHITOCHESRED RIVER SABINE WEBSTERIN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIESIN NORTHEAST TEXASANGELINA CHEROKEE GREGGHARRISON MARION NACOGDOCHESPANOLA RUSK SABINESAN AUGUSTINE SHELBY SMITHUPSHUR WOODTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARCADIA, BERNICE, BIG SANDY,BOSSIER CITY, BRADLEY, CARTHAGE, CENTER, CLARKS, COLFAX,COLUMBIA, COUSHATTA, DRY PRONG, EL DORADO, FARMERVILLE, GIBSLAND,GILMER, GRAYSON, HAWKINS, HAYNESVILLE, HEMPHILL, HENDERSON,HOMER, JACKSONVILLE, JEFFERSON, JENA, JONESBORO, LEWISVILLE,LOGANSPORT, LONGVIEW, LUFKIN, MAGNOLIA, MANSFIELD, MANY,MARSHALL, MARTIN, MIDWAY, MINDEN, MINEOLA, MONROE, MONTGOMERY,NACOGDOCHES, NATCHITOCHES, OLLA, PINELAND, PLEASANT HILL,QUITMAN, RINGGOLD, RUSK, RUSTON, SAN AUGUSTINE, SHREVEPORT,SPRINGHILL, STAMPS, STONEWALL, TYLER, WINNFIELD, WINNSBORO,AND ZWOLLE.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loosefitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morningor evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion andheat stroke.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 degrees.* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, northcentral and northwest Louisiana, and east and northeast Texas.* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening.* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heatillnesses.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A complex of showers and thunderstorms willshift south through portions of East Texas, extreme SouthernArkansas, and North Louisiana this afternoon, which will result incooler conditions for the mid and late afternoon hours. This mayresult in portions if not all of the Heat Advisory area beingcancelled early.