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National Weather Service Shreveport LA 630 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 ...New AVIATION... .UPDATE... Issued at 354 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 Zone update just sent to account for SVR Watch #126 that is in effect through 04Z this evening for McCurtain County OK and the Nrn sections of SW AR. This threat remains conditional and primarily frontal driven within the very moist and unstable air mass in place, and given the lack of strong overall forcing aloft, is expected to diminish later this evening with reduced heating/instability. 15 
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[2nd Source TWC]Click here for UKAWC Point Agricultural, Lawn & Garden Forecast/Outlook in case of corrupt tables. Regional Hourly Observations For RED RIVER County SWR not available
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Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in Louisiana Based on observations at 700pm CDT, Thursday April 18, 2024 Across Louisiana...temperatures are near 79 degrees south. Current sky condition is mostly cloudy south. In the south, relative humidity is near 79%, and the dew point is near 72 degrees. Winds are unavailable north. Winds are unavailable central. Winds are coming from the southeast at 7 mph in the south, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 81 degrees at New Orleans Lakefront and Baton Rouge. The lowest temperature is 79 degrees at Slidell and N.O. INTL ARPT.
Current NOWCAST not available: Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this Parish will these forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook For RED RIVER County, LA 131 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 DAY ONE This afternoon and tonight. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through the late evening hours across areas generally near and north of the I-20 Corridor of Northeast Texas and Northern Louisiana which includes Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas. Large hail, damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and locally heavy downpours will be the greatest threat with severe weather through this evening. The severe thunderstorm threat should diminish late tonight. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN Friday through Wednesday. While the severe weather threat should diminish Friday through the weekend, an upper level storm system will move our way late Friday Night. This storm system will likely produce periods of heavy rainfall across our region Saturday through Saturday Night before the storm system moves east of our region on Sunday. Look for widespread rainfall amounts of one to three inches possible with isolated higher amounts. This could result in additional rises on area waterways. Poor drainage and flood prone areas will be susceptible to flash flooding. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT Spotter activation is possible this afternoon through this evening.
7-Day Forecast For RED RIVER Parish, LA 347 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 TONIGHT FRIDAY FRIDAY NIGHT SATURDAY SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY SUNDAY NIGHT MONDAY MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY TUESDAY NIGHT WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THURSDAY
RED RIVER County, Louisiana Agriculture, Lawn & Garden Weather Advisory Current Weather Advisory is NOT available Ag. Weather Forecast Parameter Maps:Spraying Conditions , Dewpoint Temperatures, Livestock Heat Stress Medium & Long Range Outlook For Louisiana
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Almanac Information Thursday April 18, 2024 the 109th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination 11.360000 Distance 0.999719 AU Rise 07:35 EDT Set 20:40 EDT Transit Meridian 14:07 EDT Civil Twilight Begins 07:11 EDT Ends 21:04 EDT Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today APRIL 18TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1880... More than two dozen tornadoes were reported from Kansas and Arkansas to Wisconsin and Michigan. More than 100 persons were killed, including 65 persons at Marshfield MO. (David Ludlum) ...1906... A severe earthquake shook San Francisco, and unusual easterly winds spread fires destroying the city. (David Ludlum) ...1944... California experienced its worst hailstorm of record. Damage mounted to two million dollars as two consecutive storms devastated the Sacramento Valley destroying the fruit crop. (The Weather Channel) ...1957... A dust devil near Dracut MA lifted a small child three feet into the air, and rolled two other children on the ground. Fortunately none of the three were hurt. The dust devil was accompanied by a loud whistling sound as it moved westward. (The Weather Channel) ...1970... Rapid City SD received a record 22 inches of snow in 24 hours. (17th-18th) (The Weather Channel)
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