Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Forecast for Franklin
Updated: 3:22 am CDT on July 6, 2009
Today
Showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall in the morning. Becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain 80 percent.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. The chance of rain 10 percent.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Friday
Sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Saturday
Mostly sunny through mid morning...then isolated showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
Sunday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
... A cluster of strong thunderstorms heading east through Fort Necessity and Wisner before 7 am...
A cluster of strong thunderstorms capable of producing 40 mph winds and torrential rains up to 2 inches was located 5 miles north of Enterprise at 604 am CDT... moving east at 30 mph.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes are also likely with these storms as they pass Fort Necessity and Wisner before 7 am.
High winds can bring down trees and large limbs resulting in serious injury or property damage. Exercise extreme caution when outdoors during such strong winds... and be especially aware of older trees.
People in southern Franklin... northern Catahoula and western Tensas parishes should monitor this storm closely.
