Shreveport Weather

This heat and dry spell has just been brutal! I think the last time I remember rain was 1980 something!!! Last week, the city of Shreveport asked residents to conserve water. Today, I got an email from Cindy at the Blanchard Utility Department about their water situation.

Let's see... 43 days of 100 plus temperatures... And no rain. It's been a crazy summer so far! Not only has the weather been creating a high demand on the power grid, it's also placing a huge demand on the water systems. The city of Shreveport today asked residents to voluntarily conserve water. That way, there won't be a need for any mandatory measures.

Earlier today, AEP Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) customers in Bossier Parish, near Benton, woke up to no power. Due to some equipment failure, the outage could last until tomorrow (Friday) morning! Now,  SWEPCO is trying to avoid the use of rolling blackouts for the rest of us. They are asking everyone to conserve power by turning off unnecessary lighting or electric appliances... a

'Ol Mother Nature has really been turning up the heat here in the Ark-La-Tex! When was the last day we didn't reach close to 100? As Robert said this morning, once you reach triple digits, it doesn't matter if it's 100 or 105... It's just plain hot!

What could be better than staying home on a snow day?  Many events are canceled today.