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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail are forecast across the Northeast U.S. and North Dakota Thursday. Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible over eastern New Mexico into western Texas and over the western Florida peninsula Thursday. Read More >

Overview

Wind shear increased in an unstable environment ahead of a short wave trough. Thunderstorms developed over northeast New Mexico and moved southeast. As they moved southeast they formed into and MCS which produced occasional severe wind gusts as it moved southeast across the Texas Panhandle. One of these occasions was a downburst event over Dalhart that produced 100-110 mph winds which caused lots of damage, particularly at the Dalhart Airport.