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Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. Rounds of heavy rainfall may cause impactful flash flooding in parts of southern Kansas and Missouri. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, and dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Dangerous heat will build across the southern U.S. Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Overview

An embedded shortwave within the upper flow sparked off scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles during the evening and overnight hours of June 20th, 2017. A supercell thunderstorm moving southward across Sherman County produced two microbursts as it neared the southern portion of the county. The first microburst produced damage consistent with 118 mph winds. Some of this damage was two walls knocked out of a well built warehouse, bent over radio tower, and a flipped horse trailer. The second microburst occurred approximately 4 miles south-southeast of the first. This one resulted in wind gusts of 85 mph. This microburst snapped 12 to 13 telephone poles along FM1573. As this supercell moved into northern Moore County it also produced nickel size hail. 

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