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Severe Thunderstorms in West Texas; Heavy Rainfall in the Southeast U.S.

Scattered strong to severe storms capable of sporadic large hail and severe winds are expected this afternoon and evening across portions of western Texas. Widespread showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated flash flooding across the Ozarks today and the Southeast into next week. Read More >

Around 11:15am on Sunday June 24th, a tornado briefly touched down approximately 19 miles southwest of Walden. This was determined based on social media videos, photos, trained spotter reports, public reports, and radar data. No damage has been reported with this tornado. This tornado will be rated an EF-0 unless reports of damage surface. If additional data is received this report will be updated. This is only the second documented tornado in Jackson County since 1950. The first reported tornado was May 10th 1974.