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Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

Additional rounds of thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Thursday night across Oklahoma and north Texas, with risks for both large hail and flash flooding. Strong winds may accompany any storms from east Texas northeast through the lower Great Lakes. Read More >

Overview

 

A warm front lifted northward into the area Friday, May 24, sparking some thunderstorms in the morning/early afternoon time frame and again in the early evening.  Two tornadoes were occurred in McDonough County during the early afternoon.  Towards evening, another tornadic storm developed, producing two tornados. The first in Johnson County just southwest of Iowa City, and the second in Cedar County just north of West Branch.

 

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