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Significant and High Impact Severe Weather Event is Underway

A powerful spring storm continues across the country with multiple high impacts in the forecast. Life-threatening, catastrophic, and potentially historic flash flood event continues across the Lower Ohio Valley and Mid-South. A couple rounds of significant severe weather expected from the Mid-South through the Ozarks and ArkLaTex with very large hail and strong tornadoes possible. Read More >

Scattered severe thunderstorms may develop this afternoon and evening (now through 10 PM) near and south of the front that remains draped across the region. Very large hail, isolated damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes will be possible. Make sure you remain weather aware and have multiple ways to get warnings.
Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday night and Friday. A few stronger storms capable of producing hail and gusty winds will be possible Thursday night across our northwest. The main severe weather threat will materialize Friday afternoon and evening, primarily east of the I-35/I-35E corridor. All hazards will be possible, including large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.
One last round of thunderstorms will occur Friday night into Saturday morning. Some storms will be severe, and may also produce heavy rains localized flooding. Rain will move off to the east Saturday night.
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms, some strong to severe, are expected through the end of the week. Periodic heavy rain will likely lead to isolated flooding issues, particularly east of I-35 and north of I-20. The greatest flood threat is Friday and Friday night. A Flood Watch is now in effect for portions of eastern North Texas from 1 AM Friday through 6 AM Sunday. 4 to 5 inches of rain are expected within the Flood Watch, with isolated totals up to 8 inches.

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