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Heavy Rainfall to Continue Over the Gulf Coast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Rio Grande Valley and Southern Appalachians Thursday

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue to bring a flooding threat over the central and eastern Gulf Coast through Friday. Heavy rainfall is likely to persist over Florida into the weekend. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected over the Rio Grande Valley and over the Southern Appalachians Thursday afternoon and evening. Strong winds and hail will be the primary threats. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, May 8, 2025 at 12:12:31 am CDT

Rain gradually ending with dry trend starting this weekend through next week. May start getting hot & muggy toward the middle of next week.

Local Weather History For May 8th...
Back in 2003, this date was the second of 3 consecutive days with
strong to violent tornadoes. Strong tornadoes occurred over extreme
south-central Oklahoma during the early morning hours, from Cornish
to near Antioch. Another round of tornado producing thunderstorms
struck central Oklahoma later in the day, producing a violent tornado
that affected Moore, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, and Choctaw. This
F4 tornado took on a path very similar to the May 3, 1999 devastating
tornado. This particular tornado back in 2003 affected areas from
Newcastle and Moore, to Del City and Choctaw. Although over 130
people were injured, there were no fatalities.

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