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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

During the late afternoon and evening hours on Friday, July 8, clusters of severe thunderstorms moved through portions of the region. The worst of the storms occurred across southern Illinois into western Kentucky, where scattered wind damage occurred to trees, powerlines, and outbuildings. Isolated wind damage and hail also occurred near Evansville, IN, and East Prairie, MO. Locally heavy rain of 3 to 5 inches fell near the Madisonville, KY, area in Hopkins County. Beneficial rainfall of 1 to 3 inches also fell across much of western Kentucky into southwest Indiana. 
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