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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

Two rounds of thunderstorms produced severe weather across the area on July 8th. The first round came through during the morning hours with winds of at least 70 mph in the Owensboro, KY area. Then in the afternoon and evening hours, a complex of thunderstorms produced damaging winds and flash flooding as they moved across southeast MO, western KY, and far southern IL. These storms produced wind damage all the way from Van Buren, MO to Elkton, KY! This was the third straight day of widespread thunderstorms, so heavy rainfall quickly resulted in flooding in those areas already hit hard by recent heavy rain.

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