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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

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms impacted the Quad-state region on May 8, 2024. The first round actually started during the late evening of May 7th and continued into the overnight and morning of the 8th. The most widespread and significant storms occurred during the afternoon and evening of the 8th. Storm mode was largely supercells or bowing segments. Damaging winds in excess of 70 mph and golf ball sized hail occurred with some of the stronger storms. At least 9 tornadoes have been confirmed so far. Multiple storms training over the same location resulted in flash flooding with rainfall amounts exceeding 2 to 4 inches in some communities, and locally 5 to 6 inches.
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