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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

A severe weather outbreak occurred during the afternoon and early evening hours of Friday, June 21. An organized line of severe thunderstorms formed over the central Plains states during the night of the 20th. This bowing line of storms progressed southeast across the St. Louis area during the midday hours, then down across the lower Ohio Valley and southeast Missouri during the afternoon. Widespread wind damage was reported in southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and parts of western Kentucky. Flooding rains accompanied some of the storms. Damage surveys determined 6 tornadoes touched down across portions of western Kentucky.
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