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Flash Flood — Yoakum, TX

May 28, 2023

Scattered supercell thunderstorms developed on the afternoon of the 28th and persisted through the evening producing several severe storms despite weak background forcing. Strong instability developed while the atmosphere became uncapped which allowed these supercell thunderstorms to develop. A slow moving storm near Vigo Park produced a brief tornado over an open field. More widespread thunderstorms evolved late in the evening while tracking from west to east over much of the South Plains and R

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1097492). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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