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Flash Flood — Gray, TX

May 22, 2023

Early in the afternoon on the 22nd, multiple storms developed across the south central to southeastern Texas Panhandle. Some of these storms produced hail up to 1.5 and some heavy rainfall causing flooding in Gray County. Later in the afternoon a supercell developed over Beaver County in the Oklahoma Panhandle with another supercell forming in southwest Kansas before moving into the central and eastern portions of the Oklahoma Panhandle. These storms were in a very good environment for hail grow

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1102926). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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