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Flood — Childress, TX

May 8, 2007

A complex of strong thunderstorms rolled across the South Plains region of west Texas during the overnight hours of the 7th and early morning hours of the 8th. One storm within the complex became severe, and produced large hail over Childress. |With a powerful upper level storm system still located over the desert southwest, additional convective complexes moved eastward out of New Mexico during the daytime hours on the 8th. By the time rainfall ended over the South Plains, some areas had receiv

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 31258). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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