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Flash Flood — Cottle, TX

Sep 10, 2006

September 10 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary: An isolated high-precipitation supercell thunderstorm developed near a cold front and surface trough triple-point over the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle. The storm tracked southeastward across portions of rural Cottle County, and produced large wind-driven hail up to the size of golfballs. A wind gust up to 67 mph also was recorded by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station. Exceptionally heavy rainfall from the slow moving storm

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5532218). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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