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Flood — Somervell, TX

May 31, 2016

Several disturbances in advance of a deepening upper level trough over the southwest states led to multiple rounds of showers and storms across North and Central TX. With wet soils already in place, flash flooding was the main weather concern during this time. However, with unstable air still in place, some storms were able to become severe with large hail and damaging winds.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 637329). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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