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Flash Flood — Cherokee, OK

Apr 29, 2017

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the late evening hours of the 28th over portions of eastern Oklahoma, along and north of a warm front that had moved into the area during the day. These storms produced a strong tornado, hail up to baseball size, damaging wind, and locally heavy rainfall through the early morning hours of the 29th. ||Another round of severe weather developed during the afternoon hours of the 29th, as a cold front moved into the area from the north. These storms pro

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 691580). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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