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Flash Flood — Harrison, TX

May 9, 2019

A strong upper level trough of low pressure extending from the Intermountain West into the Four Corners Region energized the southwest flow aloft across the Southern Plains during much of the day on May 8th, with a strong low level jet sustaining a mesoscale convective complex (MCS) across much of Oklahoma into Northcentral Texas south into the Texas Hill Country. While these storms gradually weakened after daybreak as a cold pool from these storms propagated southeast into the region, additiona

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 823273). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Harrison, TX

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