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Flash Flood — Hansford, TX

May 20, 2019

A vigorous upper level storm system followed a favorable track for Panhandles severe thunderstorms as it crossed southern Nevada and moved east into the Desert Southwest. A frontal boundary in the area and the storm system led to significant wind shear and instability across the area. This led to two rounds of severe weather occurred across the Texas Panhandle on the 20th. A combination of supercell storms and small thunderstorm line segments developed and moved across the northern Texas Panh

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 826598). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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