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Flood — Donley, TX

May 23, 2020

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon and evening across eastern and central parts of the Texas Panhandle. The storms developed within a highly unstable and modestly sheared airmass along and ahead of the dryline. Some of these storms became severe across the southeast and south-central Texas Panhandle, producing large hail and gusts of 58 MPH or higher. One severe thunderstorm in the southeast Texas Panhandle produced a funnel cloud, and caused minor flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 882616). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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