Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Central and Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms capable of very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes are possible today across parts of the central and southern Plains. Heavy rain will pose a threat for flash flooding across portions of central and coastal Texas. Thunderstorms may also cause isolated wind damage across the Southeast. Read More >

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Citizen science and their reports are important to meteorologists across the weather enterprise. This includes reports of precipitation type. The mPing app is a way to do that. These observations of precipitation type plot directly on our workstations at the NWS offices, and we can use that to better assess the current state of the atmosphere and its impacts, and adapt our forecast and impact-based messaging as needed.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Central and Southern Plains

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