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A marginal to slight risk of flash flooding will occur today across the region, mostly during the morning hours.
Heavy rainfall will accompany thunderstorms this morning. As the severe weather threat diminishes early this morning, the flash flooding risk will increase. Recent rainfall will exacerbate the flash flooding potential.
A marginal risk for severe storms will occur mostly for the morning hours. Tornado producing storms will be possible early this morning with a risk for large hail.
Cooler and wet conditions will spread over the area today with a stalled out front in the area. Showers and thunderstorms will continue through the morning hours possibly leading to localized heavy rainfall and flooding.
Chances of storms will continue just about every day through the middle of next week. Some days could see severe thunderstorms, particularly on Monday through Wednesday.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For April 26th...
1998: Widely-scattered supercell thunderstorms developed throughout the region by early this afternoon. One storm tracked
across Parmer and Castro Counties dropping hail up to two inches in diameter and also producing a brief tornado east of
Hart causing $5,000 in property damage. Unfortunately, lightning from a second supercell storm claimed the life of a 37
year-old male farmer south of Hale Center in Hale County. This latter supercell also produced a strong two-minute tornado
just north of Hale Center that inflicted over $100,000 in damages to structures alone. Two people in this tornados path
narrowly escaped injury by seeking shelter in a small interior closet just moments before their ranch-style home was
destroyed. This same tornado also heavily damaged a vacant house