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Tropical Depression in the Gulf; Severe Thunderstorms Monday

Tropical Depression Two is expected to gradually strengthen and could bring tropical storm conditions to the Florida Panhandle beginning late Monday. Areas of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest Monday, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

Overview

An embedded shortwave within the upper flow sparked off scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles during the evening and overnight hours of June 20th, 2017. A supercell thunderstorm moving southward across Sherman County produced two microbursts as it neared the southern portion of the county. The first microburst produced damage consistent with 118 mph winds. Some of this damage was two walls knocked out of a well built warehouse, bent over radio tower, and a flipped horse trailer. The second microburst occurred approximately 4 miles south-southeast of the first. This one resulted in wind gusts of 85 mph. This microburst snapped 12 to 13 telephone poles along FM1573. As this supercell moved into northern Moore County it also produced nickel size hail. 

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