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Severe weather impacts central and southern United States

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Severe weather in the impacts central and southern United States

Severe weather alerts and thunderstorm threats have impacted several states across the central United States. Initial warnings focused on Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, where authorities cautioned against thunderstorms, flash flooding, and debris flows. In Colorado, heavy rainfall over the Ferris Burn Scar prompted life-threatening flash flood and debris flow warnings. Nebraska and Kansas also faced risks of 60 mph wind gusts, quarter-size hail, and torrential rain. Subsequent monitoring by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center identified continued threats in the Plains region. Eastern Colorado and western Kansas experienced severe thunderstorm watches, with supercells capable of producing hail exceeding 2.5 inches. Additionally, storm clusters moving from Oklahoma into North Texas raised concerns regarding damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail up to 1.25 inches. The Storm Prediction Center has since issued a mesoscale discussion discussions regarding severe weather potential for western Oklahoma and northwest or west-central Texas. While a Texas, noting that while formal watch is considered watches are unlikely, isolated strong wind gusts between of 55-70 mph and hail up to 1.25 inches remain possible. Volatile environments have also been noted near the Kansas and Oklahoma border, where supercells border have moved seen supercells move through areas including Moline and near Elk City. Expanding the threat, the National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Watch was issued for 31 counties in Oklahoma and several counties in northern Texas, including Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, and Wilbarger. This pattern is expected to persist from Tuesday evening through Thursday. Texas. Forecasts indicate indicated heavy rainfall could reach up to six inches in western Oklahoma and five inches in western North Texas. In mid-October, the pattern intensified with tornado warnings issued for north central Pecos County, Texas, with specific risks noted and a level-two slight risk for Altus, Clinton, regions including the Oklahoma City, Enid, Stillwater, City metro. Most recently, a severe thunderstorm watch was issued for south-central New Mexico and Ponca City. Additional far west Texas, where supercells have been observed merging and splitting, bringing threats include golf ball-sized hail, wind gusts of hail up to 70 mph, 2.5 inches and a low potential for tornadoes. Recent developments show the severe weather pattern intensifying.

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  1. 2026-10-23 23:29 UTC Severe weather impacts central and southern United States
  2. 2026-10-14 20:58 UTC Severe weather in the central United States
  3. 2026-10-13 23:32 UTC Severe weather in the central United States
  4. 2026-10-13 22:03 UTC Severe weather in the central United States
  5. 2026-09-26 22:57 UTC Severe weather in the central United States
  6. 2026-09-22 03:36 UTC Severe weather in the central United States

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