Severe Threat Ramps Up Thursday in Texas and the High Plains

The threat of severe thunderstorms will be on the rise again starting Thursday in the central and southern Plains, and may persist into the upcoming weekend.

 

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Thunderstorm Forecast

Orange areas indicate where thunderstorms are possible over the next 12 hours and red areas (if any) highlight areas where severe thunderstorms are possible.

 

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Thursday's T-storm Forecast

Areas shaded in red have the greatest chance of seeing severe storms on Thursday.

In the meantime, scattered thunderstorms may flare up Wednesday afternoon and evening in the High Plains from western Nebraska to the Rio Grande Valley with large hail and a brief damaging wind gust possible. 

A few strong t-storms in the Southeast may produce a brief high wind gust and hail, in addition to locally eavy rainfall Wednesday.