May 24, 2007
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UNISYS Water Vapor North and West Hemisphere Satellite
The center of North America continues to receive severe weather. There may be a chance of tornadoes, especially in Texas.
Severe storms hit Panhandle overnight (4:34 a.m.) (click here)
Associated Press
Article Launched: 05/24/2007 03:48:27 AM MDT
Flooding caused road closures throughout the northern Texas Panhandle early Thursday.
Shortly before 3 a.m., a spokesman for the Ochiltree County Sheriff's Office in Perryton said it appeared waters were beginning to recede. He said he knew of no damaged homes, injuries or deaths.
Rising water prompted numerous road closures in largely rural areas of Hansford, Lipscomb, Ochiltree and Roberts counties, where flood warnings were issued.
U.S. Highway 83 was closed between Perryton and Canadian with up to 6 feet of water over the South Wolf Creek Bridge, the National Weather Service reported. Rainfall estimates exceeded 8 inches in the Wolf Creek Park area.
Additional rain was not expected, but runoff from previous storms could continue to produce high water levels.
Motorists were warned against driving into areas where water covers the roadway.
Severe storms rock Twin Cities (click on)
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (AP) — Around 14,600 customers lost power for a time as severe thunderstorms with high winds and hail rumbled through the Twin Cities area Wednesday afternoon, knocking down trees, damaging buildings and causing local flooding in suburbs from Plymouth to Maple Grove.
Xcel Energy said most of the outages were in the western suburbs.
Large hail was reported in Plymouth and several other suburbs, including 2-inch hail in Maple Grove.
A tornado warning was issued for Hennepin and Anoka counties, but no touchdowns were confirmed in the metro area. A tornado touchdown was confirmed near Wanamingo in Goodhue County around 4:15 p.m., but no injuries or damage were reported.
All across the Twin Cities, traffic signals went out while tree limbs, other debris and in some cases slow-draining rains blocked roads at the beginning of rush hour. The National Weather Service said the storm produced winds of 70 to 80 miles per hour.
Several car dealerships in Brooklyn Center reported that ping-pong sized hail damaged cars on their lots, and trees and signs were damaged in the area around Interstate 494 and Minnesota 55....
