A narrow band of slow-moving severe thunderstorms activated the Raccoon Valley Radio Severe Weather Action Team Thursday night, lasting for more than two hours.

The first warning was issued by the National Weather Service at 7:42 p.m., and included northwestern Guthrie County. Shortly thereafter at 7:58, a second warning was issued for southeastern Dallas County. Both systems were moving southeastward at 20 miles per hour, and the primary threats were quarter-sized hail and 60 mile per hour wind gusts. The storms moved through both counties, and warnings were extended as they maintained their initial magnitude. Guthrie left the warned area at 9:30 p.m., though heavy rain continued to fall through the south-central portions of the County. Meanwhile Dallas remained under a severe thunderstorm warning until 10:15 p.m.

Several storm spotters around the listening area reported hail stones in excess of one-inch in diameter, and there were also reports of large tree limbs down in Windsor Heights. However, there was no reported damage in the Raccoon Valley Radio listening area and no confirmed flooded areas. Seven members of the Severe Weather Action team participated in the two-plus hours of storm coverage, as did Weatherology meteorologists, Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Kempf, and a representative from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.

Whenever severe weather threatens the listening area, count on the Raccoon Valley Radio Network to bring you live coverage of the storm.