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RP: V-Blog: Severe Storms Pound Texas

By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist

Published May 2, 2007 5:39 PM EDT | Updated May 3, 2007 1:21 AM EDT

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Very severe storms are affecting central Texas this afternoon, with multiple tornadic signatures and warnings, high winds and large hail. AccuWeather.com RadarPlus takes us in-depth, showing over 21,000 lightning strikes detected by the USPLN network in the last two hours.

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/video/video_inline_launchV3.asp?video=http://qt.accuweather.com/flashvideo/vblog_ferrell/ferrell-20070502-txstorms&category=&thumb=http://qt.accuweather.com/flashvideo/vblog_ferrell/ferrell-20070502-txstorms.jpg&hd=true
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- Radar Storm Table: 3 TVS's, Warnings (Download Movie)
- Radar Storm Table: 3 TVS's, Warnings (Download Movie)
- 21,000 Lightning Strikes, TVS's, Tornado Warnings
- 21,000 Lightning Strikes, TVS's, Tornado Warnings (Zoomed)

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