LUBBOCK, Texas – A pattern that shows no signs of relaxing is producing strong to severe thunderstorms through the weekend and well into the upcoming workweek, with only slight variations from day to day.

On Friday, many of the areas that were impacted by severe storms on Thursday saw an additional round of thunderstorms, with Tornado Watches that lasted into the evening.

During the height of the activity, nearly 5 million residents were underneath Tornado Watches, which included the city of Lubbock, Texas, which was hit hard by tornadic supercells on Thursday.

Lubbock wasn't the only area that saw significant weather - a severe thunderstorm in Arkansas spun up a damaging tornado in Van Buren. Emergency managers reported at least 50 structures sustained damage in a neighborhood.

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