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Last Map Update: Thu, May. 2, 2024 at 11:32:51 pm CDT

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Skies will start off mostly clear this evening but clouds will quickly increase from east to west late tonight. This increased cloud cover will keep temperatures on the mild side in the upper 40s to near 60 degrees.
Severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop across portions of the South Plains and into the Rolling Plains on Friday, May 3rd. The primary hazards will involve very large hail near baseball size, damaging winds to 70 mph, and a few tornadoes. Localized flash flooding will be possible as well.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For May 2nd...
1978: Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms rumbled across the southern South Plains from early this morning through
early afternoon. Starting at 1:25 AM, a hailstorm struck Slaton dropping hailstones as large as golf balls. By 6:42 AM,
Lubbock County experienced another intense storm; this time in the form of a tornado near Acuff as spotted by the public.
The tornado moved easterly for three miles before dissipating. No damage was reported from the tornado, but winds near 70
mph along with 1/2 inch hail caused a swath of mostly roof and crop damage west and east of Acuff. At 7:40 AM, wind gusts
to 62 mph damaged a piece of roofing in Lubbock that landed on a glider inside a hangar causing minor damage. A final bout
of storms developed early in the evening and once again took aim on Acuff. The town received winds as high as 70 mph which
mildly damaged a barn four miles to the west.