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Last Map Update: Thu, May. 19, 2022 at 10:05:32 am CDT


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Very hot temperatures are expected today under sunny skies. Southwest breezes will increase during the afternoon resulting in near-critical fire weather conditions.

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Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Lubbock TX	08:53	Clear	10	71	58	63	E 3	-	29.81
Childress TX	08:53	Clear	10	73	56	55	SW 5	-	29.74
Plainview TX	09:30	Clear	10	71	56	58	S 9	-	29.79
Hereford TX	09:35	Clear	10	71	56	57	S 9	-	29.85
Clovis NM	08:56	Clear	10	66	56	69	SSE 8	-	29.90
Tucumcari NM	08:53	Clear	10	67	51	56	SSW 9	-	29.85
Amarillo TX	08:53	Clear	10	68	52	56	SW 8	-	29.82
Dalhart TX	08:53	Clear	9	68	53	58	SW 15	-	29.84
Pampa TX	09:35	Clear	10	73	55	53	SSW 10	-	29.80
Altus OK	09:35	Clear	10	78	58	49	SSW 6	-	29.73
Vernon TX	09:35	Clear	10	83	60	45	SE 14G18	-	29.69
Abilene TX	08:52	Clear	10	82	60	47	S 18G23	-	29.76
Sweetwater TX	09:35	Clear	10	85	53	33	SW 16	-	29.81
Big Spring TX	09:35	Clear	10	83	52	34	SSW 16	-	29.80
Midland TX	08:53	Clear	7	77	51	40	SW 15	-	29.82
Hobbs NM	08:50	Clear	10	73	17	11	S 3	-	29.86
Carlsbad NM	08:53	Clear	10	73	20	13	NNE 3	-	29.83
Albuquerque NM	08:52	Mostly Clear	10	68	20	15	SSE 8	-	30.01
Dallas/Fort Worth TX	08:53	Mostly Clear	10	76	67	73	S 17G25	-	29.76
Houston TX	08:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	81	71	71	S 13G23	-	29.88
Austin TX	08:53	Mostly Cloudy	10	78	68	71	S 16G29	-	29.83

Local Weather History For May 19th...

1978: Late this day, tornadic thunderstorms struck portions of Hale, Swisher, Hall, and Cottle Counties. In total, four
tornadoes were sighted; two of which produced damage. The first tornado began at 1623 seven miles west of Edmonson causing
minor damage to fences and trees. The second tornado was brief and touched down just southeast of Kress over open country.
The next tornado occurred near Parnell in eastern Hall County around 1840 and remained over undeveloped land. Ten minutes
later, a separate storm produced a tornado 15 miles east of Paducah blowing a pickup truck 150 yards. This tornado also
broke three light poles and removed the roof from a shed. No injuries resulted from these tornadoes.