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Last Map Update: Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 4:38:47 am CDT

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Mostly sunny skies today with breezy south-southeast winds and warm temperatures in the upper 80s to mid 90s. An isolated thunderstorm or two is possible this afternoon and evening across the far southeast Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains.

Mostly clear skies tonight with temperatures in the lower to mid 60s on the Caprock and upper 60s to lower 70s off the Caprock.

Thunderstorm chances will increase across most of the Caprock and into portions of the Rolling Plains on Tuesday as an upper-level disturbance passes by to our north. The greatest chances for storms will be west of the I-27 corridor on Tuesday evening. Locally strong wind gusts in excess of 50 mph will be possible with storms heading into Tuesday night.

Storm chances will be on the increase heading into Tuesday evening across the Lubbock area as a line of storms moves in from the west, with storm chances lingering into Wednesday. Fair weather is expected on Thursday for Lubbock and surrounding areas, with additional chances for storms returning late this week and into the weekend. Temperatures will remain on the warm side, too, with highs ranging from the upper 80s to lower 90s.

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Local Weather History For September 16th...

1971: Two hailstorms struck portions of the South Plains this day. The first was comprised of small hail, averaging about
1/4 inch in diameter, that damaged milo, soybean, cotton, corn, and castor bean crops across a 6x30 mile strip of southern
Swisher and northern Hale Counties between 1 AM and 4 AM. Hardest hit was the Edmonson to Kress area. The hail accumulated
to depths of up to three inches in places. Although minor property damage was reported in Kress, an estimated $7.4M loss
was estimated to area crops. Much later this morning, one of the worst hailstorms in the history of Lynn County damaged or
destroyed an estimated 55,000 acres of cotton and 5,000 acres of grain sorghum throughout a 180 square-mile area. This
storm entered the county from the northwest corner near Lakeview around 10:30 AM and inflicted damage over a 6x30 mile
strip for the next hour. Some of the hailstones were three inches in diameter, with the majority only 3/4 of inch in size.
Crop damage here was estimated at $5M with over $20,000 of property damage.