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Average First 100 Degree Day

Hot and very breezy conditions will develop area-wide today with temperatures soaring to near 100 degrees for many locations. Southwesterly winds will become southerly to the east of the dryline, ranging from 15-30 mph on the Caprock and 15-20 mph in the Rolling Plains.

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Local Weather History For May 18th...

1977: After destructive tornadoes in the region the previous day, a sloshing dryline supported a second round of tornadoes
this day. At least six tornadoes were observed this evening in Crosby and Dickens Counties, either from one slow-moving
supercell or a series of supercells. Five miles north of Spur at 9:05 PM, one of these tornadoes demolished an electric
substation knocking out power to rural homes in the area. Earlier in the evening at 6:00 PM, three tornadoes were observed
simultaneously six miles south of Crosbyton. About 40 minutes later, a new tornado was observed four miles southeast of
Crosbyton. An hour later, a brief tornado was spotted ten miles west of Dickens. None of these brief tornadoes caused
damage. The parent tornadic storm however was textbook in that tornadoes were not the only threat. This supercell also
produced giant hail to 4.5 inches in diameter in Afton along with extreme rainfall up to 6.0 inches in Dickens. Area roads
were forced to close due to flooding. Many crops were wiped out by the intense rains and hail.