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Last Map Update: Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 5:24:46 am CST

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A Red Flag Warning is in effect today from noon until 7 PM for the far southwest Texas Panhandle. These areas will see critical wildfire potential due to very warm, dry and breezy winds.

Very warm, breezy and dry southwest winds today will raise the wildfire danger area wide. Highs will reach the 70s on the Caprock with lower 80s elsewhere.

Mild lows in the 40s and 50s await tonight under partly cloudy skies.

After some rain on Tuesday, our mild temperatures cool off by the end of the week just in time for more rain chances.

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Local Weather History For February 9th...

1959: The seasons worst dust storm to date struck much of West Texas including the South Plains with wind gusts estimated
as high as 90 mph. Visibilities were reduced to zero over portions of the South Plains and winds at Lubbock were clocked
to 69 mph with sustained speeds as high as 52 mph during the peak of the storm at 6:42 PM. The thick blowing dust led to a
five-car wreck at 5:15 PM near Plainview resulting in five injuries. Reports of wind damage were commonplace and included
the following: many uncompleted buildings damaged in Lubbock