Lubbock, TX

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Giant hail, torrential rain and tornadoes target the South Plains region (April 24th - 26th)
Rounds of scattered severe thunderstorms and localized torrential rain (April 22nd - 23rd)
Thunderstorms, widespread rain and heavy snow (April 3rd - 5th)
Another round of intense wind, thick blowing dust and critical fire weather (March 18th)
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Last Map Update: Fri, May 2, 2025 at 2:50:23 am CDT

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Lubbock Five-Day Outlook

Scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight mainly in the far southeastern Texas Panhandle and northern Rolling Plains. Large hail and damaging winds are possible.

With gusty northeasterly winds and mostly cloudy skies today, temperatures will only warm into the 60s to lower 70s. Storm chances will continue through late morning with the greatest chances being off the Caprock.

Mostly cloudy skies should clear and the gusty winds should weaken by later this evening. Temperatures will be cooler in the upper 30s to 40s.

Chances are increasing in the potential for a flooding event early next week across the Caprock and Rolling Plains. Widespread rainfall is forecast Monday night into Tuesday. Heavy rainfall will accompany thunderstorms.

Storm chances Friday morning will give way to fair weather Saturday, with additional storm chances returning Sunday and into early next week. Chances are increasing in the potential for a flooding event early next week across the region.

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Local Weather History For May 1st...

1984: A very long-lived supercell erupted in northern Hale and southern Swisher Counties late this day before arcing 90
degrees to the right of the upper wind flow and tracking due southeast across Briscoe, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, King, Knox,
and Haskell Counties. As this supercell crossed the Floyd and Motley County line at 7:20 PM, strong tornadic signatures
became evident on the Lubbock WSR-74C weather radar. It wasnt until 7:44 PM that storm spotters with the Matador Fire
Department observed a tornado develop five miles WNW of Matador moving toward the city. This F3 tornado hit Matador at
7:52 PM destroying 27 homes

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