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Last Map Update: Thu, May. 2, 2024 at 7:52:52 am CDT


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Friday's Severe Outlook

Wet Weekend Ahead

A few severe storms may develop late this afternoon and evening across the eastern Rolling Plains near a cold front and dryline. Hail up to golf ball size, winds to 60 mph and even a tornado are all possible with storms today.

Drier and more stable conditions will overspread all but the eastern Rolling Plains today where a threat for some severe thunderstorms will develop by late afternoon. Highs will range from the 70s and lower 80s behind a cold front to the upper 80s ahead of the front.

Thunderstorms, some severe, should dwindle this evening in the far southern Rolling Plains. Mostly cloudy skies develop overnight on moist easterly winds with lows in the 50s.

A few severe storms will be possible across the region on Friday, with the primary hazards being large hail and strong wind gusts.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread on Saturday and Sunday. Some locally heavy rainfall is also possible, especially off the Caprock on Saturday night.

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Local Weather History For May 2nd...

1978: Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms rumbled across the southern South Plains from early this morning through
early afternoon. Starting at 1:25 AM, a hailstorm struck Slaton dropping hailstones as large as golf balls. By 6:42 AM,
Lubbock County experienced another intense storm; this time in the form of a tornado near Acuff as spotted by the public.
The tornado moved easterly for three miles before dissipating. No damage was reported from the tornado, but winds near 70
mph along with 1/2 inch hail caused a swath of mostly roof and crop damage west and east of Acuff. At 7:40 AM, wind gusts
to 62 mph damaged a piece of roofing in Lubbock that landed on a glider inside a hangar causing minor damage. A final bout
of storms developed early in the evening and once again took aim on Acuff. The town received winds as high as 70 mph which
mildly damaged a barn four miles to the west.