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Last Map Update: Thu, Aug 13, 2026 at 10:12:32 pm CDT

The heat holds tight and will fuel some showers and storms for a lucky few through Friday.
Don't be a fool, play it cool! Know the signs of heat illness and take care of yourself.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For August 13th...
1971: After a small family of tornadoes the previous afternoon in Terry County, a total of four tornadoes touched down
this afternoon; one southeast of Happy, two east of Plainview, and the fourth north-northwest of Brownfield. All of these
remained over open country causing no damage. Motion of these tornadoes varied from east-southeast in Hale County to
westerly at 25 mph in Terry County. The tornado in Terry County was rather long lived at 22 minutes in duration.