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Last Map Update: Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 10:52:32 am CST

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Another Warm Day

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Yet another very mild day is on the way with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s across the region.

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Local Weather History For February 27th...

2011 (27th-28th): The passage of an intense upper air storm system over the Southern Plains of the U.S. on the 27th caused
high winds, blowing dust, and an outbreak of destructive grassland wildfires that affected portions of three states.
Locally on the South Plains, intense southwest to westerly winds intensified rapidly in the hours around midday. These
winds resulted in widespread blowing dust across region. Visibility at Lubbocks Preston Smith International Airport
dropped to less than one-quarter mile in the dust storm. Damage brought on by the winds and subsequent wildland fires were
of much greater significance. Shortly after noon