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Last Map Update: Sat, Aug 8, 2026 at 10:22:47 am CDT

Today promises plenty of sun and heat ahead of comfortable lows in the 60s and 70s tonight.
More heat awaits the new week with some rain chances returning late in the week.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For August 8th...
1965: A tornado was spotted over open farm land briefly this evening about six miles west of Petersburg. There was no
known damage. Other storms this evening produced hailstorms laded with generally small hail that caused crop damage in
north-central Parmer and southeast Floyd Counties. Cotton in the Baker area about seven miles ESE of Floydada was
completely stripped of all leaves. Winds with this storm were about 70 mph and an estimated 4.5 inches of rain fell
directly under the storm center. About $520,000 in crop losses were estimated in Floyd and Parmer Counties.