LUBBOCK, Texas — The National Weather Service in Lubbock on Monday said a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was in effect for “much of the region” through 10:00 p.m. for the forecast of winds up to 70 mph and hail up to 2 inches in diameter.
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By 3:20 p.m., storms were moving east across the South Plains and Southern Panhandle.
“These will continue through the evening,” the NWS said. “[The] main threats include large hail, damaging winds and localized flooding in heavy rainfall.”
Storm Highlights
- 2:44 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Tulia TX and Vigo Park TX until 3:45 PM CDT
- 3:12 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Plainview TX, Hale Center TX and Olton TX until 4:15 PM CDT. This storm will contain wind gusts to 70 MPH!
- 4:14 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Floydada TX, Abernathy TX and Lockney TX until 5:15 PM CDT. This storm will contain wind gusts to 70 MPH and golf ball sized hail!
- 4:25 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Littlefield TX, Anton TX and Spade TX until 5:30 PM CDT
- 4:37 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Hale Center TX and Underwood TX until 5:15 PM CDT. This storm will contain wind gusts to 70 MPH and golf ball sized hail!
- 5:15 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Petersburg TX, Lorenzo TX and Cone TX until 6:15 PM CDT. This storm will contain wind gusts to 70 MPH and golf ball sized hail!
- 5:34 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Slaton TX, Ralls TX and Ransom Canyon TX until 6:30 PM CDT. This storm will contain golf ball sized hail!
- 5:45 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Lorenzo TX and Cone TX until 6:15 PM CDT. This storm will contain wind gusts to 70 MPH and golf ball sized hail!
- 6:28 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Crosbyton TX, Spur TX and Dickens TX until 7:30 PM CDT
- 6:42 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Post TX and Buenos TX until 7:30 PM CDT
- 7:04 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Ralls TX, Cap Rock TX and Canyon Valley TX until 7:45 PM CDT
- 7:30 p.m Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Justiceburg TX until 8:00 PM CDT
- 8:02 p.m. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Post TX and Tahoka TX until 9:00 PM CDT
Useful Links
- Airport (LPSIA) Arrivals and Departures
- KAMC News Facebook page
- KAMC Storm Team Weather Lab
- KLBK First Warning Weather Center
- KLBK News Facebook page
- KLBK Weather Facebook
- Lubbock Emergency Management website
- Lubbock Power & Light Outages
- Lyntegar Outages
- Radar — EverythingLubbock.com Interactive Radar
- Ron Roberts KAMC Facebook
- Severe Weather Resource Center from EverythingLubbock.com
- Traffic Cameras from the City of Lubbock
- TxDOT Cameras in Lubbock
- TxDOT Road Conditions
- SPEC Outages
- Xcel Outages
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