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Last Map Update: Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 10:02:35 pm CDT

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Widespread and prolonged periods of rain may lead to areas of flooding across the region. Rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches, with localized amounts up to 3", are possible. A Flood Watch is in effect from 4 PM Thursday until 8 PM Friday.

Widespread showers and a few storms are expected tonight through Friday morning. Locally heavy rainfall is possible in some areas Thursday night and Friday. The best chance of exceeding 2" of rain is to the south of Lubbock.

A Flood Watch is in effect through Friday evening. Showers move in this evening and become widespread overnight into Friday morning. 1-2" of rain is possible, with localized amounts as high as 3". This may lead to flooding. If traveling overnight or early Friday morning, use caution as flooding can be difficult to spot in the dark. Rain will gradually taper off Friday afternoon.

Rain is likely Friday morning, gradually tapering off during during the afternoon-evening. A Flood Watch is in effect through Friday afternoon. Mostly dry this weekend, then storm chances return Sunday night into Monday. Breezy conditions are likely Monday and Tuesday, with gusts of 30-40 mph.

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Local Weather History For October 29th...

1979 (29th-30th): An intense cold front generated two waves of severe thunderstorms this evening and late night across the
western South Plains and adjacent Panhandle and Rolling Plains. Strong indications of a tornado were observed by the
Lubbock Weather Service radar over western Hale County that moved northeast into southwestern Briscoe County near 9 PM.
The only verification received was a funnel cloud south of Plainview that was visible for 20 minutes. Golf ball size hail
accompanying this first round of storms did damage homes and vehicles in Plainview. Around this time, a second, more
extensive line of storms erupted from near Amarillo south-southwest to near Denver City and moved east at 20 mph. Much of
the damage from this squall line was confined to Amarillo where wind gusts to 74 mph with large hail damaged six
helicopters at the airport. Less than 10 hours later, a push of very cold air rushed south into the Panhandle resulting in
a winter storm that lasted the remainder of the day. Near blizzard conditions were reported in the western Panhandle where
over 400 vehicles were abandoned between Tucumcari and Amarillo. Although actual snow accumulations were said to be light
with generally a few inches total, strong northerly winds up to 30 mph created drifts up to 12 inches on area roadways.
The most devastating loss was the death of nearly 9,000 head of cattle ($3.5M) due to suffocation from snow plugging their
nostrils.