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Thunderstorms bring rain to the southern Texas Panhandle & Rolling Plains (May 10th)
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Southwestern South Plains receive beneficial rain (May 1st)

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Last Map Update: Mon, May 18, 2026 at 4:16:31 am CDT

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A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 AM until 10 PM this evening. Extremely critical fire danger will occur across the region today. Breezy winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 are expected as relative humidity will drop as low as 5 percent.

A Wind Advisory is in effect from noon to 8 PM this evening for the far southern Texas Panhandle, northern Rolling Plains, and much of the South Plains. Southwest winds at 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph are expected.

We will have one last hot day this week as highs reach into the upper 90s to around 100. It will also be dry and windy with southwest winds increasing to 25-35 mph with gusts to 50 mph by the afternoon.

A cold front early Tuesday will bring cooler temperatures and increasing rain chances by mid-week.

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Local Weather History For May 18th...

1977: After destructive tornadoes in the region the previous day, a sloshing dryline supported a second round of tornadoes
this day. At least six tornadoes were observed this evening in Crosby and Dickens Counties, either from one slow-moving
supercell or a series of supercells. Five miles north of Spur at 9:05 PM, one of these tornadoes demolished an electric
substation knocking out power to rural homes in the area. Earlier in the evening at 6:00 PM, three tornadoes were observed
simultaneously six miles south of Crosbyton. About 40 minutes later, a new tornado was observed four miles southeast of
Crosbyton. An hour later, a brief tornado was spotted ten miles west of Dickens. None of these brief tornadoes caused
damage. The parent tornadic storm however was textbook in that tornadoes were not the only threat. This supercell also
produced giant hail to 4.5 inches in diameter in Afton along with extreme rainfall up to 6.0 inches in Dickens. Area roads
were forced to close due to flooding. Many crops were wiped out by the intense rains and hail.

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