Severe Thunderstorm and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected across a broad region from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast States today into tonight. Swaths of damaging wind gusts are expected and some tornadoes are possible. Bertha is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle westward to southeastern Louisiana later today and Wednesday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 2:32:45 pm CDT

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Hot Temperatures Likely Through End of July

Stay Safe During the Heat

A prolonged stretch of very hot temperatures is expected through the weekend. A Heat Advisory is in effect for areas off the Caprock both today and on Wednesday. Additional Heat Advisories will likely be needed later this week, as near-record temperatures are possible on Friday and Saturday. A few storms are possible on Friday night (20%), otherwise dry conditions will prevail.

A Heat Advisory is in effect for areas off the Caprock, both today (Tuesday) and again on Wednesday. High temperatures as high as 106 degrees are expected. The hot temperatures are likely to continue into the weekend, and additional heat advisories may be issued later in the week. Stay hydrated and limit strenuous outdoor activity during the afternoon and early evening.

Very hot conditions are likely to continue through the end of July. This table shows the probability of high temperatures above 100 degrees at select locations each day through July 31st.

A prolonged stretch of very hot temperatures is expected across the region. Follow these to stay safe during the heat, and visit weather.gov/heat/safety for more information.

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Local Weather History For July 21st...

1969: Early nighttime severe thunderstorm winds caused an estimated $1M property damage in Lubbock and injured 20 persons.
Six persons required hospitalization; 14 others were treated and released from area hospitals. Several of the injuries
occurred when high winds toppled five trailer homes on North University Ave and North Quirt Ave. Except for those persons
in trailer homes, the remaining injuries were from flying glass or debris. Two motels were partially unroofed and the
Ramada Inn north of the city had 26 upstairs units unroofed and there was water damage to 50 units. Four cotton warehouses
at the Service Compress and Warehouse at 2001 N Gary St were heavily damaged or destroyed. About 100 utility poles were
knocked down along with 1.5 miles of power line. One light aircraft was overturned at the municipal airport. Wind gusts at
the Weather Bureau Office reached 74 mph at 9:36 PM.

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