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Last Map Update: Mon, May. 20, 2024 at 7:17:56 am CDT


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Average First 100 Degree Day

Triple-digit temperatures are expected across most of the forecast area today with a light, westerly breeze at 10-15 mph and gusts to 25 mph.

Calm and clear conditions are expected tonight with a southwesterly breeze at 10-15 mph.

Severe thunderstorms will be possible across the Rolling Plains on Thursday. The dryline is forecast to move into the Rolling Plains as weak, upper-level disturbances pass overhead with rich moisture ahead of the dryline and hot surface temperatures, which are the markings for a strongly unstable airmass. Details on timing, coverage, and intensity, will be refined over the coming days.

In an average year, most locations wouldn't see triple digit temperatures for another 2 to 4 weeks.

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Local Weather History For May 20th...

1977: After three straight days of severe storms, portions of the South Plains experienced their fourth round of intense
thunderstorms...this time during the mid-to-late morning hours. Around 9:40 AM, funnel clouds were reported near Needmore
and Lehman. By 10 AM, one of these storms produced baseball size hail just southwest of Morton causing damage to young
crops. Another storm farther south produced a brief tornado near Tokio, however the most significant event of the morning
was a tornado that developed three miles west of Levelland at 10:55 AM. This tornado derailed seven Sante Fe freight cars,
damaged two homes and one mobile home and resulted in about $75,000 worth of combined damage. By early afternoon, some of
these storms continued farther east producing a brief tornado near Cotton Center and baseball size hail in Plainview.
Extensive crop damage and local street flooding was observed throughout the Plainview area. Shortly prior to 2 PM, a
tornado struck just east of Silverton causing extensive damage to a cotton gin. Two warehouses, a scale house and a large
equipment shed were destroyed. Thankfully, no injuries were reported with any of the storms this day.