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Last Map Update: Thu, May 14, 2026 at 6:50:19 pm CDT

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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of the Caprock and Rolling Plains until 10 PM CDT. The primary hazard associated with storms this afternoon and evening will be scattered damaging winds in excess of 60 mph, with isolated significant wind gusts up to 75 mph possible. Isolated large hail events up to 1 inch in diameter will also be possible.

A few severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. The primary hazard will be the potential for wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop later this afternoon on the Caprock and track east across the region through the evening.

Critical fire danger is possible Friday for much of the region. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the far southern Texas Panhandle, the South Plains, and much of the Rolling Plains.

Thunderstorms will be possible late this afternoon and evening, however are expected to clear out before midnight. Friday will be another hot one with potentials for thunderstorms off the Caprock during the afternoon.

Hot temperatures will continue into the weekend with chances for precipitation returning early next week.

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Local Weather History For May 14th...

1970: The third and final consecutive day of tornadic activity on the South Plains concluded late this afternoon.
Initially, a brief tornado touched down five miles west of Reese AFB at 3:40 PM, but the most significant event occurred
in the form of three simultaneous tornadoes between Halfway and Edmonson in Hale County at 4:30 PM. Reports indicated that
two of the three tornadoes first touched down about one-to-two miles west of Halfway and moved northeast. One of these
damaged outbuildings on the A.D. Huddleston farm while the other struck the M.C. Church farm about one mile west of the
Huddleston farm. South of Edmonson, a tornado broke windows in the Ed Smith farm and later struck a vacant house about
three miles farther northeast.

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