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Last Map Update: Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 8:24:28 am CDT

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Today will look and feel a lot like yesterday with high temperatures near 100 degrees under sunny skies and with south to southwest winds of 10-20 mph.

Another warm night is in store for the South Plains region as southerly breezes persist. Lows will vary from the upper 60s across the western South Plains to the middle 70s off the Caprock.

Triple-digit highs are expected across much of the area through the remainder of this week, with temperatures edging down slightly by the weekend. Isolated storms are possible during the afternoon and evening hours beginning Wednesday, mainly across the southwest Texas Panhandle and western South Plains. Slim storm chances may expand to much/all of the South Plains region briefly around Saturday.

With triple-digit temperautres expected this week, use caution if spending time outdoors.

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Local Weather History For July 30th...

1979: Early this evening, an impressive, yet slow-moving thunderstorm dropped copious amounts of pea to 1/2 inch hail in a
path extending from seven miles north of Friona to just west of Friona. The width of the hailswath varied from near one
mile on the north end to two miles on the south end. Over three inches of rain caused the thick accumulations of hail to
pile up into drifts three feet deep in places leaving roads glazed with ice. A large number of rabbits and pheasant were
killed by hail driven along by strong winds. Over 300 acres of sugar beets and cotton were wiped out with an additional
100 acres suffering various degrees of damage. Tragically, a separate strong thunderstorm developed near Plainview around
this time catching a family off guard from La Fina. This family had been picking cucumbers and attempted to outrun the
storm in their pickup truck. Four miles east of Plainview, the truck was struck by lightning killing the father and two
sons who were riding in the open bed of the truck. A third son riding with them was injured but recovered. The mother and
two sons riding the cab were not hurt.