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Last Map Update: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 6:18:34 pm CDT

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An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for the far southeastern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the far southwestern Texas Panhandle and South Plains from Noon until 8 PM Monday.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible mostly across areas on the caprock. There is a marginal risk of severe storms over the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle where storms will be capable of producing wind gusts to 70 mph.

A few severe thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday evening, especially across the southern TX Panhandle. Some storms may produce wind gusts up to 70 mph.

A few isolated storms may develop this evening, but most locations will remain dry. Overnight temperatures will remain mild for this time of year.

Unseasonably hot temperatures continue this week, with a few thunderstorms expected during the evening hours Tuesday through Thursday. A brief cooldown is expected mid-week.

Stay safe as prolonged heat continues to impact the region. Make sure you stay hydrated, limit time outdoors, and take frequent breaks in air conditioning.

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Local Weather History For August 24th...

1979: Highly unusual for late summer in West Texas, a derecho, or long-lived complex of severe storms with destructive
winds, produced what arguably remains the most extensive and devastating hailstorm ever to strike such a large region of
West Texas. This day was later dubbed "Black Friday" due to extraordinary crop losses from wind-driven hail.
This southward-moving complex of thunderstorms ravaged an area 20-40 miles in width over a length of 200 miles from the
southwest Texas Panhandle into the western South Plains before finally decaying southeast of Midland some eight hours
later around 10:30 PM. Within this path laid a markedly intense area of damage whose length was nearly 100 miles with a
width of 5-15 miles at times. All crops in this embedded hailswath were stripped clean and described as looking like
fields in the dead of winter. Surprising is the fact that much of the hail was only 1/2 inch or less in diameter. However,
when combined with ferocious straight-line winds at times estimated in excess of 90 mph and also the long residence time
of these winds given the storms slow southward motion at 20 mph or less