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Local Weather History For September 26th...
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2012: Moist southerly surface winds this afternoon combined with an extension of upper level moisture originating from
Tropical Depression Miriam in the Eastern Pacific. A surface trough along the Texas-New Mexico border and a jet streak aloft provided the lift necessary for scattered thunderstorm development by 2 PM. As these storms moved east across the South Plains through the late afternoon and evening, they coalesced into a squall line that developed occasional bowing structures. One of these bows struck western and northern portions of the city of Lubbock toppling a brick wall at the Lubbock Christian Universitys baseball field. These winds also lofted small gravel and stones that shattered the windows of approximately 20 cars at Texas Tech University and also broke the windows of a nearby bus stop booth. As these storms swept off the Caprock |