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Last Map Update: Mon, Apr 21, 2025 at 6:24:23 pm CDT

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Thunderstorms are expected over much of the region Tuesday afternoon persisting into Tuesday night. Some storms may become severe, with large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a tornado or two. Heavy rainfall will lead to a risk for flash flooding, especially in the Rolling Plains.

Thunderstorms are expected to return to much of the region on Tuesday. Some storms may become severe, and will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rainfall.

Additional thunderstorms are likely on Wednesday. Hazards include winds up to 70 mph, hail up to baseball in size, and the possibility of a tornado along with heavy rainfall.

Low temperatures tonight will fall into the upper 40s and 50s across the area. Tomorrow rain showers and thunderstorms return. High temperatures tomorrow will reach the 80s.

Mild temperatures throughout the week, cooling off into the weekend behind a cold front. Daily chances for showers and thunderstorms are expected with some storms posing a severe threat on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Local Weather History For April 21st...

1957: Late this Easter Sunday evening, one of the worst tornado outbreaks struck in the vicinity of Lubbock. Because
accurate and comprehensive tornado damage surveys were rarely conducted in the 1950s, much of the information from these
events was obtained from local media and residents. Therefore, far more tornadoes than the five that were recorded as
having struck Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Hale, and Hall Counties likely occurred this evening. The first of at least three
major tornadoes northwest of Lubbock touched down near Opdyke and moved north-northwest ending 1.5 miles east of Amherst.
In Hockley County, two funnels reportedly combined to form a huge mushroom-shaped tornado. This tornado destroyed 11 homes
leveling many to the foundation. Seven additional homes were destroyed west of Littlefield from this tornado that would be
rated F4 decades later. The second tornado (F3) moved northwesterly as well and tracked from west of Shallowater, to east
of Anton, to five miles west of Spade. Homes were destroyed two miles northwest of Shallowater and five miles west of
Spade. At least two persons were injured. The third major tornado (F4) struck about 90 minutes after the F3 tornado and
tracked from east of Shallowater to east of Spade and southeast of Olton. The worst destruction was discovered in the
Spade-Hart-Camp area where nine homes were destroyed...some of which were swept clean with debris carried significant
distances leading some to speculate decades later that this tornado should have been rated F5 instead of its assigned
value of F4. According to the comprehensive book "Significant Tornadoes" written by Tom Grazulis, a fourth major
tornado likely was responsible for significant damage five miles southwest of Olton. Tom Grazulis acknowledges that
information surrounding this outbreak was poorly documented.