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Last Map Update: Sun, Aug 9, 2026 at 12:40:23 am CDT

Quiet weather persists to close out the weekend.
More heat awaits this upcoming week. Dry weather continues through midweek before low chances for storms return Thursday and Friday.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For August 8th...
1965: A tornado was spotted over open farm land briefly this evening about six miles west of Petersburg. There was no
known damage. Other storms this evening produced hailstorms laded with generally small hail that caused crop damage in
north-central Parmer and southeast Floyd Counties. Cotton in the Baker area about seven miles ESE of Floydada was
completely stripped of all leaves. Winds with this storm were about 70 mph and an estimated 4.5 inches of rain fell
directly under the storm center. About $520,000 in crop losses were estimated in Floyd and Parmer Counties.