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Tuesday: Fire Weather Watch

Thursday: Severe Weather Outlook

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Tuesday

Extended Forecast

A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the far southwestern Texas Panhandle between 12 PM and 7 PM CST Tuesday. Conditions should become favorable for the growth and spread of wildfires Tuesday afternoon. Elsewhere across West Texas, an elevated fire danger is forecast for Tuesday.

By Thursday, we are looking at the potential return for severe weather to our forecast area. Currently, the best chances for thunderstorms are in the Rolling Plains. The timing for storms appears to favor the latter half of the day Thursday into Thursday night. Details on specific hazards will fine-tuned over subsequent forecasts. March 1st was the first day of "Meteorological" Spring. Therefore, we are quickly approaching the time of year for severe weather. This is a good time to dust off and review your severe weather plans.

Light winds from the southwest will lead to mild temperatures tonight, with a few passing clouds.

Breezy and very warm weather will lead to an elevated fire weather risk for most of West Texas on Tuesday. Critical fire weather conditions are forecast across the far southwestern Texas Panhandle on Tuesday as well. Avoid activities that involve the use of sparks and/or open flames.

After a bout of fire weather conditions Tuesday, chances for rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast to return by the middle and end of this week. A severe weather risk may materialize Thursday, especially for areas east of I-27. Storm chances will then continue into this weekend.

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Local Weather History For March 2nd...

2008 (2nd-3rd): A powerful winter storm brought a combination of high winds and winter weather, including accumulating
snowfall, to the West Texas South Plains region during the evening hours of the 2nd and into the 3rd. Post frontal
northerly winds gusted as high as 62 mph and were sustained at speeds up to 47 mph during the evening hours of the 2nd and
the early morning hours of the 3rd over the northwestern half of the South Plains per measurements from the Texas Tech
University West Texas Mesonet. These winds destroyed a metal storage shed when it was blown through a fence in Muleshoe
and snapped a power pole in Childress. In addition, snow began to fall over much of the South Plains shortly before
midnight on the 2nd. With high winds continuing into the morning hours of the 3rd, periods of blowing snow significantly
reduced visibilities to near blizzard conditions. This contributed to at least two dozen automobile accidents across the
region. Injuries were reported as a result of accidents in Castro and Hockley Counties.