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Last Map Update: Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 3:12:20 pm CDT

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Tuesday Storm Chances

Today: Warm, breezy, and t-storms

Tonight & Wednesday

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A slight risk of severe storms will exist from this afternoon into early evening. The best chances for storms will be east of the Caprock Escarpment and be capable of producing baseball size hail, winds to 70 mph and a low, but non-zero tornado risk.

Thunderstorms are possible across the entire region on Tuesday. Low chances exist during the morning and afternoon hours along and west of I-27. Better chances for storms exist during the afternoon and evening off the Caprock. Some of these storms may become severe.

Warm temperatures are expected today along with breezy south winds ahead of an upper level storm system. This system may bring thunderstorms to the area with greatest chances off the caprock. Some storms could become severe.

A breezy evening is in store as winds become westerly then northwesterly before a potent cold front barrels through the region before sunrise on Wednesday morning. Perhaps some "dry" thunderstorms this evening west.

After a cooler Wednesday, we will see warm temperatures return for the rest of the week with increased fire weather conditions. Saturday is looking much warmer with highs in the 90s.

A NOAA Weather Radio is an excellent way to receive hazardous weather watches and warnings, especially if you lose power and/or cellular service. Did you know we have five transmitters in our forecast area? You can find the list of transmitters and their frequencies here, along with other information: https://www.weather.gov/lub/wxradio.

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Local Weather History For March 10th...

1977 (11th-12th): After a significant region-wide wind and dust storm in late February 1977, a similar event transpired by
the morning of the 10th in the western Trans-Pecos before expanding northeast over the remainder of West Texas on the 11th
before finally subsiding by the afternoon of the 12th. Extensive blowing dust with visibilities frequently of 1/2 mile or
less engulfed the region for many hours straight. In Ralls, near-zero visibility caused two school buses to collide
resulting in one minor injury. Fender benders and other minor auto accidents were common on the South Plains due to near
zero visibilities at times. Peak wind gusts at the Lubbock Airport only reached 58 mph, but with a vast coverage of
exposed farm fields, visibilities were below 1/2 mile for the entire afternoon on the 11th! Much farther north, the
northern Texas Panhandle received hurricane-force winds with gusts estimated at 100 mph in Stratford. The Amarillo weather
service office recorded a peak gust of 76 mph with zero visibilities common from noon to 9 PM on the 11th. Property damage
was minimal on the South Plains, however the Panhandle was not so fortunate. Approximately 25% of the regional winter
wheat crop was destroyed...a value of at least $25M. It is worth noting that poor farming practices and no conservation
reserve program at the time likely contributed to significantly worse dust storms than have been experienced in more
modern times.