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Last Map Update: Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 5:18:28 pm CDT

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Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage throughout the overnight hours. Some storms across the Rolling Plains may be severe, capable of producing large hail up to the size of golf balls. Locally heavy rainfall will accompany storms as well. Elsewhere up onto the Caprock, mainly rain showers are expected, but a few storms will be possible as well, which may lead to localized downpours.

There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms from this evening through late tonight, mainly over the Rolling Plains. The main hazards will be hail up to golf ball size and wind gusts up to 70 mph.

Chances for thunderstorms for tomorrow afternoon through the evening for most of the Rolling Plains. If thunderstorms develop they will be capable of strong winds up to 70 mph and quarter sized hail.

The main part of the upper-level storm system is forecast to move over the entire region tonight and through the weekend, with increasing rain chances set to occur late tonight. Widespread rainfall is forecast across all of the Caprock and Rolling Plains from Friday morning through Saturday night. Additionally, a strong cold front will move through the region Saturday morning, and will be accompanied by much colder air, allowing a changeover to measurable snow across portions of the Caprock Escarpment. Furthermore, northerly winds will accelerate to 20-30 mph, with gusts to 40 mph, following the cold front Saturday, making for a cold, damp, and raw day area-wide.

Rain and storm chances are set to increase late tonight, with rain lasting all the way through Saturday night. Winds will be blustery Saturday following the passage of a strong cold front. Thunderstorm chances are expected to be confined to Friday, with mainly plain rain and some wintry mix forecast Saturday. Sunny and warmer weather is then forecast Sunday into the middle of next week.

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Local Weather History For April 3rd...

1974: Destructive non-thunderstorm winds took aim on Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, and Lubbock Counties this day causing
widespread blowing dust and downing some fences, signs and awnings. Sustained winds were generally between 35 and 45 mph,
however gusts frequently reached damaging levels. The peak measured wind gust was a whopping 83 mph at the Plainview
Airport.