Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
616 FLUS44 KLUB 232137 HWOLUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 437 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 TXZ021>044-242145- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 437 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...This evening and tonight. Isolated thunderstorms will continue through this evening across the far southeastern Texas Panhandle and eastern Rolling Plains. Storms may become severe with large hail up to tennis ball size and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph as the primary threats. A tornado or two is also possible. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will continue west of the I-27/US-87 corridor through the evening hours. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 9 pm today for the far southwestern Texas Panhandle into the western South Plains. A Fire Danger Statement is in effect for the remainder of the Caprock. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will develop across portions of the South Plains this weekend. Chances for thunderstorms are forecast to return to portions of the Caprock and Rolling Plains by the middle of next week. Some storms may be severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. $$