Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
385 FLUS44 KLUB 230759 HWOLUB Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 259 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 TXZ021>044-240800- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 259 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and 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. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will develop west of the I-27/US-87 corridor late this morning through the evening hours. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 1 pm until 9 pm today for the far southwestern Texas Panhandle into the western South Plains. While 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 is not expected at this time. $$