2 products issued by NWS for: 2 Miles ENE Lubbock TX
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1026 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 TXZ021>044-181530- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 1026 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Warm, dry, and breezy conditions will result in critical fire weather this afternoon and evening. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of the forecast area from 12 PM to 9 PM. A cold front tonight will bring strong northerly winds in excess of 30 mph to the far southeastern Texas Panhandle. A Wind Advisory is in effect for this area from 10 PM until 5 AM Saturday. Thunderstorms will also be possible along the front in the Rolling Plains tonight. The severe weather threat remains low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Near-freezing temperatures are possible across the far southwestern Texas Panhandle and northern South Plains Saturday morning, with sub- freezing temperatures more likely by Sunday morning. A Freeze Watch is in effect for these areas from late Saturday night through Sunday morning. Chances of thunderstorms will return on Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected. $$
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 856 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 TXZ021>037-039>042-180200- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0019.260417T1700Z-260418T0200Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza- 856 PM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, THE SOUTH PLAINS, AND MUCH OF THE ROLLING PLAINS... * Timing... From 12 PM to 9 PM on Friday. * Wind...Southwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Humidity...Ranging from 6 to 11 percent on Friday. * Fuels...Critically dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$