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Last Map Update: Mon, Mar 31, 2025 at 9:30:18 pm CDT

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Red Flag Warning Tuesday

Cooler & Wetter Late Week

A Red Flag Warning is in effect Tuesday for the far southern Texas Panhandle, South Plains, and Rolling Plains from 11 AM until 10 PM.

A pattern change, in the form of a cold front and upper level storm system, will bring much cooler temperatures and increasing rain chances Friday into the weekend. Highs will drop into the 50s and lower 60s for most Friday, with 40s mixing in over the weekend. Currently, the best rain (and thunderstorm) chances favor Friday and Friday night, perhaps lingering into Saturday.

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Local Weather History For March 31st...

1980: Early this morning, a cold front and surface low in central New Mexico intensified as it moved eastward. The front
swept through West Texas around 6 PM with strong winds behind the front continuing until late this night. The combination
of winds in excess of 50 mph as well as significant blowing dust and sand over much of the region caused widespread minor
damage and great inconveniences to West Texans. Since natural prairie grass was few and far between prior to the CRP
initiative, gusts to 60 mph in Lubbock caused near zero visibilities in dense blowing dirt and sand. By comparison, winds
of this magnitude in similar, but more recent storms rarely create near zero visibilities over such a large area as CRP
land greatly reduces wind speeds at the topsoil level. Advancements such as CRP grasses and better farming practices have
greatly reduced the intensities of dust storms following the mid-1980s.