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Last Map Update: Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 6:36:51 am CDT

Temperatures will warm back up into the upper 80s and lower 90s as modest south to southwest breezes return.
Clear skies with low temperatures in the 50s to lower 60s can be expected tonight.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For October 8th...
1947: A devastating hailstorm for 40 minutes inflicted $2 million USD in combined damages to all buildings, crops and
vehicles in Levelland. Adjusted for inflation, this is $21 million USD in 2016. The storm began at 3:30 PM and produced
hailstones as big as baseballs. Driving rain measured at 2.24 inches accompanied the 40-minute onslaught of ice and
clogged city streets with around half a foot of hail floating in water. The city resembled a wintry scene for hours after
the storm as piles of hail littered streets, lawns and fields. A reported estimated that nearly every building in
Levelland suffered heavy roof damage and thousands of window panes were said to have been shattered. Area cotton crops
could have escaped most of these losses had there not been a critical shortage of cotton pickers in the few weeks leading
up to the storm. One farmer who had just harvested Irish potatoes and piled them on the ground to be hauled away in the
following days suffered a complete loss from the barrage of hail. This was also the second hailstorm to strike Levelland
this year. The first hailstorm occurred on June 25, but was far less vicious and shorter in duration than this Fall
event.