NWS Lubbock

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Last Map Update: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 6:30:25 am CDT

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Wednesday will see a marginal risk of severe storms for areas on the caprock and the southwestern Texas Panhandle from late this afternoon through the evening hours. Storms will be capable of producing wind gusts up to 75 mph, quarter size hail, and locally heavy rainfall.

Scattered thunderstorms may impact the southern TX Panhandle and South Plains late this afternoon and evening. Some of these storms may be severe with wind gusts up to 75 mph and quarter size hail.

Temperatures will be slightly cooler today. However, there are higher chances of storms from late this afternoon through the late evening with some storms having the potential of becoming severe.

Storms will continue through the late evening hours into early in the morning on Thursday. Temperatures will further cool a few more degrees on Thursday with renewed thunderstorm chances.

After a cooler mid-week, temperatures will warm back up well above seasonal averages this weekend. Conditions will also dry out for this weekend. Slight chances of storms will return next week.

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Local Weather History For August 25th...

2011: Scattered thunderstorms developed over the South Plains and Rolling Plains on the afternoon of the 25th. Around 3:30
PM, an NWS employee reported a very weak non-mesocyclonic tornado (landspout) southwest of the city of Lubbock. No damages
were reported.