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Last Map Update: Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 8:08:30 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 26th...

1992: A line of thunderstorms stretched across the western TX Panhandle during the early morning hours. An intense storm
produced a macroburst from Friona south to Hub. Friona police, emergency management officials and Southwestern Public
Service officials confirmed that windows were broken in several homes, fences were blown down and at least 40 power poles
were snapped.