National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Severe thunderstorms are possible Sunday. Strong wind gusts, large hail, and tornadoes are possible with any severe thunderstorm.
We will get a break from severe weather today. A cold front should push through the region early this morning but will still be warm with highs in the 80s to 90s.
Daily chances for thunderstorms, some possibly severe, everyday next week.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For June 7th...
1962 (Tornado entry): An active bout of severe weather including at least six tornadoes and destructive hailstorms struck
the south-central TX Panhandle and parts of the southern South Plains this afternoon and evening. Strong and severe storms
erupted early in the afternoon north of Tulia causing $750,000 damage to the area wheat crop from copious amounts of small
hail and heavy rain. A short while later, one of these storms produced a tornado over open country east of Tulia before
moving into Briscoe County. At this point, this supercell storm went on to produce at least four more tornadoes; two of
which were observed south of Silverton with a third west of town, and the fourth was sighted east of Quitaque. One of
these tornadoes demolished a two-room house, heavily damaged another home and destroyed several outbuildings about 11
miles south of Silverton between 4:30 and 5:00 PM. Property losses were around $15,000. By early evening, a separate
tornadic storm developed southeast of Lubbock. This tornado was described as small and brief causing only minor damage to
a cotton field.