LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Scattered showers and thunderstorms pushing southward across the Panhandle and into the northwestern and northern South Plains are expected to gradually taper off over the next few hours through Friday morning, with no severe weather anticipated.
Another cluster of storms near the Amarillo area is also heading southward and should weaken as sunrise approaches.
Isolated to scattered storms expected across the Caprock region early Friday morning as lingering outflow boundaries continue to generate thunderstorm development. This activity is expected to diminish as sunrise approaches.
Early morning activity
As storms track onto the Caprock, they could produce near severe winds up to 55 mph and pea-sized hail. However, steering flow patterns may keep most activity tracking off to the west near eastern New Mexico.
Little to no precipitation is expected, though a few models hint at isolated ridge-riding storms developing primarily across the west and southwestern South Plains. If these make it across the Texas/New Mexico state line, they will likely produce high-based virga showers (precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground).
Heat and dry conditions return…