Much of the South Plains, including Lubbock County, and the Big Country are under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. Friday, with a line of severe storms already developing and moving east across West Texas.
Lubbock is one of 33 Texas counties under the watch could see severe weather today, including tornadoes and grapefruit-sized hail. As the storms roll in, here’s what we know:
UPDATED 5:40 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued until 6:15 p.m. for northwestern Garza County and Crosby County.
At 5:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located five miles south of Caprock, or 12 miles east of Slaton, moving north at 35 mph. The storm had the potential for 60 mph wind gusts and half-dollar-size hail.
UPDATED 5:35 p.m.
A tornado warning for portions of Hale County near Plainview and a severe thunderstorm warning for Briscoe, Floyd, Hale and Swisher counties was cancelled at 5:24 p.m. as the storm weakened below severe limits and no longer poses an immediate threat to life and property.
The storms are part of a line moving east from the South Plains into the Rolling Plains and Big Country Friday evening.