LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The South Plains recently experienced 60 to 80 mile per hour winds causing traffic delays, flight delays, power outages and some potential health concerns.
Doctor James Tarbox, an Allergist with Texas Tech Physicians, says weather like this can make underlying conditions like asthma and bronchitis worse.
“Sometimes some of these people can actually develop infections, whether it be sinus infections or in rare cases, pneumonia,” Tarbox said. “A couple of times a year, you will actually have a few people end up in the hospital with some pretty severe infections.”…