TEXAS — Residents across west Texas, especially from Lubbock southward toward Midland, Big Spring, and Fort Stockton, are being urged to prepare for the possibility of hail-producing storms Friday night as a maturing system develops over the region.
Forecast guidance indicates storms are expected to initiate by around 5 p.m. and continue for several hours into the night, with the strongest cells capable of producing hail up to ping pong ball size — approximately 1.5 inches in diameter.
Hail Risk Focused on West Texas Corridor
The primary area of concern stretches from near Clovis and Amarillo southward through Lubbock and into the Midland–Fort Stockton corridor. Big Spring is also included within the highlighted zone where the strongest storm cores are expected.
Radar projections show storms organizing in western portions of the region before tracking eastward overnight. As they move, communities east of the initial development zone — including areas toward Abilene and possibly in the direction of Wichita Falls — could see storms later in the evening…