Forecaster Landry Judd

06/28/2025

Similar weather continues tomorrow afternoon with expected high temps in the upper 80's and low to mid 90's. Hit-or-miss moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms will favor the western coverage area tomorrow afternoon, but we can't rule out some activity towards Amarillo and our eastern counties. Severe storms are not likely tomorrow but will still carry the threat of heavy rain, nuisance flooding, gusty outflow winds, small hail, and several lightning strikes.

06/28/2025

Current radar scan as of 7:13 PM CDT. We are watching isolated thunderstorms dotting the central to western coverage area. These are small, short-lived, and relatively weak storms, but they still have heavy rain, moderate wind gusts, and lightning. These storms are rather sluggish, so minor flooding may occur wherever these storms impact. Thunderstorm intensity and coverage is expected to lower through the late evening and overnight hours.

06/27/2025

06/21/2025

More hot and windy weather on tap for Saturday afternoon. Most of us will remain clear for much of the day, but some scattered showers and Storms are possible afternoon and evening. No extreme or severe activity is expected tomorrow. However, the strongest storms may produce small hail, gusty winds, heavy rain, and lightning.

06/21/2025

June 20: Marginal risk across northwestern coverage area remains valid until 12 AM CDT. Storms have remained below severe limits thus far but could strengthen through the evening posing the threat of high winds, small hail, brief downpours, and some lightning. Activity will begin to wane or dissipate after 9 PM, with not much eastward progress.

06/10/2025

10:47 PM CDT: Severe thunderstorm warning for Deaf Smith County for 60 mph wind gusts until 11:15 PM. Storm is moving east at 45 mph.

06/10/2025

9:48 PM CDT: Severe thunderstorm warning for 70 mph winds and quarter size hail moving towards Dimmitt, Muleshoe, and Littlefield in the southwestern Texas Panhandle. Warning expires at 10:45 PM CDT.

06/10/2025

New severe weather watch for the southwestern Texas Panhandle due to an approaching mesoscale convective system or squall line from the west. This storm line will pose the threat of intense straight line winds, large hail, flooding rains, and abundant lightning through the evening and overnight. This watch continues until 2 AM CDT.

06/10/2025

An intense Mesoscale Convective System or in plain English a squall line is moving east/southeast at around 40 mph. This squall is likely harboring 60 mph plus straight line winds, heavy rain, small to medium size hail, and frequent lightning. The southwestern TX Panhandle, Interstate-27 corridor, and the South Plains region near Lubbock needs to keep an eye on sky through the remainder of the evening and overnight.

06/10/2025

8 PM MDT / 9 PM CDT: 60 mph winds and quarter size hail approaching Clovis and Portales, NM. This portion of the line is moving east at 45 mph. Winds and hail were corroborated by a local storm chaser. Severe warning goes until 9:15 MDT.

06/10/2025

8:24 PM CDT: Line of severe storms with 80 mph winds and quarter size hail is moving through east central New Mexico. These storms are moving east at 45 mph. Tucumcari, Clovis, and Portales need to keep an eye on this storm. Amarillo is not in a warning currently but these storms are generally drifting that direction.