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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX  
1231 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
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1231 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS, ROLLING  
PLAINS, AND THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  
 
WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT  
FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM.  
 
A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN  
EXCESS OF 30 MPH TO MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW  
IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT IN THE ROLLING  
PLAINS TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT REMAINS LOW.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.  
 
NEAR-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN  
TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS SATURDAY MORNING, WITH SUB-  
FREEZING TEMPERATURES MORE LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WATCH  
IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY  
MORNING.  
 
CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 
 
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