Lubbock and much of the region have a heightened risk for severe weather, including the possibility of large hail and tornadoes, later Monday afternoon and evening.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center put a red bullseye over Lubbock and portions of the South Plains extending into the Rolling Plains and Big Country region, placing the area in a level 4 out of 5 moderate risk for severe weather Monday afternoon and evening. The remainder of the South Plains, most of the Panhandle and North Central Texas are under an enhanced risk - level 3 out of 5 - for the day. Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the southern Plains later this afternoon and overnight, reads a message from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Very large hail (some hailstones larger than baseballs) and a few tornadoes are most likely across northwest Texas.
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At least 33 tornadoes were reported since Sunday as a series of severe storms moved through the South, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
At least three people were killed two in Georgia and one in Tennessee as a result of the storms. According to poweroutage.us, nearly 20,000 people in Mississippi, 6,000 in Arkansas and 4,000 people in Alabama were still without power as of Thursday morning.
Mississippi saw the worst of the storms, with 22 tornadoes reported this week 18 on Sunday and four on Tuesday according to NWSSPC. Twelve Sunday tornadoes were confirmed, according to forecasters. The strongest tornado confirmed by the NWS occurred in Acona, Mississippi, on Sunday, measured as an EF-2.
At least 33 tornadoes were reported in the South this week, killing 3 Daniella Medina, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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At least 33 tornadoes were reported since Sunday as a series of severe storms moved through the South, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center.
At least three people were killed two in Georgia and one in Tennessee as a result of the storms. According to poweroutage.us, nearly 20,000 people in Mississippi, 6,000 in Arkansas and 4,000 people in Alabama were still without power as of Thursday morning.
Mississippi saw the worst of the storms, with 22 tornadoes reported this week 18 on Sunday and four on Tuesday according to NWSSPC. Twelve Sunday tornadoes were confirmed, according to forecasters. The strongest tornado confirmed by the NWS occurred in Acona, Mississippi, on Sunday, measured as an EF-2.
U.S. saw fewest April tornadoes since 2000 Matthew Cappucci A second, dusty tornado spins near Lockett, Tex.. (Matthew Cappucci) After the busiest March on record for tornadoes in Alabama, April proved the most quiet for twisters nationwide since at least 2000. A preliminary count suggests only 73 tornadoes touched down throughout the month, coming at a time when tornado activity is usually ramping up as the spring severe weather season approaches its peak. The 73 tornadoes that touched down make up less than half the April average of 155 that ordinarily swirl through the Plains, South and Southeast. Meteorologists only received half as many severe weather reports as is typical, according to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center. Severe weather threatens millions in Plains and South after damaging tornadoes in Mississippi, Georgia
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