Severe Thunderstorms Possible Again Today

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

It was a busy day during the afternoon and evening hours here in the weather center yesterday. We had several severe thunderstorm warnings and some tornado warnings. Hail ranged from penny size to baseball size. Wind speeds were as high as 60 to 70 mph in some locations. There were tornadoes spotted. One was a few miles west of Blackwell, while a couple were seen near Colorado City.

As far as today goes, we are once again of to a mild and somewhat muggy start. It looks like today could be a repeat of yesterday as isolated thunderstorms are expected to fire up again during the mid to late afternoon hours and last into the evening. They will fire up along the dryline and any old outflow boundaries from yesterday's activity. The chance for rain is 30%. Some of these storms could be severe with the main threats being large hail and damaging winds. A few tornadoes are possible as well. The Storm Predicition Center has us under a slight risk today for severe weather. Today will be mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s.

The slight risk for severe weather continues for Thursday and Friday. The chance for thunderstorms ranges from 30% to 40% with the best chance being on Friday. A cold front should arrive late on Thursday and slowly move through the Big Country on Friday. This front will begin a cooling trend that will last through Saturday.

A few lingering showers or storms are possible early Saturday before things clear out for the rest of the weekend and early next week.

We will keep things watched for you here in the weather center and let you know if anything severe does develop. Keep it tuned to KRBC for the latest severe weather information.