Severe Weather Threat Continues

From Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

The showers and thunderstorms that moved through the Big Country during the overnight hours have come to an end. We once again had several severe thunderstorm warnings for nickel and quarter size hail as well as winds exceeding 60 mph. A tornado warning was issued for Scurry county, but there has not been any confirmation yet if there was an actual tornado.

Today we will again see the chance for strong to severe thunderstorms. They are expected to begin by the mid to late afternoon hours and last into the evening. Our chance for rain right now is 50%. Some of the storms today could be severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. A few tornadoes are not out of the question. We are under a slight risk for severe weather according to the Storm Prediction Center. Highs for today should be in the low to mid 80s.

We can expect tomorrow to be a repeat of today, but a little cooler. Highs will likely only make it into the mid 70s. The reason for the decrease in temperatures is due to a cold front that is currently just to our north. It will slide slowly southward later today and hang out to our south tomorrow. That is lifting mechinism number one for our moisture. Storms may also fire along the dryline to our west over the next couple of days. An upper level low to our west in California will send a few weak disturbances in our direction. The other reason for our rain activity is due to the outflow boundaries left over from the previous day's thunderstorms.

A few lingering showers or storms may be around early Saturday. It will be mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s.

We begin a warming trend on Sunday that lasts into the middle of next week. There is a slight chance of rain on Monday due to an upper level disturbance possibly rolling into the area.

As always, we will keep an eye on things here in the weather center and let you know if anything severe develops. Keep it tuned to KRBC for the latest weather updates.