Severe Weather Possible Again Tomorrow

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

It was calm for most of the day here in the Big Country with mostly cloudy to cloudy skies and a few spinkles. A supercell thunderstorm developed along the dryline west of Big Spring around 5 p.m. It moved through parts of Scurry, Mitchell, Nolan, Fisher, and Taylor counties before dying out in Jones county around 10:30 p.m. There were reports of penny size hail covering the ground in Knapp which is in Scurry county. Hailstones with this storm were as big as golf ball to baseball size in some areas. We also had several tornado reports with this storm. A tornado touched down about 5 miles northwest of Westbrook in Mitchell county. Another tornado touched down just east of Colorado City and moved through Loraine in eastern Mitchell county. One more tornado was reported 2 miles north of Trent in Taylor county. So far only minor damage has been reported. Around Loraine, there was some damage to trees, windows and doors. There was also some damage to signs and poles in that area. Strong winds blew an eighteen wheeler over on Interstate 20 in Merkel in Taylor county. We will let you know how the tornadoes ranked on the Enhanced Fujita scale when the National Weather Service releases that information.

We could have more severe weather tomorrow. The dryline remain to our west. It is expected to push eastward into and through the area during the day on Tuesday. An upper level low that is currently in the Four Corners area is expected to send some upper level disturbances our way tomorrow. The combination of these lifting mechanisms with the moisture and instability that will likely be in place should cause showers and thunderstorms to develop. The eastern half of the viewing area is under a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow. Comanche and Brown counties are under a moderate risk. The main threats look to be large hail and damaging winds. Some isolated tornadoes are also possible. Our chance for rain tomorrow is 40%. Windy conditions are expected tomorrow with winds from the south/southwest at 20 t0 30 mph and higher gusts. Highs should be in the low to mid 80s under mostly cloudy skies.

A cold front is expected to move through the area tomorrow night. This means we will have cooler temperatures for Wednesday and Thursday. Highs should be in the mid to upper 70s.

An upper level disturbance may move into the region on Friday so there is a slight chance for rain. Highs look to be in the low 80s under partly cloudy skies.

The weekend should be pleasant. Highs are expected to be in the low to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies.

Have a terrific Tuesday!