Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...*** There is a 'Slight Risk' for severe thunderstorms today across parts of the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley (areas along and south of Interstate 20) and also a 'Slight Risk' for all of the Big Country, the Northern Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley on Saturday. The main threat is large hail and damaging winds, though an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. ****
* Showers and thunderstorms throughout your Friday as well as into the weekend for all of the KRBC viewing area as a stormy weather pattern remains in place across West Central Texas. Once again parts of our are under a 'Slight Risk' for severe storms today and most of the area is on Saturday. Also be on the lookout for flash flooding as locally heavy rainfall can be possible with the storms. Clouds and rain will keep temperatures into the 70s this weekend (cooler possibly) and overnight lows into the 50s and 60s.
* Next Week: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of a thunderstorm each day for the early and middle of next week with highs in the 80s and lows into the upper 50s and lower 60s.
* Drought Information: West Central Texas remains above normal on rainfall this year so no drought issues here locally at the present time. For the latest drought information for the state of Texas please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning around 7:30 AM local time.
* KRBC has you covered with the latest news and weather information this morning on Abilene Today at 6:00 A.M. and later this morning on Abilene Midday at 11:30 A.M. Our news and weather coverage continues this afternoon at 5:00 and tonight 6:00 and 10:00 P.M. You can always get news information anytime on our website at BigCountryHomepage.Com.
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Have a nice weekend...
