There's a 70 percent chance for additional thunderstorms Friday around Lubbock, falling to 30 percent Saturday and increasing to 50 percent Sunday, with the weather service warning that there's a chance for flooding as rainfall totals accumulate. Lubbock has seen 6.18 inches of precipitation so far this year at Preston Smith International Airport - just shy of the year-to-date average of 6.52 inches, according to National Weather Service data. Rain totals of 15 to 20 inches were common across much of the Caprock, with a few pockets in excess of 20 inches near Lubbock, Plainview and Vigo Park. The total amount of precipitation for the month of May in Amarillo is 7.36 inches the current record for highest May rainfall is 9.81 inches set in 1951. That is more than both April and March combined. Temperature data are updated daily, with a delay of 3 to 4 days to allow for data collection. Lubbock’s site of official weather record, the airport, measured 0.14 of rain last evening. West Texas Mesonet July 13 Mesonet 24-hour rain totals in inches through 8. Follow USGSTexasFlood and USGSTexasRain on Twitter to get current water level and precipitation data during flooding or severe rainfall events. The West Texas Mesonet includes 38 stations in the region around Lubbock, Texas. As of late Thursday, Lubbock had seen anywhere from half an inch of precipitation up to about 2 inches of rainfall this week, according to the West Texas Mesonet. Precipitation in 2021 was more abundant than 2020, and generally increased from west-to-east, as is typically the case over the longer term. View current drought conditions for Lubbock County, Texas. View over 750 USGS real-time stream, lake, reservoir, precipitation, and groundwater stations in context with current weather and hazard conditions on both desktop and mobile devices. Although flooding hasn't been as severe on the South Plains, areas of Lynn and Garza counties saw upwards of 6 inches of rainfall in a three-hour period Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The Panhandle has received record-breaking rainfall amounts since May 18, prompting Potter County and Randle County judges to declare a local state of disaster due to hazardous flooding in the region.Īs rain continues to shower the area, the Canadian River is rising to record depths and will continue to flood the area for several days.
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