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NWS in Lubbock newest gives details about the eight tornadoes that struck around West Texas and Lubbock County on June 5.
Eight tornadoes touched down in West Texas and eastern New Mexico on June 5, 2025, following early morning storms. The first tornado struck west of Lingo, New Mexico, while the strongest, an EF-2 ...
Over 10,000 residents in West Texas are without power Thursday night after tornadoes and a severe storm system. Here's what we know.
"We typically think of tornado season out here in West Texas anytime from April 15 to June 15 or so," said Justin Weaver, meteorologist-in-charge for the National Weather Service in Lubbock.
"We typically think of tornado season out here in West Texas anytime from April 15 to June 15 or so," said Justin Weaver, meteorologist-in-charge for the National Weather Service in Lubbock.
A powerful storm system sweeping across the Llano Estacado on Thursday spun up 21 tornadoes along a 90-mile stretch from New ...
At least 20 tornadoes ripped through New Mexico into the Texas border town of Lubbock, leaving more than 10,000 residents in West Texas without power, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, part of the ...
A t least 20 tornadoes ripped through New Mexico into the Texas border town of Lubbock, leaving more than 10,000 residents in West Texas without power, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, part of the ...
Still, despite its scientific legacy, the Lubbock tornado doesn’t rank among the top 10 deadliest in Texas history, according to data from the National Weather Service, though it was noted as an ...
A massive tornado that tore through Lubbock on May 11, 1970, killed 26 people, left more than 500 injured, and caused $100 million in damages. ... A history of tornadoes across Texas.
The time was 9:46 p.m. Night had fallen, and the flat plains around Lubbock, Texas were in chaos. ... The 1970 Lubbock tornado may have been the first and largest tornado recorded at the time, ...
8 tornadoes strike in and around Lubbock County, West Texas. A mixture of warm front air and cold air high in the sky, with humidity, were the ingredients needed for a disastrous recipe for ...