A Flood Watch covers Lubbock County and 23 other Texas counties from 4 p.m.
The list includes Hale, Floyd, Crosby, Garza, Hockley and Terry. A second watch covers Borden, Dawson, Gaines and Scurry counties in Texas, plus Lea County in New Mexico. That one starts earlier, at 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, and runs until 7 p.m. CDT Friday.
Thursday itself starts mild. KLBK's First Warning Weather Center calls for partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies, breezy stretches and highs from the middle 70s to the lower 80s, with a south wind at 10 to 20 mph. Scattered storms could build late in the afternoon across southern parts of the area.
The wet part comes after that. Showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday evening and overnight, and locally heavy rain at times may cause flooding. The flood risk rates slight (2/4) and marginal (1/4) from late afternoon through late evening. Lows will land between the lower 50s and lower 60s. The wind shifts to the south-southeast at 5 to 10 mph, so this is a warm, soggy night rather than a cold one.
Sunset arrives at 6:58 PM CDT, and the rain chance climbs from 50 percent in the daytime to 80 percent tonight.
Common questions
When does the Flood Watch start and end for Lubbock County?
- The Flood Watch for Lubbock County runs from 4 p.m. Thursday through 8 p.m. Friday. It covers Lubbock County and 23 other Texas counties, including Hale, Floyd, Crosby, Garza, Hockley and Terry. Heavy rain is possible across the South Plains and Rolling Plains during that window.
Which other counties are under a flood watch?
- Borden, Dawson, Gaines and Scurry counties in Texas, plus Lea County in New Mexico, are under a second Flood Watch. It starts earlier, at 10 a.m. CDT Thursday, and runs until 7 p.m. CDT Friday. The Lubbock County watch is separate and begins at 4 p.m. Thursday.
What will the weather be like Thursday before the rain arrives?
- Thursday starts mild, with partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies and highs from the middle 70s to the lower 80s. KLBK's First Warning Weather Center expects breezy stretches and a south wind at 10 to 20 mph. Scattered storms could build late in the afternoon across southern parts of the area.
