South Plains, Big Country could see baseball-sized hail, 80 mph winds Monday evening

Alex Driggars, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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A severe weather system forecast to move through West Texas and Eastern New Mexico Monday evening is expected to bring baseball-sized hail, 80-mph winds and a chance for tornadoes, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo and Clovis, N.M. sit within an area NWS forecasters predict will see a 15% chance of "significant, severe" hail and wind into the late afternoon and evening hours, with stones in excess of 2 1/2 inches and gusts up to 80 mph. Amarillo, Midland-Odessa and Hobbs, N.M. will see a smaller chance for severe hail and wind up to 5% before storms push off to the east overnight.

This graphic shows where severe hail is expected Monday evening, Sept. 11.
This graphic shows where severe hail is expected Monday evening, Sept. 11.

Abilene and San Angelo could also see a higher chance of excessive rainfall and flash flooding after 9 p.m., with marginal chances of localized flash flooding throughout West Texas.

NWS also predicts a slight possibility of tornadoes, up to a 2% chance, for the South Plains, Big Country and Concho Valley. Lubbock, Plainview, San Angelo and Abilene are included in that forecast.

Just before 4 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for most of the South Plains, Big Country and Eastern New Mexico, including Lubbock, Abilene, Midland-Odessa, Clovis, N.M. and Hobbs, N.M., but excluding San Angelo and Amarillo. The watch is active until 11 p.m. CDT Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of West Texas Monday, Sept. 11 until 11 p.m. CDT.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of West Texas Monday, Sept. 11 until 11 p.m. CDT.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: South Plains, Big Country could see damaging hail, wind Monday evening