Outdoors

Another weekend of hot fall weather approaches the South Plains, bringing a great deal of sunshine.

Hurricane Milton quickly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and is expected to reach Category 5 status, raising severe concerns for Florida.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reported that an X-Class solar flare occurred at 7:18 a.m. on Thursday.

Temperatures are set to warm up today as winds shift to the south and southwest, bringing a great amount of sunshine.

Texas’ 2024 archery-only hunting season for white-tailed deer, wild turkey and mule deer is set to begin Sept. 28 and will run through Nov. 1. Before Texans start filling their freezers, Texas Game Wardens have some tips for hunters to keep in mind before they hit the woods, high plains or fields.

A clear and sunny week ahead as the National Weather Service forecasts a sunny and cooler day as a cold front moved through early this morning, bringing temperatures back down in the 80s for this afternoon with light northeasterly winds.

Thanks to a recent acquisition by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 630 acres in the Texas Hill County have been preserved adjacent to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, according to TPWD. 

The National Weather Service forecasts a wet day as scattered showers surround Lubbock for most of today. However, expect clear skies and plenty of sunshine for the rest of the week.

Lubbock and the surrounding area are expected to experience hot and sunny conditions with a slight chance of thunderstorms this week.

COLEMAN COUNTY, TX — On this day in 1883 (Sept. 13), the quiet hills of west central Texas became the battleground for one of the most consequential disputes in the history of the American West—the Fence-Cutting War. The conflict began when free-range cattlemen, enraged by the growing number of fenced ranches, targeted the property of Mabel Doss Day, a widow who managed Texas’s largest enclosed ranch. The fence cutters' actions were part of a broader struggle between those advocating for open grazing and the new ranching elite who were fencing off vast swaths of land.

Warmer temperatures return to the Lubbock area into the weekend.

Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to ready additional state resources in response to the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Francine, which is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico.