Apr 29, 2012
Moist upslope flow along a retreating east-west oriented surface boundary focused scattered thunderstorms early this evening across the western South Plains. Ample wind shear and instability allowed several of these storms to quickly become supercellular producing very large hail, some giant, accompanied by destructive straight-line winds as they drifted east-southeast. The most prolific supercell developed west-northwest of Levelland around 1800 CST and moved eastward near Highway 114 before me
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 370086). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hockley County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.