May 3, 2006
May 3 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary...Severe thunderstorms initially developed over the central South Plains region during the late afternoon hours of the 3rd. This activity produced large hail as it affected portions of Lubbock and Crosby Counties. Additional high based thunderstorm activity developed in drier air to the west of the Interstate 27 corridor. This convection caused significant wind damage in Anton (Hockley County) before it evolved into a complex that produced damaging winds a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5505759). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hale County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.