1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:34 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The dry line was located from west of Lubbock extending southward to west of Sanderson. Storms fired along this area of focus in the late afternoon. Temperatures were in the lower to mid 90s with dew points in the mid to upper 50s.
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