"We typically think of tornado season out here in West Texas anytime from April 15 to June 15 or so," said Justin Weaver, meteorologist-in-charge for the National Weather Service in Lubbock.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -A local festival is turning into a relief effort after last week’s severe storms swept across the South Plains, damaging homes, vehicles and leaving behind widespread debris.

In total, Lubbock County — since 1950 — had 71 confirmed tornadoes, with 29 causing damage. Of the 73-year time frame, Lubbock County had only one EF5 category — May 11, 1970.

Tornadoes, hail, hurricane-force winds tear through west Texas, killing at least 4 Search and rescue teams on Thursday look for survivors in a Dollar General store destroyed by a tornado Wednesday ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — A line of severe storms produced multiple tornadoes Wednesday evening on the Rolling Plains of West Texas, including one that killed at least three people and caused significant ...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock confirmed a tornado touched down near Morton, Texas on Thursday, June 5, as part of an outbreak of severe weather in West Texas.© Photo by West Texas storm ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — I knew Friday’s storm chase would be a wild one, but what I saw was still mind-boggling. Parts of the Texas and Oklahoma’s High Plains were hit with a barrage of tornado ...

4 killed by tornadoes in northwest Texas Wednesday's storm system developed at about 8 p.m. near Amarillo, Texas, before striking Matador, killing four people, the Lubbock fire department said ...

May 11, 1970 — an F5 tornado in Lubbock County claimed 26 lives. May 15, 1957 — an F4 tornado in Briscoe County claimed 21 lives. June 6, 1965 — an F4 tornado in Hale County claimed 4 lives ...