LUBBOCK, Texas — After starting the day with areas of dense fog, strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across the South and Rolling Plains Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Thunderstorms will develop along the dryline during the afternoon hours and move eastward into the evening.
Large hail up to baseball size, damaging wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour and a few tornadoes will be possible.
Locally heavy rainfall will be possible in a few storms, which may produce some minor flash flooding.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has portions of the central and eastern South Plains, along with all of the Rolling Plains in an “enhanced” risk for severe weather. This includes the Lubbock metro area. The risk area is roughly along and east of the Interstate 27/U.S. Highway 87 corridor.
Portions of the western South Plains are under a “slight” and “moderate” risk for severe weather.
The higher threat for severe weather will be over roughly the central and eastern portions of the viewing area.
Infographics explaining the severe weather risk categories and the threats associated with each can be found below.
(Photo provided by the NWS Storm Prediction Center) 
(Photo provided by the NWS Storm Prediction Center)
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