1989: A high-based thunderstorm moved southeast across Lubbock County late this afternoon accompanied by intense microbursts, frequent lightning and hail as large as golf balls. As this storm entered the northwest city limits of Lubbock, an off-duty National Weather Service meteorologist estimated winds of 60 mph associated with a microburst. Along with the wind, 0.5 inch diameter hail fell for 20 minutes; however, very little rain accompanied this storm. This hail then grew to golf balls near Avenue U and 50th Street. This storm continued into Lynn County where additional microbursts overturned two loaded cotton trailers in the town of O'Donnell. By far the most significant storm this day developed in Briscoe County before moving into northwest Motley County and producing particularly intense microburst winds, possibly in excess of 100 mph, north of Flomot. These winds were strong enough to completely loft a 20'x125' sheep barn which heavily damaged power lines and trees in its path before being deposited on a road. The barn had to be cut up with torches for removal. Just east of this location, an irrigation system was blown 1/4 mile before being wrapped around trees.

2005: A supercell thunderstorm tracked east across Briscoe and Hall Counties late this day producing several reports of large hail, at times up to tennis ball size. East of Tampico in Hall County, a storm chaser used a hand-held anemometer to measure a wind gust of 88 mph. This storm affected predominantly open range land and did not result in any known damage to structures or crops.