1962 (23rd-24th): A severe dust storm dropped visibility to near zero over much of West Texas thanks to intense westerly wind gusts between 60 and 85 mph. The KLVT radio station in Levelland recorded the highest gust in the state during this event at 85 mph. Damage was confined mostly to signs, roofs, utility lines, and fences, however cotton trailers were overturned and damaged at Seminole. Big Spring reported gusts to 78 mph which was the strongest dust storm there since 1955. The dust was swept deep into South Texas.

1972: Hail, averaging one inch in diameter, fell at the Aspermont Airport early this evening with some stones as large as tennis balls. High winds accompanying the hailstorm blew over several cotton trailers and a small portion of the roof to a garage. Some hail also fell in Old Glory and farther west in the Jayton area.

1987: Strong gradient winds associated with a deep surface low centered in the TX Panhandle gusted to 59 mph over the Lubbock area this afternoon. The wind was accompanied by the typical blowing dust at first, only to be followed by snow a few hours later. This snow was part of a massive and historic blizzard that struck from the eastern TX Panhandle north into the South Dakota. The blizzard was described by long-time residents of the eastern Panhandle as the worst blizzard experienced in at least 70 years. Although the South Plains escaped heavy accumulating snows, locations across much of the eastern Panhandle lost power and were isolated from travel and emergency services after up to 24 inches of snow blanketed the region. Intense gradient winds over 60 mph whipped snowdrifts up to 12 feet in some locations! Over 1,000 motorists were stranded in the region with some forced to seek shelter in churches, courthouses, nearby homes, and in one case a National Guard Armory. Many cars were completely buried by snowdrifts and unable to be recovered until a few days later.

2000: Thunderstorms repeatedly moved over Stonewall County early this morning resulting in four to six inches of rain across the upper Brazos River basin. Minor flooding occurred along the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River in southern Stonewall County. The river flooded a portion of a roadside park near a river gage 10 miles south of Aspermont in addition to farmland along the river east and southeast of Old Glory.

2001: Thunderstorms became quite intense this afternoon over parts of the southern South Plains with a couple instances of damaging winds and large hail. South of Anton in Hockley County, a vehicle was blown off of Farm-to-Marked Road 168 by winds estimated to be at least 70 mph. Damaging winds also snapped some power poles in Lubbock while hail as large as golf balls damaged a number of automobiles in O'Donnell.

2006: A strong upper-level storm system propagated east over the Texas Panhandle this day and interacted with sufficiently cold air to result in light snow accumulations over the extreme southern Panhandle and the northern South Plains. Snow accumulations generally ranged between one to three inches. The wintry weather, however, did not significantly impact travel conditions given recent warm temperatures that helped to keep area roadways and highways free of ice and snow.

2007: An active round of severe thunderstorms, including five tornadoes, affected a large portion of the Southern Plains of the U.S. during the afternoon and evening hours of the 23rd. Supercell thunderstorms with a history of producing deadly tornadoes propagated northeastward from the plains of eastern New Mexico into the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle and the western South Plains of West Texas during the evening hours. As these storms moved eastward across the state line, convective modes transitioned from classic supercells toward mini-bow segments and line-echo-waves. Despite the linear nature of the storms, extreme wind shear resulted in at least five tornadoes across the western South Plains region. Tornadoes were initially observed in the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle and the northwestern South Plains around 10 PM. The hardest hit area was the Bovina vicinity in Parmer County, where a weak tornado struck the city resulting in minor structural damage. Severe storms producing widespread wind damage and at least one strong tornado then impacted portions of Cochran, southern Bailey, and Lamb Counties during the late evening hours. Two cotton gins in Cochran County were severely damaged, and power outages were widespread. No injuries were reported during the severe weather outbreak on the 23rd, but property damage estimates totaled more than $400,000.

2011: A wildfire ignited in heavy grassland fuels just east of Hale Center around 3 PM on the 23rd. Although winds were light, breezy and very dry conditions on the 22nd contributed to an enhanced curing of fuels on the 23rd. Relative humidity values around 10 percent and temperatures in the 70s helped to promote rapid fire spread in these fuels. The fire started when a resident attempted to burn a trash pile along Farm-to-Market Road 1914. The fire escaped in the parched fuels and destroyed two storage sheds when it ran more than 200 acres.

2013: Late this Saturday afternoon and evening, a round of strong winds and blowing dust was dealt to the South Plains region. Wind gusts of 55 to 65 mph were common both from the west, ahead of a cold front, and from the northwest and north, immediately following the cold front. In addition to causing some sporadic and mostly minor property damage, the intense winds created thick blowing dust and resulted in a brief period of brownout conditions for many locations on the Caprock. Also, a smoldering burn pit in eastern Hockley County re-ignited and grew into a large wildfire that destroyed three buildings and temporarily closed Highway 114 east of Smyer.