An unusual weather phenomenon happened in the middle of the night around Lubbock, Texas. Temperatures, which had fallen into the lower 70s F at 3:30 a.m. CDT, suddenly spiked into the lower 90s in less than an hour. An AccuWeather / Ambient Weather station nearby in Idalou, Texas, recorded the dramatic increase, jumping from 65...
A weather event known as a "heat burst" happened on Thursday night in Lubbock, Texas, with temperatures jumping from the 70s to the 90s in less than an hour.Updated Jun 7, 2024 12:48 PM EDTAn unusual weather phenomenon happened in the middle of the night around Lubbock, Texas. Temperatures, which had fallen into the lower 70s F at 3:30 a.m. CDT, suddenly spiked into the lower 90s in less than an hour.
An AccuWeather / Ambient Weather station nearby in Idalou, Texas, recorded the dramatic increase, jumping from 65 degrees to 88 degrees in less than 60 minutes. Temperature graph from an AccuWeather / Ambient Weather station nearby in Idalou, Texas, between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time on June 7, 2024.
The phenomenon is known as a"heat burst" and typically occurs at night when a dying thunderstorm's downdraft dries out and warms up, creating a blast of hot air with high winds. Unofficial historical weather records show heat bursts causing temperatures to spike as much as 40 degrees in as little as 10 minutes.
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