UPDATE: Another round of potent severe thunderstorms prompted road closures and flooding Tuesday evening in Lubbock County. 

Lubbock police urged drivers to avoid University, Indiana and Quaker avenues between 114th and 130th streets Tuesday evening as water covered the roadways, leaving several vehicles stalled out in high water.

A flash flood warning was issued for southeastern Hockley County and southern Lubbock County until 8:30 p.m. as between 1.5 inches an 3.5 inches of rain were recorded, with additional rainfall still possible.

That was on top of more than 1.5 inches of rain recorded overnight Monday into Tuesday at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, according to the weather service.

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Original story: he South Plains and Panhandle saw widespread thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, bringing much-needed rainfall but flooding, damaging winds and several reports of tornadoes. 

Both Amarillo and Lubbock saw saw more than an inch of rain and strong winds, while communities such as Muleshoe and Sudan saw between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain.  

Joe Merchant, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said about 1.57 inches of rain was reported at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, which is still 2.5 inches short of the year-to-date average.  Amarillo saw 1.16 inches overnight Monday into Tuesday, with both communities expecting more going into Wednesday before conditions dry out.

“So (the rain) was very helpful, but we definitely still have a way to go here,” Merchant said. “We still have some catching up to do given the pattern this spring and what the forecast is, as well from the Climate Prediction Center.”  

Strong winds in excess of 80 mph in some areas, including Hockley County, led to power outages and reports of damage to structures.

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The Levelland Fire Department reported its crews were assessing some of the damage Tuesday morning. They shared photos of a damaged barn, irrigation pivots and pump jacks as well as downed powerlines just north of State Highway 114 near Brazil Road.

According to the latest storm reports from the National Weather Service in Lubbock, there were four tornadoes reported in the Morton area, although all were over open country and no injuries were reported.

The supercell of the tornadoes near Morton lasted for about three hours and all stemmed from the same storm.  

“We actually have a team from our office out there doing a storm survey," Merchant said. "So, there have been reports of some power poles down and also some reports of pump jacks that have been knocked down.”  

There was a 30% chance of severe thunderstorms going into the overnight hours Tuesday, but those were expected to scale back going into Wednesday. The National Weather Service predicts the rest of the week to have increasing temperatures, reaching 100 degrees or more by Saturday.

“We are pretty fortunate to have gotten this rainfall,” Merchant said.