What happened: A heavy storms rolled through West Texas last night. The large cell went down I-20 dropping hail and high winds through Odessa.  The main part of the storm shifted though and only sideswiped northwest Midland at about 9:15pm.  A second storm kicked up around Midland 1am but was not as violent as the prior storm.

The big picture: Rain totals from the first storm were about 0.1 inches in northwest Midland.  Including the second storm, precipitation was between 0.25 inches in the south and 0.51 inches in the north.

What’s next: Midland can expect more storms the next few days, with expected severe thunderstorms tonight and continued showers all day Thursday.  This weekend it clears up with Saturday expected to be mostly sunny with lows in the 40’s and highs in the 50’s.

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