Thunderstorms likely the rest of week

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  • A tree was split into two pieces at a house at the intersection of Cedar Creek Drive and Champion Drive after the storms this weekend.
    A tree was split into two pieces at a house at the intersection of Cedar Creek Drive and Champion Drive after the storms this weekend.
  • Rainwater flooded Towle Park Monday night after a thunderstorm dropped hail and rain in Snyder. Scurry County was under a thunderstorm watch during the evening hours as the system moved through the region. Rain will remain the forecast this week.
    Rainwater flooded Towle Park Monday night after a thunderstorm dropped hail and rain in Snyder. Scurry County was under a thunderstorm watch during the evening hours as the system moved through the region. Rain will remain the forecast this week.
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More rain and storms appear to be on the horizon for Scurry County, according to the National Weather Service.
That follows a weekend of rain storms and reports of hail in the area Monday.
The SnTx Industrial Park received 0.34 of an inch of rain on Monday.
Western Texas College received 0.30 of an inch, Winston Field received 0.26 of an inch, Fluvanna received 0.15 of an inch and Gail received 0.14 of an inch.
Andrew Arnold, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Midland/Odessa region, said several reports of hail were received from the Snyder area on Monday, with some hail as large as two inches in diameter.
Arnold said a low-pressure system has been moving across the southwestern states and is bringing rain with it.
“Nothing really unusual is causing it,” Arnold said. “You’ve just got this system that is moving across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and it’s also going to give us chances of rain.”
The National Weather Service forecasts a 35 to 40 percent chance of rain for Snyder starting this afternoon with a 60 percent chance of storms tonight.
The storms could bring hail up to quarter size, Arnold said.
The National Weather Service projects a 45 to 50 percent chance of rain in Snyder on Wednesday.
“I would say storms are a possibility in that area through late Thursday night and into Friday morning,” Arnold said. “With heavy rains, you run the risk of flooding, so people need to be aware and careful of that.”
For the month of May, Snyder has received 5.09 inches of rain. In May 2015, the county received 7.31 inches of rain.
Rain totals have also helped Lake J.B. Thomas rise. On Sunday, the lake was 68.4 percent full, but today it is listed at 68.7 percent full.