Kevin Selle

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - In this segment of Under the Weather, Kevin Selle tells us about a record-breaking bolt of lightning that traveled a long way. We’ve all heard of a “bolt from the blue” which is a bolt of lightning that travels some distance from the parent thunderstorm. “There has been a shocking development in weather research, a new record long lightning flash,” said Selle. “I’m kind of like Nick Fury of the Avengers.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KFDA) - With a good north wind at your back, it is just under two hours to the American Windmill Museum in Lubbock. “We would not be here without the windmill,” says Sandra Harris, executive director of the museum. The museum preserves and celebrates one of the main reasons we get to live the Panhandle. “We don’t have rivers, lakes, streams to get water out of. When people were coming to this area they were looking for water. You don’t live very long without water” she says.

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - A new report released by Climate Central shows evidence that the number of fire weather days has increased across the Panhandle.