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The No. 1 draft pick was already named an All-Star this season, and she just tied the WNBA’s rookie record with 44 points in Wednesday’s buzzer-beating loss in Los Angeles.

There is a Fox 26 Storm Alert in place for Friday afternoon due to expected scattered and heavy storms between 2-9p.m.

Highs will range from the upper 80s to lower 90s across the area today with showers and storms starting up around noon. Rain will taper off for all near sunset. Tomorrow showers and storms will develop in the afternoon once again after most of the morning stays dry.

Your Friday will be a bit stormy. There is a chance of storms this morning north of HWY 20, with more scattered storms likely this afternoon and evening. The chance of these storms being severe is small, but if they do turn severe, the main threat will be wind and hail.

Paige Bueckers scored 11 points Friday night, but the Dallas Wings dropped their fourth straight game in a 95-60 blowout loss to the Skylar Diggins and the Seattle Storm at home.

FRIDAY: Afternoon highs are expected to be five to seven degrees cooler than previous days for many in southern Colorado thanks to a cold front passing by. Afternoon storms will fire off, especially for the Palmer Divide, El Paso and Teller Counties. Threats of small hail and gusty winds are in the forecast as these storms move through.