Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1992, 10:49 PM CDT for Bailey County, Texas. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1992, 10:49 PM CDT (03:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1992, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bailey County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 11:08 PM CDT | Hail 2.5 | Bailey, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 165 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2827 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 9.8
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
TXZ007-008-009-010-011-012-272315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 516 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN SOYUTH PLAINS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 510 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS. HOWEVER...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 50 MILES WEST OF AMARILLO AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TUCUMCARI. MOVEMENT OF STORMS WAS EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AS THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ENTER WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS BY THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV...OR OTHER LOCAL RADIO !STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. JAC
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 6:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
TXZ007-008-009-010-011-012-280015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 616 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 615 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF TUCUMCARI AND NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF CHANNING AND DUMAS 30 MILES NORTH-NORTHWESOF AMARILLO. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS WAS EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THOSE SECTIONS LATER THIS EVENING. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAYED TUNED DTO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. MG
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 7:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
TXZ007-008-009-010-011-012-280100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 701 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS UNTIL 1000 PM AND FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 658 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORMS ON THE SOUTH PLAINS. HOWEVER...STRONG STORMS WERE NOTED IN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS MAY AFFECT THE SOUTH PLAINS LATER THIS EVENING. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER PLANS NOW. BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION SHOULD THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GW
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 7:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
TXZ007-008-009-010-011-012-280145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 746 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCHES CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS UNTIL 1000 PM AND FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 743 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS. HOWEVER...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS MAY AFFECT THE NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS LATER THIS EVENING. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER PLANS NOW. BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION SHOULD THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. GW
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 8:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
TXZ007-008-009-010-011-012-280215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 814 PM CDT SAT JUN 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS UNTIL 1000 PM AND FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 811 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS. HOWEVER...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED BETWEEN FARWELL AND CLOVIS. THIS STORM MAY MOVE INTO BAILEY COUNTY BY 900 PM. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS SHOULD REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER PLANS. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER QUICKLY IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OR MOVE TOWARD YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 9:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Bailey | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey | 66 min |
| Jun 27, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cochran, Hockley | 69 min |
| Jun 27, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 1:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey | 60 min |
| Jun 28, 1:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Lamb | 63 min |
| Jun 28, 2:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey | 66 min |
| Jun 28, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley | 67 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.