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Tornado Warning 40, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 16, 1997Kent County, Stonewall County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 16, 1997, 7:54 PM CDT for Kent County, Stonewall County, Texas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 1997, 7:54 PM CDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 1997, 8:40 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Whole counties

Counties Kent County, TX, Stonewall County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 209 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 1997-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 145 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 1997-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
145 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KLBB 170055 RRA
TORLBB
TXC263-433-170140-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
754 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK TX HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 840 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN NORTHWESTERN TEXAS

   ...EASTERN KENT COUNTY
   ...STONEWALL COUNTY
 
AT 752 PM CDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
6 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF JAYTON MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER RURAL AREAS.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO
BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SAFET0Y IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A
CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR CUSHIONS TO
COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.



WGH/GW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 16, 6:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
TXZ021-027-033-039-162325-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
605 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED:  PARMER BAILEY COCHRAN YOAKUM.

THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  CASTRO SWISHER BRISCOE HALL
CHILDRESS LAMB HALE FLOYD MOTLEY COTTLE HOCKLEY LUBBOCK CROSBY
DICKENS KING TERRY LYNN GARZA KENT STONEWALL.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 6:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
TXZ021-027-033-039-162325-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
605 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED:  PARMER BAILEY COCHRAN YOAKUM.

THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  CASTRO SWISHER BRISCOE HALL
CHILDRESS LAMB HALE FLOYD MOTLEY COTTLE HOCKLEY LUBBOCK CROSBY
DICKENS KING TERRY LYNN GARZA KENT STONEWALL.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 6:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
TXZ022-023-028-034-040-162335-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
616 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED:  SWISHER CASTRO LAMB HOCKLEY TERRY.

THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA UNTIL 8
PM...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  BRISCOE HALL CHILDRESS HALE
FLOYD MOTLEY COTTLE LUBBOCK CROSBY DICKENS KING LYNN GARZA KENT
STONEWALL.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 6:17 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
TXZ022-023-028-034-040-162335-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
616 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED:  SWISHER CASTRO LAMB HOCKLEY TERRY.

THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA UNTIL 8
PM...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  BRISCOE HALL CHILDRESS HALE
FLOYD MOTLEY COTTLE LUBBOCK CROSBY DICKENS KING LYNN GARZA KENT
STONEWALL.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 7:15 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
TXZ024-029-030-035-041-170035-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
715 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED:  BRISCOE FLOYD HALE LUBBOCK LYNN.

THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA UNTIL 8
PM...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  HALL CHILDRESS MOTLEY COTTLE
CROSBY DICKENS KING GARZA KENT STONEWALL.
Special weather statement, Jun 16, 7:16 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
TXZ024-029-030-035-041-170035-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
715 PM CDT MON JUN 16 1997

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED:  BRISCOE FLOYD HALE LUBBOCK LYNN.

THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA UNTIL 8
PM...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:  HALL CHILDRESS MOTLEY COTTLE
CROSBY DICKENS KING GARZA KENT STONEWALL.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBDickens64 min
Jun 16, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKent50 min
Jun 16, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress32 min
Jun 16, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBStonewall50 min
Jun 16, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing64 min
Jun 16, 7:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBKing62 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.