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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2001, 6:56 PM CDT for Childress County, Texas. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2001, 6:56 PM CDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2001, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Childress County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:15 PM CDT | Hail 2.75 | Tell, TX | Wind-driven baseball size hail damaged buildings and automobiles. |
| May 2, 7:30 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Tell, TX | Law enforcement officials reported golfball size hail. |
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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KLUB 022357 TORLBB TXC075-030030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 656 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2001 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CHILDRESS COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 651 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION OVER TELL...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHILDRESS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SPOTTERS REPORTED STRONG INDICATIONS THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... TELL... CHILDRESS... IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW! LAT...LON 3432 10042 3432 10018 3459 10013 3468 10042
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 66 min |
| May 2, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 45 min |
| May 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale, Lubbock | 47 min |
| May 2, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress | 49 min |
| May 2, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 48 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.