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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2002, 8:25 PM CDT for Hall County, Texas. It was in force for 65 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2002, 8:25 PM CDT (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2002, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Hall County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:34 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 80 E | Brice, TX | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts, probably associated with the rear flank downdraft of the tornadic supercell, produced major damage to trees, power poles, power lines, center pivot irrigation systems, and the roofs of homes throughout a 10-mile stretch of Highw |
| May 5, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Brice, TX | An NWS storm survey team identified a narrow tornado track just north of town, in which trees were uprooted and snapped. |
| May 5, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Lesley, TX | A storm chaser reported a tornado north of town. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees, blew down power lines, and snapped power poles. |
| May 5, 9:12 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 61 E | Hedley, TX | Numerous trees and powerlines were reported blown down. |
| May 5, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Memphis, TX | A storm chaser reported a tornado southwest of town. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees, blew down power lines, and snapped a number of power poles. |
| May 5, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Hedley, TX | The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated. The tornado formed on the Donley and Collingsworth county line. |
| May 5, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Rolla, TX | The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. The tornado path length and width were estimated. This tornado formed on the Donley and Collingsworth county line and then moved into Collingsworth county before dissipating. |
| May 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 71 E | Memphis, TX | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts overturned four tractor trailers, caused extensive damage to buildings, including the school library, damaged the roofs of at least 50 homes, snapped power poles, and blew down power lines and trees. Portions of Highway 287 were |
| May 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Hail 1.5 | Memphis, TX | |
| May 5, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Memphis, TX | A storm chaser followed a tornado from just east of Memphis to about 13 miles west of Loco (in Childress County). The tornado snapped trees and power poles and downed power lines. |
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 5, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KLUB 060125 TORLBB TXC191-060230- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 824 PM CDT SUN MAY 5 2002 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... HALL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS * UNTIL 930 PM CDT * AT 820 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRICE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES WEST OF MEMPHIS. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH...THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. HAIL LARGER THAN BASEBALLS MAY BE POSSIBLE. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE... BRICE... LAKEVIEW... MEMPHIS... 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 TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 7 4 5 4 2 6 0. LAT...LON 3474 10094 3452 10094 3441 10043 3474 10044
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Swisher | 29 min |
| May 5, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale | 47 min |
| May 5, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Lamb | 19 min |
| May 5, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Swisher | 63 min |
| May 5, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Briscoe | 44 min |
| May 5, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 40 min |
| May 5, 9:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Childress | 55 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.