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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 5, 2005Briscoe County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2005, 6:20 PM CDT for Briscoe County, Texas. It was in force for 55 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 5, 2005, 6:20 PM CDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2005, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Briscoe County, TX

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 5, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 301 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 12:00Z on 2005-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2924 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2005-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2924 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
2.2

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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.

NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 4:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 4:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
453 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

.SHORT TERM...
HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO INCLULDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER
408 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

XI

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.

&&

11
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 11:30 AM CDT, 6 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1130 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

TXZ021>044-061630-
BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-CHILDRESS-COCHRAN-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-FLOYD-
GARZA-HALE-HALL-HOCKLEY-KENT-KING-LAMB-LUBBOCK-LYNN-MOTLEY-PARMER-
STONEWALL-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM-
1130 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

.DAY ONE...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH AND ROLLING PLAINS...GENERALLY
EAST OF A LINE FROM LEVELLAND TO BROWNFIELD.  THE SLIGHT RISK
INCLUDES THE LUBBOCK METROPOLITAN AREA.

ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG A NEARLY STATIONARY COLD FRONT
LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ODONNELL TO ASPERMONT.  THE
FRONT WILL PUSH NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND ALLOW
MOISTURE TO RETURN TO THE AREA...AS WELL AS PROVIDE A LIFTING
MECHANISM TO GENERATE ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE
CAPPED BY WARMER AIR ABOVE THE SURFACE.  THE CAP WILL BE BROKEN
THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 80S.

ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY
BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT.  DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING WILL FOLLOW THE
MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT AND DEEPER MOISTURE FARTHER TO THE NORTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAINLY AFTER
4 PM.

LAMARRE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
500 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

TXZ021>044-060500-
BAILEY-BRISCOE-CASTRO-CHILDRESS-COCHRAN-COTTLE-CROSBY-DICKENS-FLOYD-
GARZA-HALE-HALL-HOCKLEY-KENT-KING-LAMB-LUBBOCK-LYNN-MOTLEY-PARMER-
STONEWALL-SWISHER-TERRY-YOAKUM-
500 PM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
NUMBER 408 EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

BAILEY...BRISCOE...CASTRO...CHILDRESS...COCHRAN...COTTLE...
CROSBY...DICKENS...FLOYD...GARZA...HALE...HALL...HOCKLEY...KENT...
KING...LAMB...LUBBOCK...LYNN...MOTLEY...PARMER...STONEWALL...
SWISHER...TERRY...YOAKUM.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

LAMARRE
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:22 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
522 PM CDT SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     HAIL             9 S LUBBOCK             33.45N 101.88W
06/05/2005  2.00 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED AT 77TH AND AVE W

&&

GS
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:34 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
534 PM CDT SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             2 N WILSON              33.35N 101.73W
06/05/2005  4.25 INCH        LYNN               TX   PUBLIC

&&

GS
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:44 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
544 PM CDT SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     HAIL             SLATON                  33.44N 101.64W
06/05/2005  0.75 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM 41 AND HWY 84

&&

GS
Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:58 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
558 PM CDT SUN JUN 05 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0536 PM     HAIL             SLATON                  33.44N 101.64W
06/05/2005  1.75 INCH        LUBBOCK            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

GS
Local storm report, Jun 5, 6:19 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBStonewall39 min
Jun 5, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLubbock56 min
Jun 5, 4:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLynn55 min
Jun 5, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale63 min
Jun 5, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLubbock61 min
Jun 5, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLynn47 min
Jun 5, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBDickens67 min
Jun 5, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza66 min
Jun 5, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBFloyd64 min
Jun 5, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby37 min
Jun 5, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKent65 min
Jun 5, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLubbock62 min
Jun 5, 6:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLynn60 min
Jun 5, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing66 min
Jun 5, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza60 min
Jun 5, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBDickens60 min

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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.