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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 29, 2009Cottle County, King County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2009, 7:31 PM CDT for Cottle County, King County, Texas. It was in force for 59 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
Apr 29, 2009, 7:31 PM CDT (00:31 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2009, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cottle County, TX, King County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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
Apr 29, 12:36 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr
Apr 29, 3:47 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

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 Apr 29, 6:45 PM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 6:45 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 11:31 AM CDT, 8 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1131 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ021>044-301645-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
1131 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CONVECTIVE

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA. THE DRYLINE IS FORECAST TO PUSH EASTWARD INTO THE
EXTREME WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE BY LATE
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...A DRYLINE BULGE MAY DEVELOP INTO THE
SOUTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS WITH INCREASED CONVERGENCE ALONG AND TO THE
NORTH OF IT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY OF THE DRYLINE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY AND SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR
WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL STORMS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
ALSO...LOCALLY BACKED WINDS...EITHER ALONG AND TO THE NORTH OF THE
DRYLINE BULGE...OR ALONG A RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY DRAPED FROM
THE NORTHEAST SOUTH PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS...MAY
BRING THE THREAT FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ON
THE DRYLINE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR EASTERN ROLLING
PLAINS...HOWEVER WEAKER WINDS ALOFT WILL LIMIT THE THREAT FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BY LATER THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY BRING
THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
601 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0601 PM     HAIL             SOUTH PLAINS            34.22N 101.31W
04/29/2009  E1.00 INCH       FLOYD              TX   SKYWARN SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00426

JURECKA
Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:08 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
608 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0602 PM     HAIL             10 N MATADOR            34.16N 100.82W
04/29/2009  E1.75 INCH       MOTLEY             TX   STORM CHASER

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EVENT NUMBER 00428

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Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:38 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
638 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0602 PM     HAIL             9 NNW MATADOR           34.14N 100.88W
04/29/2009  E1.75 INCH       MOTLEY             TX   STORM CHASER

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00429

GS
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 6:44 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
644 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

TXZ037-300015-
DICKENS TX-
644 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS DICKENS COUNTY...

AT 643 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DICKENS COUNTY...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DICKENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
Local storm report, Apr 29, 6:52 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
652 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

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

0651 PM     HAIL             1 NNE CEDAR HILL        34.16N 101.20W
04/29/2009  E1.00 INCH       FLOYD              TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

&&

EVENT NUMBER 00430

JURECKA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCottle, Motley48 min
Apr 29, 7:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCottle38 min
Apr 29, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBMotley62 min
Apr 29, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBDickens53 min
Apr 29, 8:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBDickens28 min
Apr 29, 8:23 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBDickens, King52 min
Apr 29, 8:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, King63 min
Apr 29, 8:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBCottle, Dickens, King, Motley114 min
Apr 29, 9:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBKing44 min
Apr 29, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBDickens, King41 min
Apr 29, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing, Stonewall44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.