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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2010, 6:02 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 28 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 22, 2010, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2010, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crosby County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hale County, TX, Lubbock County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -291 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 284 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 22, 3:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 3:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 3:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 316 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ021>044-232030- PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 316 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT CONVECTIVE THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTH PLAINS...SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...AND SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A DRYLINE ROUGHLY OVER THE INTERSTATE 27 CORRIDOR. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP WEST OF THE DRYLINE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BECOME MOST WIDESPREAD BY THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND SPEEDS MAY EXCEED 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 3:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Apr 22, 3:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 347 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ021-022-222130- CASTRO-PARMER- 347 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CASTRO AND PARMER COUNTIES... AT 343 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FRIONA TO NEAR CLOVIS NEW MEXICO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. MCZ/AMP
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 4:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 441 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ035-036-222215- CROSBY-LUBBOCK- 441 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LUBBOCK AND CROSBY COUNTIES... AT 437 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHEAST LUBBOCK COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCZ/AMP
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 5:17 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 517 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ029-035-222245- HALE-LUBBOCK- 517 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LUBBOCK AND HALE COUNTIES... AT 515 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABERNATHY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. AMP
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 5:29 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 529 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ035-036-222300- CROSBY-LUBBOCK- 529 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LUBBOCK AND CROSBY COUNTIES... AT 528 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF SLATON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. MCZ/AMP
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 5:38 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 538 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ035-222300- LUBBOCK- 538 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LUBBOCK COUNTY... AT 537 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTH PLAINS MALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. MCZ/AMP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Kent | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, Dickens, King, Motley | 50 min |
| Apr 21, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Kent | 26 min |
| Apr 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Dickens, King | 36 min |
| Apr 21, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall, Motley | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cochran, Terry, Yoakum | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 9:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cochran, Hockley | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 5:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Floyd, Lubbock | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Floyd | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Hale, Swisher | 36 min |
| Apr 22, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Floyd, Motley | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Hall | 54 min |
| Apr 22, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Garza | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Hale, Motley, Swisher | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Motley | 32 min |
| Apr 22, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens | 53 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.