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Special Weather Statement, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 3, 2012, 7:37 PM CDT for Childress County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012, 7:37 PM CDT (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
County Childress County, TX
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 3, 6:48 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:48 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 11:31 AM CDT, 8 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1131 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2012 TXZ021>044-041645- 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 TUE APR 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND FAR NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND FAR NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE BUT MAY STILL PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS ON THE CAPROCK ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JORDAN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:03 PM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
403 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXZ026-032130-
CHILDRESS-
403 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHILDRESS COUNTY...
AT 357 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHILDRESS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
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. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 3432 10026 3448 10031 3470 10000 3469 9999
3456 10000 3456 9999 3433 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 236DEG 8KT 3441 10019Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
431 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXZ026-032200-
CHILDRESS-
431 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHILDRESS COUNTY...
AT 428 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CHILDRESS COUNTY...MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT KIRKLAND AND HIGHWAY 287.
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. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 3432 10021 3449 10022 3462 10000 3456 10000
3456 9999 3431 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 267DEG 11KT 3441 10011Special weather statement, Apr 3, 5:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
548 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
TXZ025-032315-
HALL-
548 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HALL COUNTY...
AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
THIS STORM WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND LAKEVIEW...MEMPHIS...
PLASKA COMMUNITY AND HIGHWAY 256 IN NORTHERN HALL COUNTY.
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. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 3451 10042 3455 10076 3474 10079 3475 10074
3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 261DEG 9KT 3467 10067The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Cottle | 35 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.