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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 18, 2012King County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 18, 2012, 5:22 PM CDT for King County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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
Mar 18, 2012, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired
Mar 18, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County King County, TX

The radar

The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 18, 5:48 PM CDTHAIL 112 Ese Guthrie, TXRPTD VIA STORM CHASER WEB CAM...MEASURED WITH RULER LIVE ONLINE.
Mar 18, 5:48 PM CDTHAIL 112 Ese Guthrie, TXRPTD VIA STORM CHASER WEB CAM...MEASURE WITH RULER LIVE ONLINE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 18, 3:12 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 240 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-03-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1066 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-03-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1066 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-188 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

526 
WFUS54 KLUB 182222
TORLUB
TXC269-182300-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0001.120318T2222Z-120318T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
522 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN KING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS.

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 517 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A RAPIDLY        
  ROTATING WALL CLOUD PRODUCING A FUNNEL CLOUD. THE WALL             
  CLOUD WAS LOCATED ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTH OF GUTHRIE...MOVING         
  NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN KING COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME...TAKE COVER NOW! ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 8067451290.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING
FOR THE PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 10000 3340 10025 3343 10033 3368 10023
      3368 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 219DEG 25KT 3343 10022

$$

AMP.22
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS54 KLUB 182233
SVSLUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
533 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

TXC269-182300-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T2300Z/
KING TX-
533 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN KING COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 527 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. A 
TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 14 
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUTHRIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 82 BETWEEN BENJAMIN AND GUTHRIE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR 
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO 
THREAT...LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS IN 
EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LUBBOCK AT 8067451290.

&&

LAT...LON 3342 10000 3342 10021 3348 10027 3368 10015
      3368 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 219DEG 25KT 3348 10017

$$

AMP.22
418 
WWUS54 KLUB 182249
SVSLUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
549 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

TXC269-182300-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T2300Z/
KING TX-
549 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL KING COUNTY
UNTIL 600 PM CDT...

AT 546 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUTHRIE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 82 BETWEEN BENJAMIN AND GUTHRIE NEAR THE   
  KNOX AND KING COUNTY LINE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT... EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR 
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO 
THREAT...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS 
STORM 12 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF GUTHRIE.  

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN LUBBOCK AT 8067451290.

&&

LAT...LON 3346 10000 3347 10011 3355 10015 3368 10012
      3368 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 233DEG 17KT 3353 10006

$$

AMP.22

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 3:27 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 6 more17 hr
Mar 18, 3:27 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLUBBailey, Castro, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer and 3 more17 hr
Mar 18, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBKing25 min
Mar 18, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBChildress37 min
Mar 18, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress, Cottle, Hall59 min
Mar 18, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBKent50 min
Mar 18, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, King51 min
Mar 18, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBCottle29 min
Mar 18, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress66 min
Mar 18, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBKing46 min
Mar 18, 4:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing, Stonewall41 min
Mar 18, 5:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBKing13 min
Mar 18, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress18 min
Mar 18, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBGarza44 min
Mar 18, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza, Lynn66 min
Mar 18, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBCottle29 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.