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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 100, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 3, 2013Terry County, Yoakum County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2013, 2:20 AM CDT for Terry County, Yoakum County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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 3, 2013, 2:20 AM CDT (07:20 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2013, 3:00 AM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 243 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 2, 11:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 11:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1131 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

.AVIATION...
COMPLEX OF STRONG AND SEVERE TSRA FROM CLOVIS SOUTHWEST TO ROSWELL
SHOULD CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST THRU 07Z AND INTO A STRENGTHENING
LOW LEVEL JET...BUT AN OVERALL DIMINISHING TREND IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY IS EXPECTED. BLDU IS LIKELY OCCURRING AHEAD OF THESE
STORMS ALONG AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AND THIS COULD CERTAINLY IMPACT
LBB NEAR 07Z WITH SOME LOWER VISBYS AND GUSTY WEST WINDS. HAVE
ALSO ADDED SOME -TSRA AROUND THIS TIME...BUT BLDU TENDS TO BE A
BETTER BET IN SITUATIONS OF COLLAPSING/DECAYING STORMS.

TSRA TO REMAIN TOO DISTANT FROM CDS OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER A SECOND
ROUND OF ISO-SCT TSRA SHOULD DEVELOP BY LATE MONDAY AFTN NEAR LBB
WITH SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY POSSIBLY THREATENING CDS THEREAFTER.
FOR NOW HAVE INSERTED CB MENTION AT LBB AT 22Z...BUT LATER TAFS
WILL FINE TUNE THIS THREAT ACCORDINGLY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FRIONA        60  96  60  98  64 /  30  20  10  10  10
TULIA         59  94  64  99  64 /  20  20  20  10  10
PLAINVIEW     62  94  65 100  65 /  20  20  20  10  10
LEVELLAND     63  94  65 101  66 /  30  20  20  10   0
LUBBOCK       64  95  66 102  67 /  20  20  20  10   0
DENVER CITY   64  95  65 102  66 /  30  20  20  10   0
BROWNFIELD    63  95  65 102  67 /  30  20  20  10   0
CHILDRESS     61  94  70 104  69 /  10  20  20  20  20
SPUR          63  94  67 104  69 /  20  20  20  10  10
ASPERMONT     64  95  70 105  70 /  10  20  10  20  20

&&

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

93

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 11:33 AM CDT, 14 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1133 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

TXZ021>044-031645-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
1133 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SMALL COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO
AND ADVANCE INTO THE SOUTHWEST PANHANDLE OR WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS
LATE THIS EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME BRIEFLY
STRONG...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF
INCH IN DIAMETER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WELL AS ON TUESDAY...BUT
LIMITED TO THE FAR SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN ROLLING
PLAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

02

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 12:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1254 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

TXZ039-030630-
YOAKUM-
1254 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YOAKUM COUNTY...

AT 1251 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF PLAINS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...CONTINUOUS 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 3296 10306 3338 10305 3333 10287 3299 10259
      3296 10259
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 309DEG 28KT 3317 10303

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:15 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
115 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

TXZ021-022-027-028-030645-
BAILEY-CASTRO-LAMB-PARMER-
115 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAMB...BAILEY...CASTRO  AND
PARMER  COUNTIES...

AT 112 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND WEST
TEXAS MESONET OBSERVATIONS INDICATED STRONG WINDS ALONG THE BACK
EDGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN PARMER AND CASTRO COUNTIES. THROUGH 145 AM
CDT...WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 55 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF PARMER AND CASTRO COUNTIES AS WELL AS
NORTHERN BAILEY AND NORTHERN LAMB COUNTIES.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 3475 10200 3437 10203 3431 10204 3430 10208
      3416 10208 3407 10210 3410 10304 3475 10302
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 268DEG 22KT 3451 10242

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:26 AM CDT, 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
126 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

TXZ039-030700-
YOAKUM-
126 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR YOAKUM COUNTY...

AT 121 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF DENVER CITY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. THIS
STORM WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND DENVER CITY.

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 3296 10305 3332 10305 3322 10278 3297 10259
      3296 10259
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 307DEG 16KT 3307 10300

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:45 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
145 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

TXZ021>023-027-028-030745-
BAILEY-CASTRO-LAMB-PARMER-SWISHER-
145 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAMB...BAILEY...SWISHER...CASTRO
AND PARMER COUNTIES...

AT 145 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND WEST
TEXAS MESONET OBSERVATIONS INDICATED STRONG WINDS ALONG THE BACK
EDGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN PARMER AND CASTRO COUNTIES. THROUGH 245 AM
CDT...WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF PARMER AND CASTRO COUNTIES AS WELL AS
WESTERN SWISHER AND NORTHERN BAILEY AND NORTHERN LAMB COUNTIES.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL
THESE STRONG WINDS HAVE PASSED.

LAT...LON 3475 10163 3432 10164 3432 10209 3417 10253
      3408 10304 3474 10303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0644Z 238DEG 11KT 3456 10224

Local storm report, Jun 3, 1:50 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
150 AM CDT MON JUN 03 2013

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

0140 AM     TSTM WND GST     7 WNW DENVER CITY       33.01N 102.94W
06/03/2013  M62 MPH          YOAKUM             TX   MESONET

            ALSO A GUST OF 58 MPH AT 0135 AM. WEST TEXAS MESONET
            REPORT.

&&

EVENT NUMBER LUB1300277

MCONDER

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 2:17 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
217 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

TXZ039-040-030745-
TERRY-YOAKUM-
217 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAR EASTERN YOAKUM AND SOUTHERN
TERRY  COUNTIES...

AT 213 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES WEST OF BROWNFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 55 MPH...FREQUENT 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 3297 10270 3320 10275 3327 10224 3296 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0716Z 267DEG 27KT 3307 10257

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Bailey, Parmer	49 min
Jun 3, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Parmer	25 min
Jun 3, 12:54 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Yoakum	36 min
Jun 3, 1:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Castro, Parmer	30 min
Jun 3, 1:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Yoakum	34 min
Jun 3, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Yoakum	52 min
Jun 3, 1:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Castro, Parmer, Swisher	60 min
Jun 3, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Terry	28 min
Jun 3, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Bailey, Castro, Parmer, Swisher	32 min
Jun 3, 3:15 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Lubbock and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 3, 5:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	47 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.