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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 26, 2014Lubbock County, Lynn County, Terry County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2014, 6:31 PM CDT for Lubbock County, Lynn County, Terry County, Texas. It was in force for 29 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: May 26, 2014, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Terry County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 26, 3:03 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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: 998 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 581 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.3
Supercell composite: 1.6

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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 May 26, 6:28 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:28 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 11:30 AM CDT, 7 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1130 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXZ021>044-271630-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
1130 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS AND THE
ROLLING PLAINS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SOME OF
THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH HAIL UP
TO THE SIZE OF PING PONG BALLS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A SMALL CHANCE OF A TORNADO DEVELOPING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY OVER THE
ROLLING PLAINS.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MOST OF THE REGION THIS PAST
WEEKEND HAS SATURATED SOILS AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN LOCALIZED
FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

JW

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 26, 5:33 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
533 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXZ034-262245-
HOCKLEY-
533 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HOCKLEY COUNTY...

AT 531 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEVELLAND...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

IN ADDITION...PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY 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.

LAT...LON 3382 10226 3339 10226 3346 10259 3377 10261
      3382 10261
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 271DEG 34KT 3368 10250

Local storm report, May 26, 5:41 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
541 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

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

0541 PM     FLOOD            FLOYDADA                33.98N 101.34W
05/26/2014                   FLOYD              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HIGHWAY 207 FLOODED OVER JUST NORTH OF FLOYDADA

&&

EVENT NUMBER LUB1400133

BH

Local storm report, May 26, 5:43 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
543 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

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

0535 PM     FLOOD            8 S RALLS               33.56N 101.38W
05/26/2014                   CROSBY             TX   PUBLIC

            HIGHWAY 207 FLOODED

&&

EVENT NUMBER LUB1400134

BH

Special weather statement, May 26, 5:43 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
543 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXZ036-037-042-043-262315-
CROSBY-DICKENS-GARZA-KENT-
543 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KENT...GARZA...DICKENS  AND
CROSBY COUNTIES...

AT 539 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DICKENS...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

IN ADDITION...PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.  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 3363 10065 3323 10071 3324 10138 3363 10130
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 269DEG 24KT 3336 10113

Local storm report, May 26, 5:49 PM CDT, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
549 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

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

0547 PM     HAIL             10 NW POST              33.29N 101.50W
05/26/2014  E1.00 INCH       GARZA              TX   SKYWARN SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER LUB1400135

BH

Special weather statement, May 26, 5:55 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
555 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

TXZ034-262315-
HOCKLEY-
555 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LANDSPOUTS REPORTED IN HOCKLEY
COUNTY...

AT 552 PM CDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK RECEIVED
REPORTS OF A LANDSPOUT TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LEVELLAND...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. A LANDSPOUT IS A TORNADO OF SHORT
DURATION AND WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 60 MPH WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR
DAMAGE AND INJURIES IN THE DIRECT PATH OF ITS CIRCULATION. IF YOU
OBSERVE A LANDSPOUT...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.

IN ADDITION...PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...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 3363 10208 3342 10208 3343 10244 3361 10243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 271DEG 20KT 3352 10232

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 10:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Castro, Lamb	33 min
May 26, 12:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hale, Swisher	22 min
May 26, 9:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hale	29 min
May 26, 10:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Briscoe, Hale	29 min
May 26, 10:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hale, Swisher	45 min
May 26, 2:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hale	2 hr
May 26, 3:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hockley	21 min
May 26, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	27 min
May 26, 3:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	35 min
May 26, 3:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	2 hr
May 26, 4:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LUB	Lubbock	2 hr
May 26, 4:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	24 min
May 26, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	33 min
May 26, 4:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hale, Swisher	109 min
May 26, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn	32 min
May 26, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	30 min
May 26, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn	32 min
May 26, 5:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hockley	12 min
May 26, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Crosby, Dickens	32 min
May 26, 5:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hockley	20 min
May 26, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent	27 min
May 26, 6:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock	23 min
May 26, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Dickens, Kent, King	35 min
May 26, 6:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LUB	Lubbock, Lynn	86 min
May 26, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Dickens, King	32 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.