Tornado Warning 10, NWS Lubbock, TX

Issued

May 23, 2016, 10:03 PM CDT (03:03 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 2016, 10:19 PM CDT

In force

16 min

Issued by

NWS Lubbock, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Damage threat

Considerable

Hail

1.75 in

County Hall County, TX

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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686 
WFUS54 KLUB 240303
TORLUB
TXC191-240330-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0010.160524T0303Z-160524T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1003 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HALL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
    
* AT 1002 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TURKEY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15
  MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
           ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS 
           WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS 
           LIKELY. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  TURKEY AROUND 1020 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS STILL OCCURRING! THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO! RESIDENTS OF TURKEY SHOULD TAKE
IMMEDIATE TORNADO PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3436 10074 3433 10082 3440 10092 3446 10081
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 125DEG 14KT 3437 10081 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MCZ

705 
WWUS54 KLUB 240311
SVSLUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1011 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

TXC191-240330-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160524T0330Z/
HALL TX-
1011 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HALL COUNTY...
    
AT 1009 PM CDT...A POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS INDICATED BY RADAR ABOUT 3
MILES EAST OF TURKEY...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. SPOTTER REPORTS
AND RADAR INDICATE THE EARLIER LARGE TORNADO HAS WEAKENED.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL 
         BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM SHOULD REMAIN JUST EAST AND NORTHEAST OF
TURKEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3436 10074 3433 10082 3440 10092 3446 10081
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 138DEG 14KT 3441 10085 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MCZ

307 
WWUS54 KLUB 240319
SVSLUB

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1019 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

TXC191-240326-
/O.CAN.KLUB.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160524T0330Z/
HALL TX-
1019 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HALL COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
THE THREAT FOR A TORNADO HAS ENDED FOR THE TIME BEING. ROTATION WITH
THIS SUPERCELL STORM HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE WARNED AREA AND IS NOT
SUPPORTIVE OF ADDITIONAL TORNADOES AT THIS TIME.

ROTATION WITH THIS STORM COULD RE-INTENSIFY AT ANY TIME AND
ADDITIONAL TORNADO WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED.

LAT...LON 3436 10074 3433 10082 3440 10092 3446 10081
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 125DEG 14KT 3443 10088 

$$

MCZ

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