Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2016, 6:23 PM CDT for Hall County, Texas. It was in force for 37 min. 7 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
- May 22, 2016, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County Hall County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 6:44 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Lakeview, TX | |
| May 22, 6:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Lakeview, TX | |
| May 22, 6:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ese Lakeview, TX | LARGE CONE FOR 4-5 MIN...NOW RAIN WRAPPED |
| May 22, 6:52 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Ese Lakeview, TX | LARGE CONE FOR 4-5 MIN...NOW RAIN WRAPPED. TREES DEBARKED. |
| May 22, 6:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Se Lakeview, TX | LARGE RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO |
| May 22, 6:59 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Ssw Memphis, TX | MULTI-VORTEX TORNADO NOTED |
| May 22, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Lakeview, TX | SMALL TREES UPROOTED... 8 DIAMTER BRANCHES RIPPED OFF TREES |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 119 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1488 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1139 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
383
WFUS54 KLUB 222323
TORLUB
TXC191-230000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0006.160522T2323Z-160523T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
623 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 700 PM CDT
* AT 622 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MEMPHIS AROUND 650 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PLASKA
COMMUNITY AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3474 10041 3464 10042 3457 10070 3470 10083
3475 10075 3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 241DEG 17KT 3467 10070
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
266 follow-up statements
047
WWUS54 KLUB 222328
SVSLUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
628 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC191-230000-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160523T0000Z/
HALL TX-
628 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...
AT 627 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MEMPHIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: PLASKA
COMMUNITY AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3474 10041 3464 10042 3457 10070 3470 10083
3475 10075 3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 231DEG 36KT 3469 10061
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
26516
WWUS54 KLUB 222334
SVSLUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
634 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC191-230000-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160523T0000Z/
HALL TX-
634 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...
AT 633 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MEMPHIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM
CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT A PERSISTENT ROTATION AND COULD PRODUCE A
TORNADO AT ANY TIME.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MEMPHIS AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PLASKA
COMMUNITY AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3474 10041 3464 10042 3457 10070 3470 10083
3475 10075 3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 226DEG 13KT 3468 10062
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
26702
WWUS54 KLUB 222343
SVSLUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
643 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC191-230000-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160523T0000Z/
HALL TX-
643 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...
AT 642 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR MEMPHIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM
HAS A PERSISTENT STRONG ROTATION AND A TORNADO COULD FORM AT ANY
TIME.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MEMPHIS AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PLASKA
COMMUNITY AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3474 10041 3464 10042 3457 10070 3470 10083
3475 10075 3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 230DEG 20KT 3467 10059
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
26644
WWUS54 KLUB 222346
SVSLUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC191-230000-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160523T0000Z/
HALL TX-
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...
AT 645 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LAKEVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS TORNADO IS POTENTIALLY
RAIN WRAPPED.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MEMPHIS AROUND 655 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE PLASKA
COMMUNITY AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3474 10041 3464 10042 3457 10070 3470 10083
3475 10075 3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 241DEG 17KT 3468 10057
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
26841
WWUS54 KLUB 222355
SVSLUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
655 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC191-230000-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160523T0000Z/
HALL TX-
655 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...
AT 654 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR MEMPHIS...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: PLASKA
COMMUNITY AND LAKEVIEW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3474 10041 3464 10042 3457 10070 3470 10083
3475 10075 3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 205DEG 2KT 3464 10060
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
26777
WWUS54 KLUB 222357 CCA
SVSLUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
657 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC191-230000-
/O.COR.KLUB.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160523T0000Z/
HALL TX-
657 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY...
AT 657 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEMPHIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS 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.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MEMPHIS...LAKEVIEW AND PLASKA COMMUNITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3474 10041 3464 10042 3457 10070 3470 10083
3475 10075 3475 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 229DEG 13KT 3464 10060
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
26The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Terry | 45 min |
| May 22, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Bailey, Parmer | 14 min |
| May 22, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Castro | 11 min |
| May 22, 2:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Terry | 29 min |
| May 22, 3:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Hockley | 31 min |
| May 22, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Lynn | 32 min |
| May 22, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Lubbock | 32 min |
| May 22, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Crosby | 32 min |
| May 22, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Crosby | 33 min |
| May 22, 6:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Dickens | 33 min |
| May 22, 6:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Dickens | 31 min |
| May 22, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe | 21 min |
| May 22, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 37 min |
| May 22, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Garza, Lynn | 62 min |
| May 22, 4:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Hall | 2 hr |
| May 22, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 47 min |
| May 22, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn | 44 min |
| May 22, 5:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 22 min |
| May 22, 5:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hall | 34 min |
| May 22, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 33 min |
| May 22, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Garza, Kent | 62 min |
| May 22, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Lubbock | 60 min |
| May 22, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Motley | 38 min |
| May 22, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, Motley | 41 min |
| May 22, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent | 63 min |
| May 22, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Childress, Hall | 32 min |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Texas, 2016Every tornado warning in 2016Tornadoes in 2016
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.