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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 21, 20174 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2017, 8:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 47 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 21, 2017, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2017, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Bailey County, TX, Castro County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Parmer County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 130 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 00:00Z on 2017-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1721 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 00:00Z on 2017-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1721 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
237 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
8.0

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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 21, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
634 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017

.AVIATION...
Although VFR conditions will prevail for the next 24 hours, there
is a chance of TSRA in the vicinity of the terminals from about 03
to 09 UTC. In addition, there is a possibility of strong gust
fronts producing strong and erratic winds well ahead of the
thunderstorm activity, and possibly some blowing dust as well.
KPVW has the highest potential of this occurring tonight and we've
added a mention to the TAF to that terminal, with chances lower
at KLBB and KCDS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 305 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017/

DISCUSSION...
High pressure remains our dominant feature across the SWRN USA.
Today, the center of the high is located across SERN AZ with
largely zonal flow across the northern half of the country. Across
SE TX, T.C. Cindy is expected to make landfall near the TX/LA
state line before being swept eastward. The mid level flow should
become more northerly through Friday before transitioning back to
a more northwesterly flow regime. A few minor ripples in the
embedded flow to our north should still drive a cold front into
the region on Friday. The upper high to our West will strengthen
early next week before the ridge to its north flattens on Tuesday
and squeezes the high into the eastern Pacific.

Thunderstorms have begun to fire across the higher terrain of
northeastern New Mexico. Given the pattern, these storms are
expected to work their way across the state line later this
evening and provide perhaps the NWRN 1/3 to 1/2 part of our area
with rainfall. Some of these storms could become strong to
possibly severe with the primary threats being winds to 60 mph and
hail to the size of golf balls. The activity should largely start
to weaken after midnight. Some risk of northwest flow storms is
possible again on Friday though the coverage appears to be less
expansive. The cold front should make it into our CWFA by sunrise
Friday morning providing for lower temps, particularly in the
northwestern zones. Storms will likely fire INVOF the frontal zone
though the positioning of the front remains nebulous.
Unfortunately, this results in a broadbrush of mild POPs though
confidence in somewhere getting storms is moderate to high.
Scattered storms are expected to continue into Saturday and Sunday
as the frontal boundary remains draped across the area. Naturally,
if the front pushes much further south, or remains to our north,
this will have a profound impact on the rain chances. However,
given the forecast disturbances to our north, there does not
appear to make things really drive much further to the south.
Still, as evidenced by several previous events earlier this
spring, this is a tricky forecast regime compounded by the
after-effects of Cindy. Models continue to suggest scattered
storms into Monday and Tuesday though these may be the results of
feedback mechanisms which may not pan out.

&&

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

33
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 5:05 AM CDT, 15 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
505 AM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017

TXZ021>044-221015-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-
Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-
Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
505 AM CDT Wed Jun 21 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains...Rolling
Plains and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms with downburst winds around 60 mph could affect the
far southwest Panhandle and adjacent South Plains this evening and
overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Daily chances for thunderstorms, some of which could become
severe, are expected from Friday through Monday. Heavy rainfall
at times will also be possible this weekend.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 7:46 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
746 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

TXZ021-220115-
Parmer TX-
746 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARMER COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

At 746 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rhea, or 14 miles west of Friona, moving southeast at 30 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Friona, Bovina, Oklahoma Lane, Black, Lariat and Rhea.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10253 3441 10263 3431 10291 3431 10301
      3447 10304 3474 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 317DEG 28KT 3467 10297
Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:37 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBParmer29 min
Jun 21, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Parmer33 min
Jun 21, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBBailey, Lamb27 min
Jun 21, 10:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBCochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb29 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.