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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2017, 6:29 PM CDT for Castro County, Parmer County, Texas. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2017, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.5 in
Counties Castro County, TX, Parmer County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 392 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -289 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 963 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
181
WFUS54 KLUB 142329
TORLUB
TXC069-369-150000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0013.170414T2329Z-170415T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
629 PM CDT FRI APR 14 2017
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Parmer County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Northwestern Castro County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 700 PM CDT
* At 628 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Easter, or 10 miles west of
Dimmitt, moving north at 10 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Black.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, 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 3472 10242 3452 10240 3449 10253 3469 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 158DEG 8KT 3456 10249
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...2.50IN
$$
01The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Kent | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 7:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Kent | 89 min |
| Apr 14, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Parmer | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Parmer | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 6:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 2 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Castro | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro | 46 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.