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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 25, 2017Bailey County, Lamb County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2017, 11:11 PM CDT for Bailey County, Lamb County, Texas. It was in force for 34 min. 2 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: Jun 25, 2017, 11:11 PM CDT (04:11 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2017, 11:45 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Bailey County, TX, Lamb County, TX

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 25, 11:20 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 72	2 Ssw Muleshoe, TX
Jun 25, 11:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 82	2 Ssw Muleshoe, TX

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
Jun 25, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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: 421 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1347 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

582 
WFUS54 KLUB 260411
TORLUB
TXC017-279-260445-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0029.170626T0411Z-170626T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1111 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2017

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Bailey County in northwestern Texas...
  Western Lamb County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 1145 PM CDT
    
* At 1111 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Muleshoe, moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Muleshoe around 1120 PM CDT. 

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 3427 10285 3431 10281 3431 10264 3421 10253
      3407 10269
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 311DEG 16KT 3426 10276 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

477 
WWUS54 KLUB 260424
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1124 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2017

TXC017-279-260445-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170626T0445Z/
Bailey TX-Lamb TX-
1124 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BAILEY AND WESTERN LAMB COUNTIES...
    
At 1122 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located over Muleshoe, moving southeast at 20 mph.  While the 
storm scale rotation has broadened, a severe wind gust threat 
remains across northeastern Bailey and northwestern Lamb counties.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Bailey and western Lamb Counties.

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 3420 10280 3431 10274 3431 10264 3421 10253
      3407 10269
TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 311DEG 16KT 3423 10271 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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594 
WWUS54 KLUB 260433
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1133 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2017

TXC017-279-260445-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-170626T0445Z/
Bailey TX-Lamb TX-
1133 PM CDT SUN JUN 25 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BAILEY AND WESTERN LAMB COUNTIES...
    
At 1132 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Muleshoe, moving southeast at 20 mph.  While the 
storm scale rotation has weakened thus reducing the tornado threat, 
the West Texas Mesonet station near Muleshoe reported at wind gust 
to 82 mph at 1125 pm.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

Locations impacted include...
Muleshoe.

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 3420 10280 3431 10274 3431 10264 3421 10253
      3407 10269
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 311DEG 16KT 3420 10267 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 10:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Parmer	31 min
Jun 25, 10:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Lamb, Parmer	37 min
Jun 25, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Parmer	33 min
Jun 25, 10:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Castro, Parmer	66 min
Jun 25, 11:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Lamb	33 min
Jun 25, 11:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Bailey, Lamb	86 min
Jun 26, 12:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Briscoe, Castro, Swisher	119 min
Jun 26, 12:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Cochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum	89 min
Jun 26, 1:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Terry, Yoakum	92 min
Jun 26, 1:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	52 min
Jun 26, 1:41 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Hockley	64 min
Jun 26, 1:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lubbock, Lynn, Terry	27 min
Jun 26, 1:59 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock, Lynn	61 min
Jun 26, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lynn	33 min
Jun 26, 2:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lynn	85 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.