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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 28, 2017Cottle County, Dickens County, Motley County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2017, 4:34 PM CDT for Cottle County, Dickens County, Motley County, Texas. It was in force for 26 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
Mar 28, 2017, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2017, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Cottle County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Motley County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 28, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Mar 28, 3:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 181 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 12:00Z on 2017-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 24 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 12:00Z on 2017-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 369 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-240 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

As transmitted.

169 
WFUS54 KLUB 282134
TORLUB
TXC101-125-345-282200-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0007.170328T2134Z-170328T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
434 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Dickens County in northwestern Texas...
  Eastern Motley County in northwestern Texas...
  Southwestern Cottle County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 500 PM CDT
    
* At 433 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 9 miles west of Dumont, or 14 miles southeast of
  Matador, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado. 

  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 Dickens...eastern Motley and southwestern Cottle
  Counties, including the following locations: Roaring Springs.

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 3388 10039 3384 10052 3383 10052 3382 10053
      3376 10067 3382 10082 3394 10086 3423 10070
      3403 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 215DEG 37KT 3384 10068 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 4:48 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more9 hr
Mar 28, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHockley, Lubbock31 min
Mar 28, 12:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Hockley, Lubbock33 min
Mar 28, 1:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Lubbock37 min
Mar 28, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby23 min
Mar 28, 1:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBFloyd, Hale, Lubbock35 min
Mar 28, 1:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby32 min
Mar 28, 2:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBCrosby, Floyd62 min
Mar 28, 2:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens, Garza27 min
Mar 28, 2:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBCrosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent90 min
Mar 28, 2:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCrosby26 min
Mar 28, 2:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza, Kent33 min
Mar 28, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent32 min
Mar 28, 3:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBCrosby, Dickens, Floyd, Motley91 min
Mar 28, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKent30 min
Mar 28, 3:18 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBDickens27 min
Mar 28, 3:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBMotley37 min
Mar 28, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock29 min
Mar 28, 4:03 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBCrosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock87 min
Mar 28, 4:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHall, Motley35 min
Mar 28, 4:24 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBDickens, Kent, King, Stonewall36 min
Mar 28, 4:24 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCrosby, Floyd36 min
Mar 28, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHall36 min
Mar 28, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing, Stonewall34 min
Mar 28, 4:52 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLUBCottle, Dickens, King23 min
Mar 28, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBFloyd, Motley34 min
Mar 28, 5:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCottle, King37 min
Mar 28, 5:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBKing, Stonewall95 min
Mar 28, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing, Stonewall33 min
Mar 28, 5:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBFloyd, Motley61 min
Mar 28, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, King31 min
Mar 28, 5:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHall30 min
Mar 28, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBMotley23 min
Mar 28, 5:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBHall64 min
Mar 28, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing, Stonewall30 min
Mar 28, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, Hall, Motley30 min
Mar 28, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock37 min
Mar 28, 6:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBChildress, Cottle, Hall, Motley53 min

Nearby

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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.