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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Lubbock, TX

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

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2017, 4:52 PM CDT for Cottle County, Dickens County, King County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report 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
Mar 28, 2017, 4:52 PM CDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Mar 28, 2017, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Observed
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Cottle County, TX, Dickens County, TX, King County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 28, 4:52 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG9 W Guthrie, TXSHEET METAL AND POWER POLE SHEARED OFF

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.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 198 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°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.

861 
WFUS54 KLUB 282152
TORLUB
TXC101-125-269-282215-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0009.170328T2152Z-170328T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
452 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...
  Northwestern King County in northwestern Texas...
  Southwestern Cottle County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 515 PM CDT

* At 451 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 8 miles south of
  Dumont, or 14 miles west of Guthrie, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado. 

  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. 

* The tornado will be near...
  Dumont around 505 PM CDT. 
  Finney around 510 PM CDT. 
  Delwin and Grow around 515 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3356 10043 3356 10049 3370 10062 3384 10056
      3384 10052 3393 10052 3407 10046 3387 10009
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 209DEG 23KT 3368 10049 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
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, 4:34 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCottle, Dickens, Motley26 min
Mar 28, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHall36 min
Mar 28, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKing, Stonewall34 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

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.