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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 10, 20184 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2018, 8:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 33 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 10, 2018, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2018, 9:16 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dickens County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Stonewall County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 225 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2018-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 855 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2018-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 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
855 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2250 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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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 10, 6:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 6:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 11:35 AM CDT, 9 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1135 AM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018

TXZ021>044-110445-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-
Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-
Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
1135 AM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms may form this afternoon along
and east of a surface trough of low pressure, initially on the
South Plains then moving eastward toward the Rolling Plains this
evening. The strongest storms may become strong to severe with
the potential for wind gusts to 65 mph and half dollar size hail.
Some locally heavy rainfall may also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability of hazardous weather is low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be requested.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
337 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

TXZ034-035-102100-
Hockley TX-Lubbock TX-
337 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN LUBBOCK AND EASTERN
HOCKLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Levelland, moving east at 10 mph.  Doppler radar
showed indications of downburst winds near Opdyke West.  Winds
exceeding 60 mph may be possible with this activity.

Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lubbock, Levelland, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Whitharral, Lubbock South
Plains Mall, Reese Center, Smyer and Opdyke West.

LAT...LON 3347 10234 3375 10234 3379 10196 3343 10190
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 267DEG 10KT 3359 10220

26
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
353 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

TXZ029-030-035-102130-
Floyd TX-Lubbock TX-Hale TX-
353 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LUBBOCK...SOUTHWESTERN
FLOYD AND SOUTHERN HALE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

At 353 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hale Center to 8 miles west of Abernathy.
Movement was east at 25 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Abernathy, Hale Center, Lockney, Petersburg and Cotton Center.

LAT...LON 3413 10142 3383 10153 3383 10156 3375 10156
      3373 10157 3380 10208 3402 10209 3407 10208
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 259DEG 22KT 3402 10176 3386 10199

PAZOS
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

TXZ035-102200-
Lubbock TX-
430 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LUBBOCK COUNTY UNTIL 500
PM CDT...

At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lubbock International Airport, or near Lubbock, moving east at 45
mph. Localized high gusts are possible.

Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lubbock, Slaton, Wolfforth, Idalou, Ransom Canyon, Lubbock
International Airport, Texas Tech University, Downtown Lubbock,
Lubbock South Plains Mall, New Deal and Lubbock Science Spectrum.

LAT...LON 3348 10203 3382 10187 3383 10157 3344 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 286DEG 41KT 3365 10182

PAZOS
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
441 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

TXZ030-102215-
Floyd TX-
441 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD COUNTY UNTIL
515 PM CDT...

At 441 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Petersburg, or 10 miles southwest of Floydada, moving east at 30 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Floydada.

LAT...LON 3384 10115 3383 10120 3383 10156 3397 10156
      3407 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 253DEG 27KT 3389 10148

PAZOS
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
444 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

TXZ024-025-030-031-102215-
Floyd TX-Briscoe TX-Motley TX-Hall TX-
444 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FLOYD...NORTHWESTERN
MOTLEY...SOUTHWESTERN HALL AND SOUTHEASTERN BRISCOE COUNTIES UNTIL
515 PM CDT...

At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
South Plains, or 16 miles south of Silverton, moving northeast at 40
mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Turkey, Caprock Canyon State Park, Quitaque, Valley Schools, Flomot
and South Plains.

LAT...LON 3417 10077 3409 10127 3430 10137 3452 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 247DEG 33KT 3424 10124

PAZOS
Local storm report, Jun 10, 5:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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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.