Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2018, 4:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 58 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
- May 14, 2018, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2018, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 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), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 1228 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -307 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1429 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
440
WUUS54 KLUB 142117
SVRLUB
TXC125-263-269-433-142215-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0021.180514T2117Z-180514T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
417 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Kent County in northwestern Texas...
Southeastern Dickens County in northwestern Texas...
Southwestern King County in northwestern Texas...
Northwestern Stonewall County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 515 PM CDT
* At 416 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Girard, or 11 miles south of Spur, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Jayton, Girard and Clairemont.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3317 10085 3332 10095 3368 10066 3341 10029
3307 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 218DEG 17KT 3331 10082
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
WESTON2 follow-up statements
253
WWUS54 KLUB 142135
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
435 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
TXC125-263-269-433-142215-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180514T2215Z/
Kent TX-Dickens TX-King TX-Stonewall TX-
435 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT...SOUTHEASTERN DICKENS...SOUTHWESTERN KING AND
NORTHWESTERN STONEWALL COUNTIES...
At 435 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Girard, or 8
miles southeast of Spur, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jayton, Girard and Clairemont.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3318 10079 3333 10094 3368 10066 3341 10029
3307 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 218DEG 17KT 3338 10075
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
WESTON847
WWUS54 KLUB 142155
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
455 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
TXC125-263-269-433-142215-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-180514T2215Z/
Kent TX-Dickens TX-King TX-Stonewall TX-
455 PM CDT MON MAY 14 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT...SOUTHEASTERN DICKENS...SOUTHWESTERN KING AND
NORTHWESTERN STONEWALL COUNTIES...
At 455 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Clairemont, or 11 miles west of Jayton, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jayton, Girard and Clairemont.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3318 10079 3333 10094 3368 10066 3341 10029
3307 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 220DEG 14KT 3328 10077
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
WESTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Hall | 65 min |
| May 13, 7:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Childress, Hall | 2 hr |
| May 13, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Hall | 26 min |
| May 13, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley | 65 min |
| May 13, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Hall | 64 min |
| May 13, 8:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley | 2 hr |
| May 13, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall | 63 min |
| May 13, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress | 41 min |
| May 13, 10:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Childress | 90 min |
| May 14, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Floyd, Hale | 64 min |
| May 14, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Floyd, Hale | 36 min |
| May 14, 5:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Dickens, Kent, King, Motley, Stonewall | 67 min |
| May 14, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress | 23 min |
| May 14, 5:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Briscoe, Swisher | 58 min |
| May 14, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Motley | 33 min |
| May 14, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Hall, Motley | 54 min |
| May 14, 6:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress | 37 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.