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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 24, 2019Briscoe County, Hall County, Motley County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2019, 12:54 AM CDT for Briscoe County, Hall County, Motley County, Texas. It was in force for 36 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: May 24, 2019, 12:54 AM CDT (05:54 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2019, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Briscoe County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:55 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 23, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 296 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: 2315 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 4.0

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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 May 24, 12:51 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:51 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 12:46 PM CDT, 12 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1246 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

TXZ021>044-240600-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-
Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-
Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
1246 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Strong to severe storms are possible late this afternoon and
evening as a dryline positions itself along the US Highway 385
corridor. Hail up to the size of baseballs, strong wind gusts up
to 70 mph and tornadoes will be possible with the strongest
thunderstorm activity. A Flood Watch has been issued starting this
afternoon through early Friday morning due to the possibility of
heavy rainfall from training storms leading to localized
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Daily chances for severe storms are expected Friday through
Sunday as an active pattern continues across much of the region.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 10:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 10:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 10:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 11:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 11:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Yoakum	43 min
May 23, 7:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Terry, Yoakum	64 min
May 23, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lubbock	34 min
May 23, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lubbock, Lynn	47 min
May 23, 7:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock	84 min
May 23, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Yoakum	53 min
May 23, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hale, Hockley, Lubbock	64 min
May 23, 8:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock	41 min
May 23, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock	63 min
May 23, 8:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hale, Hockley, Lubbock	62 min
May 23, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock	45 min
May 23, 8:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Hockley and 2 more	117 min
May 23, 9:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hockley	116 min
May 23, 9:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock	46 min
May 23, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock	65 min
May 23, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale	32 min
May 23, 9:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Yoakum	46 min
May 23, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley	40 min
May 23, 10:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Lamb, Yoakum	113 min
May 23, 10:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock	67 min
May 23, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb	45 min
May 23, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Hall, Motley	47 min
May 23, 11:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Floyd	42 min
May 23, 11:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hockley	31 min
May 23, 11:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley	50 min
May 23, 11:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Floyd, Hale	36 min
May 23, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Yoakum	32 min
May 24, 12:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd	40 min
May 24, 12:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum	45 min
May 24, 1:53 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Hale, Lubbock	112 min
May 24, 12:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	116 min
May 24, 12:42 PM CDT	Flood Watch	LUB	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more	58 hr
May 24, 1:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry	64 min
May 24, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock	59 min
May 24, 1:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Lubbock	118 min
May 24, 2:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale	2 hr
May 24, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hale, Lubbock	61 min
May 24, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Motley	63 min
May 24, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock	61 min
May 24, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn	55 min
May 24, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Floyd, Hall, Motley	57 min
May 24, 3:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LUB	Lubbock	3 hr
May 24, 3:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LUB	Motley	44 min
May 24, 3:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Crosby, Lubbock	4 hr
May 24, 4:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Motley	64 min
May 24, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hale, Lubbock, Motley	59 min
May 24, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Motley	62 min
May 24, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry	41 min
May 24, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lubbock	29 min
May 24, 4:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Childress, Cottle	20 min
May 24, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle	44 min
May 24, 5:11 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Hall, King, Motley	2 hr
May 24, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Lubbock	61 min
May 24, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lubbock	60 min
May 24, 5:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LUB	Floyd	119 min
May 24, 6:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock	91 min
May 24, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock	64 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.