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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 5, 20194 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2019, 5:35 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 55 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 5, 2019, 5:35 PM CDT (22:35 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2019, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crosby County, TX, Garza County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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 5, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 5, 2:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 2:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 11:23 AM CDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 5, 5:05 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 5:20 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 5:21 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
521 PM CDT SUN MAY 05 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0520 PM     HAIL             3 W WOODROW             33.45N 101.90W
05/05/2019  E1.00 INCH       LUBBOCK            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

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EVENT NUMBER LUB1900311

JGD

Local storm report, May 5, 5:26 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 5:29 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 5, 5:33 PM CDT, 2 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 4, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Yoakum	40 min
May 4, 7:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LUB	Bailey, Lamb	29 min
May 4, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Hockley, Lamb	60 min
May 4, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Yoakum	33 min
May 4, 8:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LUB	Bailey, Hockley, Lamb	27 min
May 4, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hockley, Lamb	20 min
May 4, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Parmer, Swisher	81 min
May 4, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher	32 min
May 5, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hale, Lamb	44 min
May 5, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock	22 min
May 5, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lubbock, Lynn	60 min
May 5, 4:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	117 min
May 5, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hale, Swisher	41 min
May 5, 5:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lubbock	39 min
May 5, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lubbock	33 min
May 5, 5:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LUB	Lynn	27 min
May 5, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Swisher	15 min
May 5, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	LUB	Garza, Lynn	34 min
May 5, 6:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Lynn	2 hr
May 5, 6:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Garza, Lynn	37 min
May 5, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lynn	38 min
May 5, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Swisher	40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.