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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 13, 2021Castro County, Swisher County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 2:37 PM CST for Castro County, Swisher County, Texas. It was in force for 23 min. 3 reports 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 13, 2021, 2:37 PM CST (20:37 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 3:00 PM CST
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Castro County, TX, Swisher County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 13, 2:54 PM CST	TORNADO	2 Sw Nazareth, TX
Mar 13, 3:00 PM CST	TORNADO	3 Se Nazareth, TX	UPDATED REPORT. VIDEO RELAYED BY 25NEWSKXXV ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Mar 13, 3:00 PM CST	TORNADO	4 W Nazareth, TX

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 13, 12:36 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 77 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: 188 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

347 
WUUS54 KLUB 132037
SVRLUB
TXC069-437-132100-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0013.210313T2037Z-210313T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
237 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Castro County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northwestern Swisher County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 300 PM CST.

* At 236 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
  of Dimmitt, moving northeast at 45 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...
  Dimmitt, Happy and Nazareth. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for the Panhandle
of Texas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10184 3438 10217 3446 10236 3475 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 208DEG 37KT 3450 10222 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SINCAVAGE

1 follow-up statement

298 
WWUS54 KLUB 132052
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
252 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC069-437-132100-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210313T2100Z/
Castro TX-Swisher TX-
252 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN CASTRO AND NORTHWESTERN SWISHER COUNTIES...

At 252 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northeast
of Dimmitt, moving northeast at 45 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...
Dimmitt, Happy and Nazareth. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for the Panhandle
of Texas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10184 3447 10214 3451 10234 3475 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 208DEG 37KT 3465 10212 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SINCAVAGE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 6:00 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd	45 min
Mar 12, 6:06 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Floyd, Hale	39 min
Mar 12, 6:07 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	86 min
Mar 12, 6:19 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Motley	26 min
Mar 12, 6:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Motley	63 min
Mar 12, 7:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Dickens, Motley	25 min
Mar 12, 7:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Garza	26 min
Mar 12, 7:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cottle, Dickens, King, Motley	78 min
Mar 12, 7:47 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Cottle, Dickens, King, Motley	28 min
Mar 12, 7:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Garza	46 min
Mar 12, 8:58 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cottle	32 min
Mar 12, 9:12 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Cottle	2 hr
Mar 12, 9:29 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	2 hr
Mar 12, 9:52 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	113 min
Mar 12, 10:01 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Lubbock	59 min
Mar 12, 10:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Motley	25 min
Mar 13, 1:05 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Childress	25 min
Mar 13, 2:10 AM CST	Wind Advisory	LUB	Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer and 2 more	17 hr
Mar 13, 2:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Lamb	38 min
Mar 13, 2:56 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LUB	Castro, Swisher	19 min
Mar 13, 3:01 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Castro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher	29 min
Mar 13, 3:15 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Castro, Swisher	15 min
Mar 13, 3:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Castro, Swisher	32 min
Mar 13, 3:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Castro, Swisher	32 min
Mar 13, 3:57 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Swisher	18 min
Mar 13, 4:07 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Swisher	20 min
Mar 13, 4:28 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hale, Swisher	32 min
Mar 13, 4:35 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Crosby, Floyd	25 min
Mar 13, 4:43 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Garza, Lynn	32 min
Mar 13, 4:51 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Floyd	24 min
Mar 13, 4:55 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Briscoe	35 min
Mar 13, 4:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby	34 min
Mar 13, 5:11 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Floyd, Motley	34 min
Mar 13, 5:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Garza, Lynn	46 min
Mar 13, 5:20 PM CST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LUB	Briscoe	25 min
Mar 13, 5:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Garza	34 min
Mar 13, 5:30 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens	45 min
Mar 13, 5:39 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LUB	Floyd, Motley	36 min
Mar 13, 5:54 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Motley	36 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.