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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 26, 2021Castro County, Lamb County, Swisher County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 5:56 PM CDT for Castro County, Lamb County, Swisher County, Texas. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report 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: May 26, 2021, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Castro County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Swisher County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 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
May 26, 6:40 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	Hart, TX	TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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
May 26, 5:13 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 1081 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -237 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1626 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

431 
WUUS54 KLUB 262256
SVRLUB
TXC069-279-437-270000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0147.210526T2256Z-210527T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
556 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

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

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of
  Earth, moving northeast at 15 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...
  Dimmitt, Hart, Earth, Happy and Nazareth. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10150 3410 10254 3421 10262 3427 10262
      3431 10258 3431 10253 3437 10253 3475 10220
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 231DEG 14KT 3423 10250 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PAZOS

3 follow-up statements

737 
WWUS54 KLUB 262305
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
605 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC069-279-437-270000-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210527T0000Z/
Castro TX-Swisher TX-Lamb TX-
605 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR CASTRO...NORTHWESTERN SWISHER AND NORTH CENTRAL LAMB COUNTIES...

At 605 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Earth, moving
northeast at 15 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...
Dimmitt, Hart, Earth, Happy and Nazareth. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10150 3419 10241 3437 10253 3475 10220
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 231DEG 14KT 3425 10246 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PAZOS

139 
WWUS54 KLUB 262331
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
631 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC069-279-437-270000-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210527T0000Z/
Castro TX-Swisher TX-Lamb TX-
631 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN CASTRO...NORTHWESTERN SWISHER AND NORTH CENTRAL LAMB
COUNTIES...

At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Earth, moving northeast at 15 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...
Hart, Earth, Happy and Nazareth. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10150 3419 10241 3437 10253 3475 10193
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 231DEG 14KT 3431 10237 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PAZOS

231 
WWUS54 KLUB 262344
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
644 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC279-262354-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210527T0000Z/
Lamb TX-
644 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LAMB COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3431 10222 3431 10226 3448 10235 3475 10193
      3475 10151
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 231DEG 14KT 3434 10232 

$$

TXC069-437-270000-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-210527T0000Z/
Castro TX-Swisher TX-
644 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CASTRO AND NORTHWESTERN SWISHER COUNTIES...

At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Earth, moving northeast at 15 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...
Hart, Happy and Nazareth. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10222 3431 10226 3448 10235 3475 10193
      3475 10151
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 231DEG 14KT 3434 10232 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PAZOS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Garza, Kent	57 min
May 25, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Kent	58 min
May 25, 8:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Kent	59 min
May 25, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Dickens, Kent, King, Stonewall	61 min
May 25, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent	40 min
May 25, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Kent, Stonewall	20 min
May 25, 9:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Stonewall	36 min
May 25, 9:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens	63 min
May 25, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	King	29 min
May 25, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Motley	27 min
May 25, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Cottle	57 min
May 25, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hall	32 min
May 26, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher	58 min
May 26, 6:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Castro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher	86 min
May 26, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Lamb	33 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.