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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 10:04 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 56 min. 2 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
- May 26, 2021, 10:04 PM CDT (03:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Castro County, TX, Hale County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Swisher County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:04 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, 10:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 69 | 6 S Olton, TX | MEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| May 26, 10:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 S Plainview, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
184
WUUS54 KLUB 270304
SVRLUB
TXC069-189-279-437-270400-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0159.210527T0304Z-210527T0400Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1004 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hale County in northwestern Texas...
Southeastern Castro County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Southern Swisher County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Eastern Lamb County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 1004 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Cotton Center, or 7 miles southeast of Olton, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Littlefield, Hale Center, Olton, Petersburg, Kress,
Cotton Center, Fieldton, Spade, Halfway, Seth Ward, Edmonson and
Springlake.
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 3437 10150 3431 10150 3431 10157 3384 10156
3390 10232 3435 10232
TIME...MOT...LOC 0304Z 265DEG 27KT 3409 10206
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
WCI4 follow-up statements
400
WWUS54 KLUB 270310
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1010 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC069-189-279-437-270400-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210527T0400Z/
Hale TX-Castro TX-Swisher TX-Lamb TX-
1010 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR HALE...SOUTHEASTERN CASTRO...SOUTHERN SWISHER AND EASTERN LAMB
COUNTIES...
At 1009 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Cotton Center, or 9 miles southeast of Olton, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet in Olton reported a gust to 69 mph at
10:05 pm.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Olton, Petersburg, Kress, Cotton Center,
Fieldton, Spade, Halfway, Seth Ward and Edmonson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3437 10150 3431 10150 3431 10157 3384 10156
3390 10229 3435 10225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 265DEG 27KT 3409 10201
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
WCI397
WWUS54 KLUB 270317
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1017 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC069-189-279-437-270400-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210527T0400Z/
Hale TX-Castro TX-Swisher TX-Lamb TX-
1017 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR HALE...SOUTHEASTERN CASTRO...SOUTHERN SWISHER AND EASTERN LAMB
COUNTIES...
At 1017 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
of Hale Center, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Olton, Petersburg, Kress, Cotton Center,
Spade, Halfway, Seth Ward and Edmonson.
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.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3437 10150 3431 10150 3431 10157 3384 10156
3390 10224 3435 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 0317Z 265DEG 27KT 3410 10194
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
WCI713
WWUS54 KLUB 270333
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1033 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC069-189-279-437-270400-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210527T0400Z/
Hale TX-Castro TX-Swisher TX-Lamb TX-
1033 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR HALE...SOUTHEASTERN CASTRO...SOUTHERN SWISHER AND SOUTHEASTERN
LAMB COUNTIES...
At 1033 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast
of Hale Center, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Petersburg, Kress, Cotton Center, Spade,
Halfway, Seth Ward and Edmonson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3437 10150 3431 10150 3431 10157 3384 10156
3390 10218 3410 10207 3435 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 265DEG 27KT 3411 10179
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
WCI035
WWUS54 KLUB 270351
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1051 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC069-189-279-437-270401-
/O.EXP.KLUB.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210527T0400Z/
Hale TX-Castro TX-Swisher TX-Lamb TX-
1051 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HALE...SOUTHEASTERN CASTRO...
SOUTHERN SWISHER AND SOUTHEASTERN LAMB COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1100
PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.
LAT...LON 3437 10150 3431 10150 3431 10157 3384 10156
3390 10218 3410 10207 3435 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 265DEG 27KT 3396 10175
$$
WCIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher | 64 min |
| May 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer | 50 min |
| May 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Hale, Lamb | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 59 min |
| May 26, 8:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale, Lamb | 31 min |
| May 26, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Swisher | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale, Lamb | 66 min |
| May 26, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher | 61 min |
| May 26, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher | 89 min |
| May 26, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Lamb | 32 min |
| May 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley | 38 min |
| May 26, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale | 31 min |
| May 26, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock | 25 min |
| May 26, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Swisher | 28 min |
| May 26, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Floyd, Hale | 24 min |
| May 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd | 32 min |
| May 26, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Motley | 33 min |
| May 27, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Hall, Motley | 34 min |
| May 27, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe | 32 min |
| May 27, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley | 50 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.