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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 26, 2021Briscoe County, Swisher County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 10:31 PM CDT for Briscoe County, Swisher County, Texas. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2021, 10:31 PM CDT (03:31 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2021, 10:59 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Briscoe County, TX, Swisher County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 26, 5:13 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 321 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

036 
WUUS54 KLUB 270331
SVRLUB
TXC045-437-270430-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0161.210527T0331Z-210527T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1031 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Swisher County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northern Briscoe County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1031 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vigo Park,
  or 17 miles northwest of Silverton, moving east at 20 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...
  Vigo Park and Mackenzie Reservoir. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3449 10095 3458 10166 3475 10157 3475 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 272DEG 17KT 3469 10146 

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

WCI
2 follow-up statements
392 
WWUS54 KLUB 270347
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1047 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC045-437-270430-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-210527T0430Z/
Swisher TX-Briscoe TX-
1047 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SWISHER AND NORTHERN BRISCOE COUNTIES...

At 1047 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Vigo Park, or 15 miles north of Silverton, moving east at 20 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...
Vigo Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3453 10095 3460 10154 3475 10150 3475 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 272DEG 17KT 3469 10137 

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

WCI
063 
WWUS54 KLUB 270359
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1059 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC045-437-270409-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-210527T0430Z/
Swisher TX-Briscoe TX-
1059 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SWISHER AND
NORTHERN BRISCOE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3453 10095 3460 10154 3475 10150 3475 10094
TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 272DEG 17KT 3401 10162 

$$

WCI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBriscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher45 min
May 26, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBriscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher64 min
May 26, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer50 min
May 26, 8:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBHale, Lamb2 hr
May 26, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Parmer59 min
May 26, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHale, Lamb31 min
May 26, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Swisher30 min
May 26, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Lamb66 min
May 26, 9:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher61 min
May 26, 9:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHale30 min
May 26, 9:31 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBBailey, Castro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher89 min
May 26, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLamb32 min
May 26, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHockley38 min
May 26, 9:59 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHale31 min
May 26, 10:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher56 min
May 26, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock25 min
May 26, 10:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBFloyd, Hale24 min
May 26, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBBriscoe, Floyd32 min
May 26, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBBriscoe, Floyd, Motley33 min
May 27, 12:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBHall, Motley34 min
May 27, 12:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBBriscoe32 min
May 27, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBChildress, Cottle, Hall32 min
May 27, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBBriscoe33 min
May 27, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBriscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley50 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.