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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT for Briscoe County, Hall County, Motley County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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
- Jul 15, 2021, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Briscoe County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 7:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 57 | Caprock Canyon Sp, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Jul 15, 7:09 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Caprock Canyon Sp, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -177 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1440 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
599
WUUS54 KLUB 152314
SVRLUB
TXC045-191-345-160000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0243.210715T2314Z-210716T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
614 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Motley County in northwestern Texas...
Southwestern Hall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Southeastern Briscoe County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 613 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles west of
Caprock Canyon State Park, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet site at Silverton reported a wind gust
to 59 mph at 6:04 pm.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Turkey, Caprock Canyon State Park, Quitaque and Valley Schools.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3453 10065 3414 10075 3427 10104 3431 10104
3431 10113 3436 10124 3456 10121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 276DEG 10KT 3445 10114
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
WCI / DWK2 follow-up statements
028
WWUS54 KLUB 152329
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
629 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
TXC045-191-345-160000-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-210716T0000Z/
Motley TX-Hall TX-Briscoe TX-
629 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MOTLEY...SOUTHWESTERN HALL AND SOUTHEASTERN BRISCOE
COUNTIES...
At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Quitaque, or 4
miles southwest of Caprock Canyon State Park, moving southeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Turkey, Caprock Canyon State Park, Quitaque and Valley Schools.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 10069 3414 10075 3427 10104 3431 10104
3431 10113 3436 10124 3454 10121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 311DEG 11KT 3440 10111
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
WCI/GKendrick943
WWUS54 KLUB 152347
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
647 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
TXC045-191-345-160000-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-210716T0000Z/
Motley TX-Hall TX-Briscoe TX-
647 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MOTLEY...SOUTHWESTERN HALL AND SOUTHEASTERN BRISCOE
COUNTIES...
At 646 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Quitaque, or 4
miles southwest of Caprock Canyon State Park, moving southeast at 10
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...
Turkey, Caprock Canyon State Park, Quitaque and Valley Schools.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 10069 3414 10075 3427 10104 3431 10104
3431 10113 3435 10120 3451 10115
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 307DEG 10KT 3438 10109
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
WCI/GKendrickThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Briscoe, Hall, Motley | 70 min |
| Jul 15, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Bailey | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley | 40 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.