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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Lubbock, TX

July 15, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 8:26 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 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: Jul 15, 2021, 8:26 PM CDT (01:26 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2021, 9:11 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crosby County, TX, Garza County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:27 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 598 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

594 
WUUS54 KLUB 160126
SVRLUB
TXC107-169-303-305-160230-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0247.210716T0126Z-210716T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
826 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Lubbock County in northwestern Texas...
  Northern Lynn County in northwestern Texas...
  Northwestern Garza County in northwestern Texas...
  Southwestern Crosby County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 825 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Slide, or 13
  miles south of Lubbock, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet reported wind gusts of 60 mph.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lubbock, Slaton, Caprock, Southland, Slide, Woodrow, Wilson and New
  Home.

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 3328 10202 3347 10200 3350 10139 3317 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 277DEG 25KT 3338 10192 

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

WCI/GKendrick

3 follow-up statements

691 
WWUS54 KLUB 160146
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
846 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

TXC107-169-303-305-160230-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-210716T0230Z/
Lubbock TX-Lynn TX-Garza TX-Crosby TX-
846 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN LUBBOCK...NORTHERN LYNN...NORTHWESTERN GARZA AND
SOUTHWESTERN CROSBY COUNTIES...

At 846 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
Slaton, moving east at 30 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...
Lubbock, Slaton, Caprock, Southland, Slide, Woodrow, Wilson and New
Home.

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 3328 10202 3347 10200 3350 10139 3317 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 272DEG 25KT 3339 10175 

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

WCI/GKendrick

223 
WWUS54 KLUB 160157
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
857 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

TXC107-169-303-305-160230-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-210716T0230Z/
Lubbock TX-Lynn TX-Garza TX-Crosby TX-
857 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LUBBOCK...NORTHEASTERN LYNN...NORTHWESTERN GARZA AND
SOUTHWESTERN CROSBY COUNTIES...

At 857 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of
Woodrow, or 7 miles southwest of Slaton, moving east 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...
Slaton, Caprock, Southland, Woodrow, Wilson and New Home. 

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 3330 10191 3348 10186 3350 10139 3317 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 271DEG 8KT 3340 10177 

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

WCI/GKendrick

955 
WWUS54 KLUB 160211
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
911 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

TXC107-169-303-305-160220-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-210716T0230Z/
Lubbock TX-Lynn TX-Garza TX-Crosby TX-
911 PM CDT Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LUBBOCK...
NORTHEASTERN LYNN...NORTHWESTERN GARZA AND SOUTHWESTERN CROSBY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled. However heavy rain is 
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3330 10191 3348 10186 3350 10139 3317 10144
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 277DEG 25KT 3339 10166 

$$

WCI/GKendrick

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 7:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Hall, Motley	116 min
Jul 15, 7:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Briscoe, Swisher	2 hr
Jul 15, 7:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe	53 min
Jul 15, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lamb	21 min
Jul 15, 8:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Hockley, Terry	2 hr
Jul 15, 8:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Terry	25 min
Jul 15, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Swisher	65 min
Jul 15, 8:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hale, Swisher	64 min
Jul 15, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hale	54 min
Jul 15, 9:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Castro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher	119 min
Jul 15, 9:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hale, Swisher	3 hr
Jul 15, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Floyd, Hale, Swisher	23 min
Jul 15, 9:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Floyd, Hale	2 hr
Jul 15, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Floyd, Hale, Motley	60 min
Jul 15, 10:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Floyd	25 min
Jul 15, 10:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Floyd	2 hr
Jul 15, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	33 min
Jul 15, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley	33 min
Jul 15, 11:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Childress, Hall	88 min
Jul 16, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	27 min
Jul 16, 12:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	3 hr
Jul 16, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	30 min
Jul 16, 1:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	37 min
Jul 16, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lubbock	34 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.