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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 16, 2021Childress County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT for Childress County, Texas. It was in force for 60 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: Mar 16, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Childress County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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
Mar 16, 7:55 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	Childress, TX

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 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 164 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: 127 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3287 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

134 
WUUS54 KLUB 170045
SVRLUB
TXC075-170145-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0025.210317T0045Z-210317T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
745 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 744 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of
  Tell, or 5 miles southwest of Childress, moving northeast at 25
  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...
  Childress, Tell and Kirkland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10016 3431 10037 3435 10042 3440 10042
      3471 10002 3469 10000 3439 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 221DEG 20KT 3437 10031 

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

PAZOS

4 follow-up statements

981 
WWUS54 KLUB 170056
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
756 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TXC075-170145-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210317T0145Z/
Childress TX-
756 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHILDRESS COUNTY...

At 755 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Childress,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 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 wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Childress and Kirkland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3435 10019 3445 10035 3471 10002 3469 10000
      3439 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 221DEG 20KT 3442 10026 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PAZOS

943 
WWUS54 KLUB 170105
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
805 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TXC075-170145-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210317T0145Z/
Childress TX-
805 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHILDRESS COUNTY...

At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Childress,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 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 wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Childress and Kirkland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3438 10015 3450 10027 3471 10002 3469 10000
      3439 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 221DEG 20KT 3447 10021 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PAZOS

892 
WWUS54 KLUB 170118
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
818 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TXC075-170145-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210317T0145Z/
Childress TX-
818 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHILDRESS COUNTY...

At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of
Childress, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 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 wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Childress County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3454 10022 3471 10002 3469 10000 3440 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 221DEG 20KT 3452 10015 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

PAZOS

689 
WWUS54 KLUB 170136
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
836 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TXC075-170146-
/O.EXP.KLUB.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-210317T0145Z/
Childress TX-
836 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHILDRESS COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3454 10022 3471 10002 3469 10000 3440 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 221DEG 20KT 3460 10007 

$$

PAZOS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 16, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Hall	24 min
Mar 16, 10:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Childress, Hall	36 min
Mar 16, 11:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Childress	26 min
Mar 16, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	King	35 min
Mar 17, 3:35 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens and 8 more	14 hr
Mar 17, 3:39 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Garza, Hockley, Kent, King and 5 more	13 hr
Mar 17, 2:48 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	LUB	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 10 more	2 hr

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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.