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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 22, 2021Childress County, Cottle County, King County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 22, 2021, 3:11 PM CDT for Childress County, Cottle County, King County, Texas. It was in force for 27 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
Mar 22, 2021, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2021, 3:38 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, King County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 22, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

631 
WUUS54 KLUB 222011
SVRLUB
TXC075-101-269-222115-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0028.210322T2011Z-210322T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
311 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  King County in northwestern Texas...
  Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Cottle County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 311 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Northfield to 5 miles northeast of Girard,
  moving northeast at 50 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Law enforcement reported wind damage in Dickens.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Childress, Paducah, Guthrie, Grow, Cee Vee, Tell, Kirkland, Finney,
  Delwin, Chalk, Swearingen and Hackberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Lubbock Texas.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 10000 3424 10001 3423 10005 3384 10005
      3383 10000 3364 9999 3346 10051 3430 10052
      3432 10042 3474 10032 3475 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 234DEG 42KT 3432 10059 3342 10059 

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

SINCAVAGE
2 follow-up statements
509 
WWUS54 KLUB 222027
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
327 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXC269-222036-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210322T2115Z/
King TX-
327 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR KING COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of and northwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3423 10000 3424 10001 3423 10005 3384 10005
      3384 10044 3432 10041 3474 10021 3475 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 254DEG 55KT 3470 10009 3443 9999 3415 10018
3384 10029

$$

TXC075-101-222115-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210322T2115Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-
327 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR CHILDRESS AND COTTLE COUNTIES...

At 326 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southwest of Dodson to 5 miles northeast of
Kirkland to near Swearingen to near Grow, moving east at 65 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, Paducah, Kirkland, Delwin, Chalk, Swearingen and
Hackberry.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Lubbock Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3423 10000 3424 10001 3423 10005 3384 10005
      3384 10044 3432 10041 3474 10021 3475 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 254DEG 55KT 3470 10009 3443 9999 3415 10018
3384 10029

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

SINCAVAGE
543 
WWUS54 KLUB 222038
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
338 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

TXC075-101-222047-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210322T2115Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-
338 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHILDRESS AND COTTLE COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3423 10000 3424 10001 3423 10005 3384 10005
      3384 10044 3432 10041 3474 10021 3475 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 234DEG 42KT 3477 9997 3450 9987 3422 10006
3391 10017

$$

SINCAVAGE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 3:20 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLUBCochran, Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Hockley, Kent and 4 more16 hr
Mar 22, 3:22 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLUBCochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale and 8 more13 hr
Mar 22, 12:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBLubbock2 hr
Mar 22, 12:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLubbock49 min
Mar 22, 1:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBCrosby, Garza59 min
Mar 22, 2:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent40 min
Mar 22, 2:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCottle, Dickens, King, Motley40 min
Mar 22, 3:44 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningLUBCochran, Crosby, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more3 hr
Mar 22, 3:44 PM CDTWind AdvisoryLUBCochran, Crosby, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more5 hr
Mar 22, 3:52 PM CDTDust Storm WarningLUBCochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum113 min
Mar 22, 4:37 PM CDTDust Storm WarningLUBCrosby, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry113 min
Mar 22, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLubbock45 min
Mar 22, 5:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBLubbock64 min
Mar 22, 6:13 PM CDTDust Storm AdvisoryLUBDickens, Kent, King, Stonewall2 hr
Mar 22, 6:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBCrosby25 min
Mar 22, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBCrosby34 min
Mar 22, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLynn29 min
Mar 22, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBDickens42 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.