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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 23, 2021Childress County, Hall County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2021, 5:28 PM CDT for Childress County, Hall County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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: Apr 23, 2021, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Childress County, TX, Hall County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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
Apr 23, 5:31 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 Ne Turkey, TX
Apr 23, 6:13 PM CDT	HAIL 2	9 S Estelline, TX

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 23, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 126 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 245 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

298 
WUUS54 KLUB 232228
SVRLUB
TXC075-191-232330-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0031.210423T2228Z-210423T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
528 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

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

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
  of Brice, or 13 miles northeast of Turkey, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Memphis, Turkey, Tell, Estelline, Lakeview and Plaska Community. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3433 10038 3437 10094 3462 10095 3475 10082
      3475 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 247DEG 31KT 3457 10079 

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

CWA

4 follow-up statements

724 
WWUS54 KLUB 232247
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
547 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC075-191-232330-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210423T2330Z/
Childress TX-Hall TX-
547 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN CHILDRESS AND HALL COUNTIES...

At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles northeast
of Turkey, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Memphis, Turkey, Tell, Estelline, Lakeview and Plaska Community. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3433 10038 3437 10094 3462 10095 3475 10082
      3475 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 257DEG 26KT 3451 10067 

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

CWA

413 
WWUS54 KLUB 232301
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
601 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC075-191-232330-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210423T2330Z/
Childress TX-Hall TX-
601 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN CHILDRESS AND HALL COUNTIES...

At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Tell, or 17 miles south of Memphis, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Memphis, Turkey, Tell, Estelline, Lakeview and Plaska Community. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3433 10038 3437 10094 3462 10095 3475 10082
      3475 10022
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 269DEG 29KT 3448 10058 

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

CWA

641 
WWUS54 KLUB 232311
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
611 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC075-191-232330-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210423T2330Z/
Childress TX-Hall TX-
611 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN CHILDRESS AND HALL COUNTIES...

At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest
of Tell, or 14 miles northwest of Childress, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Memphis, Tell, Estelline, Lakeview and Plaska Community. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3435 10071 3465 10089 3475 10082 3475 10022
      3433 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 272DEG 27KT 3451 10048 

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

CWA

134 
WWUS54 KLUB 232319
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
619 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC075-191-232330-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210423T2330Z/
Childress TX-Hall TX-
619 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN CHILDRESS AND EASTERN HALL COUNTIES...

At 619 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
Tell, or 11 miles northwest of Childress, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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...
Tell, Estelline and Plaska Community. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3435 10071 3457 10069 3470 10059 3465 10027
      3433 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 247DEG 31KT 3454 10040 

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

CWA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Hall	54 min
Apr 23, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle	35 min
Apr 23, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle	31 min
Apr 23, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley	33 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.