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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 3, 2021Garza County, Lynn County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT for Garza County, Lynn County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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: May 3, 2021, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Garza County, TX, Lynn County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 3, 7:15 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	7 Nw Fluvanna, TX	REPORT OF BROKEN HOME WINDOWS

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
May 3, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 144 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: 3894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

862 
WUUS54 KLUB 032337
SVRLUB
TXC169-305-040030-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0041.210503T2337Z-210504T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
637 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Lynn County in northwestern Texas...
  Western Garza County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 636 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
  of O'donnell, or 10 miles south of Tahoka, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Post, Tahoka and Grassland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail, significant amounts of smaller hail is
likely. Accumulating hail can cause damage to crops, trees, and
vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3320 10181 3335 10133 3296 10121 3296 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 265DEG 26KT 3302 10175 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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4 follow-up statements

172 
WWUS54 KLUB 032355
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
655 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC169-305-040030-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Lynn TX-Garza TX-
655 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LYNN AND WESTERN GARZA COUNTIES...

At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Grassland, or 15 miles southeast of Tahoka, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Post and Grassland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail, significant amounts of smaller hail is
likely. Accumulating hail can cause damage to crops, trees, and
vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3321 10159 3335 10133 3296 10121 3296 10161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 265DEG 26KT 3303 10159 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

55

126 
WWUS54 KLUB 040002
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
702 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC305-040012-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Lynn TX-
702 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LYNN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
northwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3320 10155 3335 10133 3296 10121 3296 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 265DEG 26KT 3304 10152 

$$

TXC169-040030-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Garza TX-
702 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN GARZA COUNTY...

At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Grassland, or 13 miles southwest of Post, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Post.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail, significant amounts of smaller hail is
likely. Accumulating hail can cause damage to crops, trees, and
vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3320 10155 3335 10133 3296 10121 3296 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 265DEG 26KT 3304 10152 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

55

790 
WWUS54 KLUB 040011
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
711 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC169-040030-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Garza TX-
711 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN GARZA COUNTY...

At 711 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
Post, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Garza County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail, significant amounts of smaller hail is
likely. Accumulating hail can cause damage to crops, trees, and
vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3308 10155 3314 10127 3296 10121 3296 10155
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 265DEG 26KT 3305 10144 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

55

326 
WWUS54 KLUB 040017
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
717 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC169-040030-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Garza TX-
717 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GARZA COUNTY...

At 717 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Post, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Garza County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail, significant amounts of smaller hail is
likely. Accumulating hail can cause damage to crops, trees, and
vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3314 10127 3296 10121 3296 10131 3313 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 265DEG 26KT 3305 10139 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 3:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Yoakum	61 min
May 3, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Terry, Yoakum	54 min
May 3, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lynn, Terry	61 min
May 3, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.