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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 3, 2021Garza County, Kent County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 7:14 PM CDT for Garza County, Kent County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Garza County, TX, Kent County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 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
May 3, 7:23 PM CDT	HAIL 1	1 Se Justiceburg, 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
May 3, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 162 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: 4235 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

645 
WUUS54 KLUB 040014
SVRLUB
TXC169-263-040115-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0044.210504T0014Z-210504T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Kent County in northwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Garza County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Justiceburg,
  or 9 miles west of Lake Alan Henry, moving east at 35 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...
  Lake Alan Henry and Justiceburg. 

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 3313 10131 3323 10083 3296 10074 3297 10105
      3296 10131
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 262DEG 30KT 3302 10124 

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

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4 follow-up statements

568 
WWUS54 KLUB 040032
SVSLUB

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

TXC169-263-040115-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210504T0115Z/
Kent TX-Garza TX-
732 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT AND SOUTHEASTERN GARZA COUNTIES...

At 732 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake Alan
Henry, moving east at 35 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...
Lake Alan Henry.

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 3323 10083 3296 10074 3297 10105 3297 10115
      3316 10115
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 262DEG 30KT 3304 10106 

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

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453 
WWUS54 KLUB 040043
SVSLUB

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

TXC169-040052-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210504T0115Z/
Garza TX-
743 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GARZA 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 3297 10103 3314 10103 3320 10082 3296 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 262DEG 30KT 3305 10096 

$$

TXC263-040115-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210504T0115Z/
Kent TX-
743 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY...

At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles east of Lake
Alan Henry, 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...
Lake Alan Henry.

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 3297 10103 3314 10103 3320 10082 3296 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 262DEG 30KT 3305 10096 

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

55

795 
WWUS54 KLUB 040047
SVSLUB

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

TXC263-040115-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210504T0115Z/
Kent TX-
747 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTY...

At 747 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of Lake
Alan Henry, 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Kent 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 3297 10099 3312 10098 3317 10081 3296 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 262DEG 30KT 3306 10090 

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

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945 
WWUS54 KLUB 040058
SVSLUB

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

TXC263-040115-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210504T0115Z/
Kent TX-
758 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KENT COUNTY...

At 757 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
Clairemont, or 16 miles east of Lake Alan Henry, moving east at 35
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Kent 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 3297 10091 3309 10091 3310 10079 3296 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 262DEG 30KT 3307 10079 

HAIL...1.25IN
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, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Yoakum	27 min
May 3, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Kent, Stonewall	44 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.