Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT for 6 counties in 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
- May 7, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hale County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Swisher County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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 7, 7:38 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Halfway, TX | TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR |
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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2273 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
980 WUUS54 KLUB 080030 SVRLUB TXC045-069-153-189-279-437-080130- /O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0048.210508T0030Z-210508T0130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lubbock TX 730 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021 The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Floyd County in northwestern Texas... Hale County in northwestern Texas... Southeastern Castro County in the Panhandle of Texas... Southern Swisher County in the Panhandle of Texas... Southwestern Briscoe County in the Panhandle of Texas... Northeastern Lamb County in northwestern Texas... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 730 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Halfway, or 9 miles east of Olton, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Plainview, Hale Center, Olton, Lockney, Kress, Cotton Center, Fieldton, Halfway, Claytonville, Aiken, Seth Ward and Edmonson. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3394 10233 3437 10210 3453 10145 3395 10145 TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 266DEG 36KT 3418 10197 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 23
4 follow-up statements
090
WWUS54 KLUB 080058
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
758 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
TXC069-279-080107-
/O.CAN.KLUB.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210508T0130Z/
Castro TX-Lamb TX-
758 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CASTRO AND
NORTHEASTERN LAMB COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3396 10208 3419 10183 3445 10177 3453 10145
3395 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 254DEG 36KT 3429 10165
$$
TXC045-153-189-437-080130-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210508T0130Z/
Floyd TX-Hale TX-Swisher TX-Briscoe TX-
758 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...NORTHERN HALE...SOUTHEASTERN SWISHER AND
SOUTHWESTERN BRISCOE COUNTIES...
At 757 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Claytonville, or 7 miles northeast of Plainview, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Lockney, Kress, Cotton Center, Claytonville,
Aiken and Seth Ward.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 10208 3419 10183 3445 10177 3453 10145
3395 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 254DEG 36KT 3429 10165
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
23340
WWUS54 KLUB 080109
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
809 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
TXC045-153-189-437-080130-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210508T0130Z/
Floyd TX-Hale TX-Swisher TX-Briscoe TX-
809 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...NORTHERN HALE...SOUTHEASTERN SWISHER AND
SOUTHWESTERN BRISCOE COUNTIES...
At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Claytonville, or 12 miles northeast of Plainview, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Lockney, Aiken, Claytonville and Seth Ward.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3397 10198 3416 10173 3447 10168 3453 10145
3395 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 264DEG 33KT 3431 10154
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
23414
WWUS54 KLUB 080120
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
820 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
TXC045-153-189-437-080130-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210508T0130Z/
Floyd TX-Hale TX-Swisher TX-Briscoe TX-
820 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...NORTHEASTERN HALE...SOUTHEASTERN SWISHER AND
SOUTHWESTERN BRISCOE COUNTIES...
At 820 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Claytonville, or 12 miles southwest of Silverton, moving east at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lockney, Aiken and Claytonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3397 10192 3406 10168 3450 10157 3453 10145
3395 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 264DEG 34KT 3433 10143
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
23031
WWUS54 KLUB 080129
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
829 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
TXC045-153-189-437-080138-
/O.EXP.KLUB.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210508T0130Z/
Floyd TX-Hale TX-Swisher TX-Briscoe TX-
829 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FLOYD...
NORTHEASTERN HALE...SOUTHEASTERN SWISHER AND SOUTHWESTERN BRISCOE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds in excess of 50 mph are
still possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3397 10192 3406 10168 3450 10157 3453 10145
3395 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 266DEG 36KT 3433 10138
$$
23The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cochran, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock and 3 more | 59 min |
| May 7, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe, Hall | 36 min |
| May 7, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd | 23 min |
| May 7, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Lubbock, Lynn | 59 min |
| May 8, 3:33 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 10 more | 4 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.