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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 15, 2021Bailey County, Cochran County, Yoakum County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 7:04 PM CDT for Bailey County, Cochran County, Yoakum County, Texas. It was in force for 56 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: May 15, 2021, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bailey County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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.

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 15, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 187 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: 826 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1913 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 3.0

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The text

As transmitted.

470 
WUUS54 KLUB 160004
SVRLUB
TXC017-079-501-160100-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0059.210516T0004Z-210516T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
704 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Bailey County in northwestern Texas...
  Cochran County in northwestern Texas...
  Northern Yoakum County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 703 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles north of Arch to 8 miles southwest of
  Bledsoe to 9 miles north of Humble City, moving east at 30 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...
  Muleshoe, Morton, Plains, Needmore, Bronco, Progress, Bledsoe,
  Enochs, West Camp, Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge, Bula, Lehman, Maple
  and Whiteface.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10304 3431 10261 3320 10260 3311 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 258DEG 27KT 3423 10315 3356 10316 3292 10316 

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

SINCAVAGE

2 follow-up statements

256 
WWUS54 KLUB 160021
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
721 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

TXC017-079-501-160100-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210516T0100Z/
Bailey TX-Cochran TX-Yoakum TX-
721 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR BAILEY...COCHRAN AND NORTHERN YOAKUM COUNTIES...

At 721 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near West Camp to near Bledsoe to 10 miles west of
Denver City, 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...
Muleshoe, Morton, Plains, Needmore, Bronco, Progress, Bledsoe,
Enochs, West Camp, Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge, Bula, Lehman, Maple and
Whiteface.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10304 3431 10261 3320 10260 3311 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 258DEG 27KT 3426 10301 3359 10302 3295 10302 

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

SINCAVAGE

761 
WWUS54 KLUB 160051
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
751 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

TXC017-079-501-160100-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-210516T0100Z/
Bailey TX-Cochran TX-Yoakum TX-
751 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN BAILEY...COCHRAN AND NORTHERN YOAKUM COUNTIES...

At 751 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Progress to Lehman to near Denver City, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Morton, Plains, Needmore, Bronco, Bledsoe, Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge,
Bula, Enochs, Lehman, Maple and Whiteface.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3389 10305 3420 10261 3320 10260 3311 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 258DEG 27KT 3430 10278 3363 10279 3299 10279 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SINCAVAGE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 7:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more	52 min
May 15, 7:41 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Cochran	109 min
May 15, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more	66 min
May 15, 8:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Lubbock	113 min
May 15, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Lynn	24 min
May 15, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hale, Swisher	61 min
May 15, 9:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Kent and 4 more	17 min
May 15, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hale	23 min
May 16, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Hall	65 min
May 16, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Hall	52 min
May 16, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Hall	31 min
May 16, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley	47 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.