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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 16, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 47 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 16, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 16, 3:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -57 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1470 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

333 
WUUS54 KLUB 162343
SVRLUB
TXC075-101-191-345-170030-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0067.210516T2343Z-210517T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
643 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northwestern Cottle County in northwestern Texas...
  Northeastern Motley County in northwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Hall County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
  Tell, or 14 miles west of Childress, moving southeast at 10 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...
  Northfield, Tell and Cee Vee. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3438 10060 3447 10043 3424 10011 3409 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 318DEG 10KT 3437 10050 

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

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1 follow-up statement
553 
WWUS54 KLUB 170010
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
710 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

TXC075-101-191-345-170030-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-210517T0030Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-Motley TX-Hall TX-
710 PM CDT Sun May 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHILDRESS...NORTHWESTERN COTTLE...NORTHEASTERN
MOTLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES...

At 710 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of
Northfield, or 16 miles southwest of Childress, moving south at 10
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...
Northfield, Tell and Cee Vee. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3438 10060 3439 10038 3419 10027 3409 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 012DEG 11KT 3431 10051 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey, Cochran, Yoakum56 min
May 15, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more52 min
May 15, 7:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLUBCochran109 min
May 15, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more66 min
May 15, 8:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBLubbock113 min
May 15, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLynn24 min
May 15, 9:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBHale, Swisher61 min
May 15, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Kent and 4 more17 min
May 15, 10:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBHale23 min
May 16, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress, Hall65 min
May 16, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress, Cottle, Hall52 min
May 16, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHall31 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.