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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 12, 2021Hale County, Lubbock County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2021, 5:08 PM CST for Hale County, Lubbock County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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: Mar 12, 2021, 5:08 PM CST (23:08 UTC)
Expired: Mar 12, 2021, 5:45 PM CST
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Hale County, TX, Lubbock County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 12, 3:24 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 160 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: 66 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -163 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 619 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 345 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 390 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

153 
WFUS54 KLUB 122308
TORLUB
TXC189-303-122345-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0001.210312T2308Z-210312T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
508 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Lubbock County in northwestern Texas...
  South central Hale County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 545 PM CST.
    
* At 508 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles north of Shallowater, or 11 miles southwest of
  Abernathy, moving northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Abernathy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3379 10209 3380 10208 3398 10191 3379 10170
      3371 10202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 240DEG 9KT 3376 10202 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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2 follow-up statements

653 
WWUS54 KLUB 122322
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
522 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

TXC189-303-122345-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210312T2345Z/
Lubbock TX-Hale TX-
522 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LUBBOCK AND SOUTH CENTRAL HALE COUNTIES...
    
At 521 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Abernathy, moving northeast at 15 mph. Storm 
spotters reported a short lived tornado.

HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Abernathy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3377 10199 3381 10197 3396 10189 3379 10170
      3373 10194
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 242DEG 14KT 3381 10190 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

55

477 
WWUS54 KLUB 122336
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
536 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

TXC189-303-122345-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210312T2345Z/
Lubbock TX-Hale TX-
536 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL LUBBOCK AND SOUTH CENTRAL HALE COUNTIES...
    
At 535 PM CST, a confirmed tornado was located over Abernathy, 
moving northeast at 10 mph. A tornado was reported last dissapating 
at 522 PM CST.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Abernathy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3380 10191 3383 10192 3390 10182 3379 10170
      3378 10190
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 240DEG 9KT 3383 10186 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 12, 4:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hale	32 min
Mar 12, 5:44 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Hale, Lubbock	30 min
Mar 12, 5:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Lubbock	55 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.