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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2021, 6:47 PM CST for Cottle County, Motley County, Texas. It was in force for 28 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 13, 2021, 6:47 PM CST (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2021, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 3.0 in
Counties Cottle County, TX, Motley County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
541
WFUS54 KLUB 140047
TORLUB
TXC101-345-140115-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0018.210314T0047Z-210314T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
647 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Cottle County in northwestern Texas...
East central Motley County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 715 PM CST.
* At 646 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Delwin, or 12 miles southwest of Paducah, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to three inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Radar indication and weather spotters reported funnel
cloud.
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...
Paducah, Delwin and Chalk.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3383 10040 3384 10053 3399 10061 3418 10037
3404 10019 3386 10019
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 233DEG 32KT 3390 10046
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN
$$
MRC1 follow-up statement
337
WWUS54 KLUB 140105
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
705 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
TXC345-140115-
/O.CAN.KLUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210314T0115Z/
Motley TX-
705 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MOTLEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
However, other strong thunderstorms remain across Motley County.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for northwestern
Texas.
LAT...LON 3394 10033 3398 10041 3408 10045 3418 10037
3404 10019 3394 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 233DEG 32KT 3400 10030
$$
TXC101-140115-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210314T0115Z/
Cottle TX-
705 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
COTTLE COUNTY...
At 705 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Paducah, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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...
Paducah.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3394 10033 3398 10041 3408 10045 3418 10037
3404 10019 3394 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 233DEG 32KT 3400 10030
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MRCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:16 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hall | 12 min |
| Mar 13, 6:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Kent | 36 min |
| Mar 13, 6:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, Dickens, King, Motley | 47 min |
| Mar 13, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle | 49 min |
| Mar 14, 1:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 6 more | 17 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.