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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 23, 2021Childress County, Cottle County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT for Childress County, Cottle County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. 2 reports 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: Apr 23, 2021, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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
Apr 23, 4:27 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	8 Ene Cee Vee, TX
Apr 23, 4:53 PM CDT	HAIL 1.5	6 Nne Swearingen, TX

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 23, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 245 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

334 
WFUS54 KLUB 232110
TORLUB
TXC075-101-232145-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0019.210423T2110Z-210423T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
410 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northern Cottle County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.
    
* At 409 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 4 miles east of Cee Vee, or 14 miles southwest of
  Childress, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
  Cee Vee.

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 3424 10002 3424 10004 3423 10005 3417 10005
      3411 10040 3423 10052 3439 10028 3435 10000
      3430 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 236DEG 31KT 3424 10036 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CWA

3 follow-up statements

014 
WWUS54 KLUB 232121
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
421 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC075-101-232145-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210423T2145Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-
421 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHILDRESS AND NORTHERN COTTLE COUNTIES...
    
At 421 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles south of Childress, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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...
Cee Vee.

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 3424 10002 3424 10004 3423 10005 3417 10005
      3413 10041 3426 10047 3439 10028 3435 10000
      3430 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 236DEG 31KT 3430 10025 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CWA

399 
WWUS54 KLUB 232126
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
426 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC075-101-232145-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210423T2145Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-
426 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHILDRESS AND NORTHEASTERN COTTLE COUNTIES...
    
At 426 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles east of Cee Vee, or 12 miles south of Childress,
moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Childress and northeastern Cottle Counties.

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 3424 10002 3424 10004 3423 10005 3417 10005
      3414 10032 3424 10042 3439 10028 3435 10000
      3430 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 241DEG 21KT 3425 10029 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CWA

976 
WWUS54 KLUB 232135
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
435 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC075-101-232145-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210423T2145Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-
435 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHILDRESS AND NORTHEASTERN COTTLE COUNTIES...
    
At 435 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles north of Swearingen, or 13 miles south of
Childress, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Childress and northeastern Cottle Counties.

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 3424 10002 3424 10004 3423 10005 3417 10005
      3415 10027 3426 10033 3438 10025 3435 10000
      3430 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 246DEG 31KT 3424 10018 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN

$$

CWA

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Hall	54 min
Apr 23, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle	31 min
Apr 23, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Childress, Hall	62 min
Apr 23, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LUB	Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley	33 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.