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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2021, 5:42 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 33 min. 1 report 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, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 6:13 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 9 S Estelline, 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
451
WFUS54 KLUB 232242
TORLUB
TXC075-101-191-345-232315-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0020.210423T2242Z-210423T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
542 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Northwestern Cottle County in northwestern Texas...
Northeastern Motley County in northwestern Texas...
Southern Hall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 542 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles east of Turkey, moving east 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Northfield.
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 3436 10084 3454 10080 3451 10038 3421 10046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 284DEG 20KT 3444 10073
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CWA2 follow-up statements
613
WWUS54 KLUB 232253
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
553 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
TXC075-101-191-345-232315-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210423T2315Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-Motley TX-Hall TX-
553 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CHILDRESS...NORTHWESTERN COTTLE...NORTHEASTERN MOTLEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES...
At 553 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Northfield, or 13 miles east of Turkey,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Northfield.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 10081 3454 10074 3451 10038 3421 10046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 284DEG 20KT 3442 10065
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CWA507
WWUS54 KLUB 232302
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
602 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
TXC075-101-191-345-232315-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210423T2315Z/
Childress TX-Cottle TX-Motley TX-Hall TX-
602 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CHILDRESS...NORTHWESTERN COTTLE...NORTHEASTERN MOTLEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES...
At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles north of Northfield, or 16 miles east of Turkey,
moving southeast at 15 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...
Northfield.
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 3435 10076 3453 10067 3451 10038 3421 10046
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 306DEG 15KT 3442 10061
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CWAThe 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, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle | 35 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 |
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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.