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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 27, 2021King County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT for King County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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: Apr 27, 2021, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2021, 3:49 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.0 in

County King County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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.

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 27, 1:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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: 4126 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

139 
WFUS54 KLUB 272010
TORLUB
TXC269-272100-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0021.210427T2010Z-210427T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
310 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern King County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 400 PM CDT.
    
* At 310 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles south of Finney, or 5 miles north of Guthrie,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.

  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...
  Guthrie and Finney. 

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 3361 10045 3377 10052 3384 10008 3384 10000
      3360 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 261DEG 40KT 3370 10036 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

WCI

3 follow-up statements

010 
WWUS54 KLUB 272020
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
320 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

TXC269-272100-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210427T2100Z/
King TX-
320 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN KING COUNTY...
    
At 319 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles south of Grow, or 7 miles north of Guthrie,
moving east at 40 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...
Finney.

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 3363 10035 3379 10039 3384 10008 3384 10000
      3363 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 257DEG 34KT 3373 10028 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

WCI

556 
WWUS54 KLUB 272034
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
334 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

TXC269-272100-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210427T2100Z/
King TX-
334 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN KING COUNTY...
    
At 333 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles southeast of Chalk, or 16 miles northeast of
Guthrie, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and three 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.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern King County.

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 3367 10019 3377 10022 3384 10008 3384 10000
      3366 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 261DEG 40KT 3376 10008 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...3.00IN

$$

WCI

065 
WWUS54 KLUB 272049
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
349 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

TXC269-272058-
/O.CAN.KLUB.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210427T2100Z/
King TX-
349 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KING COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
northwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3367 10019 3377 10022 3384 10008 3384 10000
      3366 9999
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 261DEG 40KT 3379 9987 

$$

WCI

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 27, 2:39 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	LUB	Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer and 2 more	18 hr
Apr 27, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Garza	59 min
Apr 27, 2:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Crosby, Dickens, Kent, King, Motley	64 min
Apr 27, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cottle, Dickens, King, Motley	66 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.