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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2021, 8:44 PM CDT for Hale County, Lamb County, Texas. It was in force for 31 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
- May 26, 2021, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Hale County, TX, Lamb County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
583
WFUS54 KLUB 270144
TORLUB
TXC189-279-270215-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0029.210527T0144Z-210527T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
844 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Hale County in northwestern Texas...
East central Lamb County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 843 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cotton Center, or 12 miles west of Hale Center,
moving east at 20 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...
Hale Center and Cotton Center.
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 3397 10216 3409 10217 3414 10177 3390 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 266DEG 19KT 3401 10206
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
WCI3 follow-up statements
551
WWUS54 KLUB 270153
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
853 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC189-279-270215-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210527T0215Z/
Hale TX-Lamb TX-
853 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN HALE AND EAST CENTRAL LAMB COUNTIES...
At 852 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles west of Cotton Center, or 12 miles south of
Olton, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hale Center and Cotton Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 10212 3410 10212 3414 10177 3390 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 273DEG 8KT 3401 10207
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
WCI482
WWUS54 KLUB 270201
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
901 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC189-279-270215-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210527T0215Z/
Hale TX-Lamb TX-
901 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL HALE AND EAST CENTRAL LAMB COUNTIES...
At 901 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cotton Center, or 10 miles west of Hale Center,
moving east at 10 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...
Hale Center and Cotton Center.
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 3400 10212 3410 10212 3414 10177 3396 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 261DEG 10KT 3402 10203
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
WCI123
WWUS54 KLUB 270211
SVSLUB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
911 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC189-279-270220-
/O.EXP.KLUB.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210527T0215Z/
Hale TX-Lamb TX-
911 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HALE AND EAST CENTRAL LAMB
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for northwestern
Texas.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Hale County until 10:15 PM
LAT...LON 3400 10212 3410 10212 3414 10177 3396 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 266DEG 19KT 3409 10195
$$
WCIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher | 45 min |
| May 26, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher | 64 min |
| May 26, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer | 50 min |
| May 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Hale, Lamb | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 59 min |
| May 26, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Swisher | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale, Lamb | 66 min |
| May 26, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher | 61 min |
| May 26, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale | 30 min |
| May 26, 9:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher | 89 min |
| May 26, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Lamb | 32 min |
| May 26, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley | 38 min |
| May 26, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale | 31 min |
| May 26, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher | 56 min |
| May 26, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock | 25 min |
| May 26, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Swisher | 28 min |
| May 26, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Floyd, Hale | 24 min |
| May 26, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd | 32 min |
| May 26, 11:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Motley | 33 min |
| May 27, 12:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Hall, Motley | 34 min |
| May 27, 12:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe | 32 min |
| May 27, 12:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Briscoe | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Floyd, Hall, Motley | 50 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.