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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2022, 9:53 PM CDT for Hale County, Hockley County, Lubbock County, Texas. It was in force for 67 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2022, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2022, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hale County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lubbock County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 23, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -383 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1327 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 23, 6:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 6:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 643 PM CDT Mon May 23 2022 .AVIATION... Scattered thunderstorms west of KPVW will affect that terminal within the first hour or two of the valid time and may possibly build southward toward KLBB. KCDS will be affected by the thunderstorms later this evening. Some question at this time as to whether there will be additional thunderstorms fill in behind the first round. Confidence higher in showers and MVFR and possibly IFR conditions developing with a cold front late tonight. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 206 PM CDT Mon May 23 2022/ SHORT TERM... The forecast for this afternoon and tonight remains on track. Please reference the mesoscale discussion issued at 1051 AM CDT for detailed information. Convection is expected to be ongoing during the early morning hours Tuesday across the Caprock and Rolling Plains from both the departing MCS and the frontogenetically-forced convection moving in from the northwest. Severe-caliber gusts up to 50 kt will be possible within the deepest cores, though the main overnight hazard will be heavy rainfall resulting in localized flash flooding. The cold front will scour out low-level moisture with most of the wrap- around showers/thunderstorms remaining displaced north of the CWA, with the surface cyclone positioning in vicinity of the northwestern Permian Basin by 24/12Z. PoPs have been lowered significantly beyond 24/18Z area-wide, with most of the CWA dry by 21Z tomorrow excluding the southern South and Rolling Plains, and the eastern Rolling Plains, given some degree of uncertainty with respect to the timing of frontal passage. STG-SVR thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon across the southern and eastern zones, though convection will quickly exit the CWA by the early evening. Cloud cover will begin to clear out in the southwestern zones first, though the northerly breeze/magnitude of CAA will keep temperatures cool to mild, ranging from the lower 60s across the extreme southwestern TX PH and into the middle 70s in the southern South and Rolling Plains. LONG TERM... Frontal-driven convection is likely to clear the forecast area by or very early into the Tuesday evening portion of the forecast as the upper trough axis will be shifting to the east of the area leaving increasing subsidence in its wake while low level focus will shift south with the front and thunderstorm outflow. Dry northwesterly flow aloft and a reinforced cool post-frontal air mass will result in one more pleasant day before the quick transition back to a hot and dry pattern begins. A fairly high-amplitude ridge over the intermountain West at the end of the day Thursday will migrate eastward, its axis centered over the forecast area Friday night, will lead to increasing temperatures Thursday and Friday. However, peak temperatures are not expected until the Saturday to Monday period when deep southwesterly flow moves onto the southern High Plains, allowing for a hot air mass building over New Mexico to get shifted eastward across the southern High Plains while also adding a downslope component to the heating. Widespread triple-digit high temperatures continue to look likely Saturday and Sunday, and now Monday as well, especially for areas east of the Caprock escarpment and the southern half of the South Plains. && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 07
Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 11:46 AM CDT, 10 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1146 AM CDT Mon May 23 2022 TXZ021>044-241700- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 1146 AM CDT Mon May 23 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms, some severe, are expected to form along the Texas and New Mexico state line this afternoon. Initially, thunderstorms will be capable of producing large hail to around half dollar size in addition to damaging winds across the Caprock. Thunderstorms will transition into a line by the middle to late afternoon hours while moving west to east across the Caprock and into the Rolling Plains, with an increasing potential for wind damage with a few swaths of winds between 60 to 70 mph possible. Locally heavy rainfall is expected as well, with some locations receiving two inches or greater of rainfall which may result in localized instances of flash flooding. Additional strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible overnight across the region as a cold front moves in from the northwest, capable of producing locally heavy rainfall into the morning hours Tuesday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Shower and thunderstorm chances will continue Tuesday. Some storms could be strong to severe with locally heavy rainfall also possible across the Caprock and Rolling Plains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 23, 8:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
811 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0807 PM TORNADO 4 SW PEP 33.77N 102.61W
05/23/2022 HOCKLEY TX STORM CHASER
SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO OF TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN IN OPEN
FIELD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LUB2200031
DWKLocal storm report, May 23, 8:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
847 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM TORNADO 11 NW LEVELLAND 33.69N 102.50W
05/23/2022 HOCKLEY TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER LUB2200032
DWKLocal storm report, May 23, 8:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
848 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0838 PM TSTM WND GST 1 ENE MORTON 33.73N 102.74W
05/23/2022 M58 MPH COCHRAN TX MESONET
WEST TEXAS MESONET.
&&
EVENT NUMBER LUB2200033
DWKLocal storm report, May 23, 9:08 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
908 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0907 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W LEVELLAND 33.58N 102.40W
05/23/2022 HOCKLEY TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER LUB2200034
DWKLocal storm report, May 23, 9:30 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 23, 9:52 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
952 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0949 PM HAIL 4 W SHALLOWATER 33.69N 102.06W
05/23/2022 E1.00 INCH LUBBOCK TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER LUB2200036
DWKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Lamb, Parmer | 46 min |
| May 23, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 32 min |
| May 23, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 61 min |
| May 23, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 35 min |
| May 23, 8:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 2 hr |
| May 23, 8:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 34 min |
| May 23, 8:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Parmer | 2 hr |
| May 23, 8:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 31 min |
| May 23, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Cochran, Hockley | 38 min |
| May 23, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Parmer | 33 min |
| May 23, 8:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hockley | 32 min |
| May 23, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Lamb, Parmer | 47 min |
| May 23, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hockley | 37 min |
| May 23, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro | 16 min |
| May 23, 9:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Castro | 56 min |
| May 23, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer | 47 min |
| May 23, 10:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Lubbock | 58 min |
| May 23, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | Castro | 92 min |
| May 23, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Castro | 23 min |
| May 23, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer | 48 min |
| May 23, 11:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Lamb | 3 hr |
| May 23, 11:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 56 min |
| May 24, 12:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Hale, Lamb | 4 hr |
| May 24, 12:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 67 min |
| May 24, 1:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Floyd, Hale | 52 min |
| May 24, 1:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock | 59 min |
| May 24, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley | 47 min |
| May 24, 4:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Lubbock | 41 min |
| May 24, 5:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock | 68 min |
| May 24, 6:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Lubbock | 96 min |
| May 24, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 56 min |
| May 24, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Yoakum | 60 min |
| May 24, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Yoakum | 50 min |
| May 24, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum | 28 min |
| May 24, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Lynn, Terry | 57 min |
| May 24, 4:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cochran, Hockley | 54 min |
| May 24, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry | 61 min |
| May 24, 5:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Cochran, Hockley, Lubbock | 2 hr |
| May 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock | 50 min |
| May 24, 5:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley | 13 min |
| May 24, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby | 61 min |
| May 24, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Crosby | 24 min |
| May 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens | 2 hr |
| May 24, 6:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Crosby | 18 min |
| May 24, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Garza | 34 min |
| May 24, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Lubbock | 31 min |
| May 24, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens | 52 min |
| May 24, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent, King and 1 more | 31 min |
| May 24, 6:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens | 16 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.