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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 26, 2023Parmer County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this flash flood warning at May 26, 2023, 9:39 PM CDT for Parmer County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 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 26, 2023, 9:39 PM CDT (02:39 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2023, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Parmer County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 126 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: 317 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1129 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at May 26, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 6:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 11:36 AM CDT, 10 hours 3 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1136 AM CDT Fri May 26 2023

TXZ021>044-271645-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
1136 AM CDT Fri May 26 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling
Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop in eastern New Mexico this
afternoon and move southeast into the western South Plains and far
southwest Texas Panhandle by this evening. Additional rounds of
storms are possible overnight over much of the outlook area. Any of
these could become severe with hail to two inches in diameter and
wind gusts around 70 mph. Localized flooding will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop each afternoon and persist
into the evening and overnight hours from Saturday through Thursday.
Some storms this weekend may be severe with large hail and damaging
winds. Heavy rainfall may also result in localized flash flooding.
While a slight chance of thunderstorms still exists Monday and
Tuesday, the pattern looks more favorable for potential severe
weather by mid-week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 26, 7:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 8:58 PM CDT, 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
858 PM CDT Fri May 26 2023

TXZ021-270230-
Parmer TX-
858 PM CDT Fri May 26 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Parmer
County through 930 PM CDT...

At 857 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles north of Bovina, or 9 miles west of Friona, moving east at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Friona and Bovina.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3449 10295 3466 10298 3474 10271 3447 10266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0157Z 261DEG 8KT 3459 10288

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

17/07

Special weather statement, May 26, 9:27 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
927 PM CDT Fri May 26 2023

TXZ021-270300-
Parmer TX-
927 PM CDT Fri May 26 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Parmer
County through 1000 PM CDT...

At 926 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Bovina, or 8 miles south of Friona, moving southeast at
10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lazbuddie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3456 10253 3441 10253 3431 10259 3431 10262
      3447 10287 3463 10277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 294DEG 11KT 3453 10275

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

17/07

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 26, 7:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Parmer	31 min
May 26, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Parmer	63 min
May 26, 8:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Parmer	3 hr
May 26, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Parmer	32 min
May 26, 9:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Parmer	33 min
May 26, 9:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Castro	31 min
May 27, 1:53 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Castro, Parmer	3 hr
May 27, 2:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hockley	29 min
May 27, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Parmer	34 min
May 27, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro	21 min
May 27, 3:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Swisher	43 min
May 27, 3:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Castro, Swisher	2 hr
May 27, 3:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Swisher	53 min
May 27, 10:48 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LUB	Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 10 more	12 hr
May 27, 11:21 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LUB	Childress	2 hr

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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.