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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 25, 2023Terry County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2023, 2:22 AM CDT for Terry County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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 25, 2023, 2:22 AM CDT (07:22 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2023, 3:15 AM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Terry County, TX

The radar

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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 24, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 25, 12:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 12:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 10:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1036 PM CDT Wed May 24 2023

TXZ021>044-260345-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
1036 PM CDT Wed May 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Severe thunderstorms will expand in coverage across the far southern
Texas Panhandle and South Plains late this evening and move
southeastward through most of the region overnight. The strongest
storms will be capable of producing hail up to tennis ball size,
wind gusts to 80 mph, and possibly a tornado. A Severe Thunderstorm
Watch is in effect for areas on the Caprock until 4 AM CDT.

Torrential rainfall may also result in flash flooding, especially on
the Caprock.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop each afternoon and
persist into the evening and overnight hours from Thursday through
Tuesday. Some storms may be severe with large hail and damaging
winds. Heavy rainfall may also result in localized flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 10:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1050 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1046 PM     FLOOD            1 ENE FRIONA            34.64N 102.71W
05/24/2023                   PARMER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            EXTENSIVE STREET FLOODING IN FRIONA. THIS
            INCLUDES THE ALLSUPS GAS STATION WHICH IS
            FLOODED OUT.

&&

Local storm report, May 25, 12:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 12:07 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 1:05 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 2:03 AM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 2:05 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 24, 8:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Bailey, Parmer	89 min
May 24, 9:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Parmer	3 hr
May 24, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Bailey, Lamb	93 min
May 24, 10:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Castro, Parmer	50 min
May 24, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Cochran	60 min
May 24, 10:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Bailey	2 hr
May 24, 11:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Cochran	4 hr
May 24, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Bailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer	60 min
May 24, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb	65 min
May 24, 11:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Bailey	2 hr
May 24, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Castro, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock	60 min
May 24, 11:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LUB	Lamb	24 min
May 25, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum	67 min
May 25, 12:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry	44 min
May 25, 12:56 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LUB	Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock	3 hr
May 25, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Cochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum	61 min
May 25, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cochran, Yoakum	63 min
May 25, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Cochran, Yoakum	54 min
May 25, 3:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Lynn, Terry	56 min
May 25, 3:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Terry, Yoakum	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.