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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 25, 2023Castro County, Swisher County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2023, 5:46 PM CDT for Castro County, Swisher County, Texas. It was in force for 74 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
Apr 25, 2023, 5:46 PM CDT (22:46 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
74 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Castro County, TX, Swisher County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 25, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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 Apr 25, 3:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 3:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 2:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
247 PM CDT Tue Apr 25 2023

TXZ021>044-262000-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
247 PM CDT Tue Apr 25 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Severe thunderstorms capable of large hail up to golf ball size,
locally heavy rain, wind gusts up to 60 MPH, and isolated tornadoes
are possible this afternoon and overnight, mainly in the far
southern Texas Panhandle, northern South Plains, and the northern
Rolling Plains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Additional thunderstorms are possible on Wednesday across most of
the region. Some thunderstorms may become severe on Wednesday
afternoon, especially over the Rolling Plains. Large hail to quarter
size will be possible.

Sustained north winds may exceed 30 mph across the entire area on
Friday behind a strong cold front.

Elevated fire weather conditions may return to portions of the
region Friday through early next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBTerry40 min
Apr 25, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLynn43 min
Apr 25, 6:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBCastro, Swisher2 hr
Apr 25, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBSwisher61 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.