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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 9, 2023Castro County, Parmer County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2023, 4:51 PM CDT for Castro County, Parmer County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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 9, 2023, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2023, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Castro County, TX, Parmer County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 326 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
326 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1289 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 9, 2:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 2:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 2:20 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
220 PM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023

TXZ021>044-101930-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
220 PM CDT Sun Apr 9 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 possible this afternoon and evening across the
entire forecast area which will have the potential for producing
strong to marginally severe wind gusts and hail up to the size of
ping pong balls.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon and evening across the
Rolling Plains and far southeast Texas Panhandle with gusty winds
and small hail possible.

Elevated fire weather concerns may return Friday and Saturday along
the Caprock due to breezy and dry conditions.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 2:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
259 PM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023

TXZ026-032-092030-
Childress TX-Cottle TX-
259 PM CDT Sun Apr 9 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Childress
and northeastern Cottle Counties through 330 PM CDT...

At 259 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Childress, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Childress and Kirkland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3424 10003 3423 10005 3421 10005 3436 10037
      3453 10026 3446 10000 3442 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 301DEG 5KT 3442 10024

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

GKendrick
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 9, 2:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBHall35 min
Apr 9, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBChildress31 min
Apr 9, 3:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBDickens35 min
Apr 9, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBHall30 min
Apr 9, 3:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBDickens, Kent39 min
Apr 9, 3:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBChildress29 min
Apr 9, 4:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBKent30 min
Apr 9, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBKent31 min
Apr 9, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLamb35 min
Apr 9, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBKent35 min
Apr 9, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLubbock31 min
Apr 9, 5:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBSwisher23 min
Apr 9, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock40 min
Apr 9, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBFloyd33 min
Apr 9, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock37 min
Apr 9, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLubbock47 min
Apr 9, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBFloyd44 min
Apr 9, 6:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBFloyd50 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.