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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 17, 20254 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2025, 6:25 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 17, 2025, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2025, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Motley County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 237 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2025-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 201 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2025-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 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
201 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-593 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2021 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
146 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 Jun 17, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 2:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
Issued by National Weather Service Norman OK
252 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

TXZ021>044-182000-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
252 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hot conditions are expected today with highs near or just above 105
degrees. A Heat Advisory is in effect until 9 PM for much of the
South Plains.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms east of I-27 this evening.
The threat for severe weather is low overall, but some storms may
produce strong wind gusts and large hail.

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

There is a low chance of thunderstorms across the Rolling Plains
Wednesday afternoon. Some storms may produce strong wind gusts and
large hail.

Thunderstorm chances return to portions of the region Sunday and
Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 9:47 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLUBBailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more11 hr
Jun 17, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBHockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry40 min

Nearby

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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.