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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Lubbock, TX

July 24, 2025Hale County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2025, 7:56 PM CDT for Hale County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 24, 2025, 7:56 PM CDT (00:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2025, 8:45 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Hale County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 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 nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 120 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: 1691 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -44 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

959 
WUUS54 KLUB 250056
SVRLUB
TXC189-250145-
/O.NEW.KLUB.SV.W.0310.250725T0056Z-250725T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
756 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Hale County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 756 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hale Center,
  moving north at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Plainview, Hale Center, Cotton Center, Halfway, Seth Ward, and
  Edmonson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10161 3430 10156 3407 10157 3384 10169
      3392 10201 3431 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 195DEG 10KT 3403 10180 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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4 follow-up statements

284 
WWUS54 KLUB 250107
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
807 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

TXC189-250145-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250725T0145Z/
Hale TX-
807 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR HALE COUNTY...

At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hale Center, 
moving north at 10 mph. An additional severe storm was located in 
far northeast Hale County.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Cotton Center, Halfway, Seth Ward, and
Edmonson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10161 3430 10156 3407 10157 3384 10169
      3392 10201 3431 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 195DEG 10KT 3406 10179 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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630 
WWUS54 KLUB 250112
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
812 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

TXC189-250145-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250725T0145Z/
Hale TX-
812 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL HALE COUNTY...

At 810 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hale Center, 
moving north at 10 mph.  A second severe storm core was located in 
northeastern Hale County east of Plainview.  Additional sub-severe, 
but intensifying cells were also located near Hale Center, Halfway 
and Edmonson.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Halfway, Seth Ward, and Edmonson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10161 3430 10156 3407 10157 3385 10175
      3386 10176 3395 10191 3413 10199 3431 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 195DEG 10KT 3407 10179 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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701 
WWUS54 KLUB 250123
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
823 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

TXC189-250145-
/O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250725T0145Z/
Hale TX-
823 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN HALE COUNTY...

At 823 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 3 miles northeast of Halfway to near Hale Center to 7
miles east of Plainview, moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Plainview, Hale Center, Halfway, Seth Ward, and Edmonson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10161 3430 10156 3407 10157 3399 10164
      3396 10172 3399 10188 3413 10199 3431 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 198DEG 10KT 3421 10190 3407 10180 3423 10161 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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872 
WWUS54 KLUB 250136
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
836 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

TXC189-250146-
/O.EXP.KLUB.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-250725T0145Z/
Hale TX-
836 PM CDT Thu Jul 24 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN HALE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 845 PM CDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened. Therefore, the 
warning will be allowed to expire.
However, small hail is still possible with these thunderstorms.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10161 3430 10156 3407 10157 3399 10164
      3396 10172 3399 10188 3413 10199 3431 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 195DEG 10KT 3423 10189 3409 10179 3425 10160 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 7:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lamb	34 min
Jul 24, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry	57 min
Jul 24, 7:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Lamb	29 min
Jul 24, 7:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Briscoe	27 min
Jul 24, 8:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Briscoe	109 min
Jul 24, 8:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LUB	Lamb	107 min
Jul 24, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Briscoe	43 min
Jul 24, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Parmer	26 min
Jul 24, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Childress, Hall	35 min
Jul 24, 10:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Cottle	60 min
Jul 24, 11:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Kent	27 min
Jul 24, 11:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Cottle, King	34 min
Jul 25, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Cottle	34 min
Jul 25, 12:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	King	28 min
Jul 25, 12:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Kent	27 min
Jul 25, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Motley	22 min
Jul 25, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LUB	Cottle, Hall, Motley	40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.