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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 25, 2025Hockley County, Lubbock County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2025, 6:58 PM CDT for Hockley County, Lubbock County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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, 2025, 6:58 PM CDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
2.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hockley County, TX, Lubbock County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:00 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
Apr 25, 1:57 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 2025-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 888 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 2025-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
888 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-212 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1272 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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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 25, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 25, 1:59 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
159 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

TXZ021>044-261900-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
159 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Tornado Watch is in effect through 10 PM for the South Plains, far
southern Texas Panhandle, and the central and northern South Plains.

Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon
initially near the Texas-New Mexico state line and across portions
of the Rolling Plains. Storms will then expand in coverage across the
rest of the Caprock and move slowly southeastward across the entire
area this evening through tonight.

All severe hazards will be possible with these storms, including
very large or giant hail near softball size or larger, damaging wind
gusts up to 75 mph, and tornadoes. Heavy rainfall is also likely
within severe storms, and a threat for flash flooding will exist
from
late this afternoon through the overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Daily chances for thunderstorms, including severe weather, will
continue each afternoon from Saturday through Wednesday. Heavy rain
and flooding are possible on Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:27 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
627 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

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

0602 PM     Hail             4 NW Anton              33.84N 102.22W
04/25/2025  M2.55 Inch       Lamb               TX   Public

            Report via X. Position Estimated.

&&

JWJ
Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:28 PM CDT, 30 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
628 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

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

0626 PM     Hail             4 NW Shallowater        33.73N 102.04W
04/25/2025  E1.50 Inch       Lubbock            TX   Public

            Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50
            in.).

0623 PM     Funnel Cloud     Anton                   33.81N 102.16W
04/25/2025                   Hockley            TX   Public

&&
Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:29 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
629 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

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

0433 PM     Hail             7 W Littlefield         33.90N 102.45W
04/25/2025  E1.00 Inch       Lamb               TX   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

&&
Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:37 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
637 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

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

0630 PM     Hail             5 SE Littlefield        33.87N 102.27W
04/25/2025  M1.75 Inch       Lamb               TX   CO-OP Observer

            Coop observer report.

&&
Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:43 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
643 PM CDT Fri Apr 25 2025

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

0641 PM     Hail             4 NW Shallowater        33.73N 102.04W
04/25/2025  M1.50 Inch       Lubbock            TX   Storm Chaser

0638 PM     Hail             7 N Smyer               33.69N 102.17W
04/25/2025  E2.00 Inch       Hockley            TX   Public

            Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

0636 PM     Hail             6 N Smyer               33.68N 102.17W
04/25/2025  E1.00 Inch       Hockley            TX   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

&&
Local storm report, Apr 25, 6:51 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby59 min
Apr 24, 7:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBFloyd, Motley34 min
Apr 24, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBFloyd, Motley34 min
Apr 24, 7:41 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCrosby34 min
Apr 24, 7:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLUBCrosby3 hr
Apr 24, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBGarza, Lynn39 min
Apr 24, 8:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCrosby, Garza38 min
Apr 24, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBDickens, Motley47 min
Apr 24, 8:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBMotley32 min
Apr 24, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLUBCrosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent65 min
Apr 24, 8:51 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLUBCrosby, Garza, Kent24 min
Apr 24, 8:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLUBMotley2 hr
Apr 24, 8:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBDickens, Motley23 min
Apr 24, 9:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens37 min
Apr 24, 9:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBGarza, Kent35 min
Apr 24, 9:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLUBGarza, Kent3 hr
Apr 24, 9:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent35 min
Apr 24, 10:10 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBGarza, Kent35 min
Apr 25, 12:50 PM CDTFlood WatchLUBBriscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens and 14 more27 hr
Apr 25, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey66 min
Apr 25, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBBailey, Lamb54 min
Apr 25, 3:58 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBBailey, Hockley, Lamb32 min
Apr 25, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBBailey, Lamb47 min
Apr 25, 4:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBBailey, Lamb30 min
Apr 25, 4:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBLamb40 min
Apr 25, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLUBHockley, Lamb62 min
Apr 25, 5:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLUBLamb2 hr
Apr 25, 5:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHockley, Lamb26 min
Apr 25, 5:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLUBHockley, Lamb30 min
Apr 25, 5:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLUBHockley, Lubbock65 min
Apr 25, 6:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHockley, Lamb, Lubbock60 min
Apr 25, 6:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLUBHockley2 hr

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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.