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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2026, 7:26 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 35 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
- May 14, 2026, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2026, 8:01 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 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 May 14, 6:27 PM CDT, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:27 PM CDT, 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Lubbock TX 345 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026 TXZ021>044-152045- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 345 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to move across the Caprock and into the Rolling Plains this afternoon and evening. A few storms may be severe. The primary hazards will be damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. Blowing dust generated by outflow winds may result in localized reductions to visibility. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the entire forecast area until 10 PM CDT. Elevated fire weather conditions are also expected this afternoon and evening. A Fire Danger Statement is in effect for the entire area until 9 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will be possible every day from Friday through Monday for the entire region. Thunderstorm chances will continue for areas off the caprock from Friday through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 14, 5:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 14, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Garza, Lynn | 32 min |
| May 14, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent, King, Lynn and 1 more | 45 min |
| May 14, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Hall, King, Motley and 1 more | 33 min |
| May 14, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Parmer | 23 min |
| May 14, 11:49 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 16 more | 21 hr |
| May 15, 11:14 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 16 more | 11 hr |
| May 15, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 41 min |
| May 15, 4:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Hale, Hockley, Lamb | 25 min |
| May 15, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb | 31 min |
| May 15, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock | 37 min |
| May 15, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher | 32 min |
| May 15, 4:51 PM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock | 24 min |
| May 15, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cochran, Hockley | 46 min |
| May 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Yoakum | 43 min |
| May 15, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock | 31 min |
| May 15, 5:15 PM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock | 30 min |
| May 15, 5:19 PM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | LUB | Terry, Yoakum | 26 min |
| May 15, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher | 49 min |
| May 15, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry | 47 min |
| May 15, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Lynn, Terry, Yoakum | 44 min |
| May 15, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn | 40 min |
| May 15, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Motley | 51 min |
| May 15, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn | 60 min |
| May 15, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Garza, Lynn, Terry | 61 min |
| May 15, 6:55 PM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | LUB | Garza, Lynn | 35 min |
| May 15, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent, King and 3 more | 46 min |
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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.