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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 15, 20269 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2026, 6:59 PM CDT for 9 counties in Texas. It was in force for 46 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 15, 2026, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Garza County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Motley County, TX, Stonewall County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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
May 15, 3:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress, Cottle, Hall, Motley35 min
May 14, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza, Lynn32 min
May 14, 7:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent, King, Lynn and 1 more45 min
May 14, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBChildress, Cottle, Dickens, Hall, King, Motley and 1 more33 min
May 14, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBParmer23 min
May 14, 11:49 PM CDTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 16 more21 hr
May 15, 11:14 AM CDTFire Weather WatchLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 16 more11 hr
May 15, 3:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb41 min
May 15, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Hale, Hockley, Lamb25 min
May 15, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb31 min
May 15, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock37 min
May 15, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher32 min
May 15, 4:51 PM CDTDust Storm WarningLUBHockley, Lubbock24 min
May 15, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCochran, Hockley46 min
May 15, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBYoakum43 min
May 15, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHockley, Lubbock31 min
May 15, 5:15 PM CDTDust Storm WarningLUBHockley, Lubbock30 min
May 15, 5:19 PM CDTDust Storm WarningLUBTerry, Yoakum26 min
May 15, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher49 min
May 15, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry47 min
May 15, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLynn, Terry, Yoakum44 min
May 15, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn40 min
May 15, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Dickens, Floyd, Motley51 min
May 15, 6:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Garza, Lubbock, Lynn60 min
May 15, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBGarza, Lynn, Terry61 min
May 15, 6:55 PM CDTDust Storm WarningLUBGarza, Lynn35 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.