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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 30, 2026Hall County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 30, 2026, 6:42 PM CDT for Hall County, Texas. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2026, 6:42 PM CDT (23:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Lubbock, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Hall County, TX

The radar

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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 Mar 30, 6:12 PM CDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 6:12 PM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 2:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
222 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

TXZ021>044-311930-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
222 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A few isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop through this
evening, mainly on the Caprock. Strong wind gusts will be possible
near any storms.

Elevated to briefly critical fire weather will continue through this
evening. A Fire Danger Statement is in effect until 9 PM for much of
the region.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Elevated to near critical fire weather is possible each day this week,
especially on the Caprock.

Isolated thunderstorms may develop along and east of the I-27
corridor on Tuesday afternoon and evening. A few strong wind gusts
will be possible.

Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible Wednesday and again
on Friday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 4:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
417 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

TXZ023-024-302215-
Briscoe TX-Swisher TX-
417 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SWISHER AND BRISCOE COUNTIES THROUGH 515
PM CDT...

At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers 7 miles north
of Tulia, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Tulia, Silverton, Caprock Canyon State Park, Kress, Happy, Quitaque,
Vigo Park, Claytonville, and Mackenzie Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3433 10098 3432 10184 3475 10194 3475 10116
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 244DEG 34KT 3464 10176

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

AP

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 5:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
505 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

TXZ028-029-034-035-302300-
Hockley TX-Lamb TX-Lubbock TX-Hale TX-
505 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT LUBBOCK...HOCKLEY...SOUTHERN HALE AND
SOUTHEASTERN LAMB COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM CDT...

At 504 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers 8 miles
southeast of Whitharral, or 11 miles northeast of Levelland, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lubbock, Levelland, Slaton, Abernathy, Wolfforth, Shallowater,
Idalou, Petersburg, Anton, Ransom Canyon, Spade, Lubbock South Plains
Mall, Lubbock International Airport, Texas Tech University,
Whitharral, Downtown Lubbock, Woodrow, Reese Center, New Deal, and
Smyer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3342 10242 3385 10244 3410 10157 3342 10156
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 244DEG 34KT 3368 10221

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

AP

Local storm report, Mar 30, 5:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 5:46 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 6:13 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Briscoe, Swisher	58 min
Mar 30, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock	55 min
Mar 30, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Hockley, Lubbock	28 min
Mar 30, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LUB	Crosby, Lubbock	31 min
Mar 30, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LUB	Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Lynn, Motley	59 min

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Sources

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