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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2026, 7:26 PM CDT for Floyd County, Motley County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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 22, 2026, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Floyd County, TX, Motley County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 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 22, 4:53 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 22, 6:38 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 6:38 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1151 AM CDT Fri May 22 2026 TXZ021>044-231700- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 1151 AM CDT Fri May 22 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 expected to develop across the Caprock early this afternoon where they will track eastward off the Caprock through late Friday evening. Some storms may become severe with main threats being golfball sized hail, strong wind gusts up to 70 mph, and localized heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Daily chances for thunderstorms will continue through the weekend and into next week. Some storms may be strong to severe and may produce locally heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 6:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
610 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0609 PM Landspout Edmonson 34.28N 101.90W
05/22/2026 Hale TX Broadcast Media
Media report of landspout near Edmonson.
&&
CRLocal storm report, May 22, 6:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
613 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0609 PM Landspout 3 NE Hart 34.42N 102.07W
05/22/2026 Castro TX Public
Spotter report of a landspout.
&&
CRLocal storm report, May 22, 6:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
614 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM Hail 10 SW Aiken 34.02N 101.60W
05/22/2026 M2.25 Inch Hale TX Public
Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.).
&&
CRLocal storm report, May 22, 6:30 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, King | 47 min |
| May 22, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley | 36 min |
| May 22, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley | 33 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.