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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 23, 2026Hockley County, Lamb County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 23, 2026, 7:12 PM CDT for Hockley County, Lamb County, Texas. It was in force for 18 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2026, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

Counties Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 23, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 170 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 00:00Z on 2026-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2208 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 00:00Z on 2026-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2208 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-237 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1627 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

526 
WFUS54 KLUB 240012
TORLUB
TXC219-279-240045-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0002.260624T0012Z-260624T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
712 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Hockley County in northwestern Texas...
  South central Lamb County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles east of Pep, or 7 miles southwest of
  Littlefield, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  north central Hockley and south central Lamb Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3385 10253 3392 10244 3387 10224 3372 10230
      3370 10246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 308DEG 14KT 3384 10244 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

DWK
3 follow-up statements
922 
WWUS54 KLUB 240020
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
720 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

TXC219-279-240045-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260624T0045Z/
Hockley TX-Lamb TX-
720 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL HOCKLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAMB COUNTIES...

At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Littlefield, moving southeast at 10
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Whitharral.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3384 10251 3392 10244 3387 10224 3372 10230
      3370 10246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 297DEG 11KT 3383 10242 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

DWK
165 
WWUS54 KLUB 240027
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
727 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

TXC219-279-240045-
/O.CON.KLUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260624T0045Z/
Hockley TX-Lamb TX-
727 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL HOCKLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAMB COUNTIES...

At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles southwest of Littlefield, moving southeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Hockley and south central Lamb Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3389 10244 3387 10227 3378 10228 3374 10229
      3376 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 296DEG 12KT 3383 10240 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

DWK
294 
WWUS54 KLUB 240030
SVSLUB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
730 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

TXC219-279-240040-
/O.CAN.KLUB.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260624T0045Z/
Hockley TX-Lamb TX-
730 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOCKLEY AND SOUTH CENTRAL
LAMB COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northwestern Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3389 10244 3387 10227 3378 10228 3374 10229
      3376 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 308DEG 14KT 3382 10239 

$$

DWK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 23, 6:23 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Issued at 622 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
  • Severe thunderstorms expected to continue through the evening across the southern Texas Panhandle into the South Plains.
  • Thunderstorm chances each afternoon and evening Wednesday through Friday.
  • Triple digit temperatures expected everyday through the weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:23 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
623 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 622 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

 - Severe thunderstorms expected to continue through the evening
   across the southern Texas Panhandle into the South Plains.

 - Thunderstorm chances each afternoon and evening Wednesday
   through Friday.

 - Triple digit temperatures expected everyday through the
   weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Wednesday night)
Issued at 1222 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Current radar imagery shows thunderstorm activity to the north to
west of our forecast area across the eastern Texas Panhandle and
western portions of Oklahoma. Storms are beginning to creep into the
far southeastern Texas Panhandle, however look to be just showers
and are expected to remain sub-severe. Models are not handling these
storms well with CAMs not picking up any activity. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 3 PM this afternoon for
Childress County. These storms are slow moving, however are expected
to clear the area in the next couple of hours. Otherwise, the rest
of the forecast area is on track to be quiet, but hot. Prevailing
upper ridging as well as moderate to breezy southerly surface flow,
high temperatures today are expected to reach triple digits by later
this afternoon.

The caveat is the thunderstorm potential for this evening. Scattered
thunderstorms will develop across southern Kansas this afternoon
along a dryline/surface trough before combining into a line and
expanding southward through Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. The
uncertainty at the moment is whether the line of storms will reach
our forecast area or is an outflow from these storms triggers storm
development in our area. Daytime heating should destabilize the
atmosphere, however we will have to wait and see if these storms use
up the moisture. With current radar imagery indicating the storms
are beginning to diminish, the likelihood of that occurring is low.
Current soundings indicate really good instability off the Caprock
with MUCAPE values above 5000 J/kg and effective shear of 45-50
knots making elevated severe thunderstorms possible. Any severe
thunderstorms will have the potential for up to baseball size hail
and wind gusts up to 70 mph. Thunderstorms, if any, are expected to
clear the forecast area around midnight.

The rest of the overnight period will be quiet. A wide range of
temperatures are expected with lows in the mid 60s across the far
southwestern Texas Panhandle up to upper 70s across southern Rolling
Plains where lingering clouds overnight hinder radiative cooling.
Wednesday will be another hot one. The aforementioned upper ridge
will remain stagnant over western to central portions of Texas.
Light southerly surface winds will increase to moderate to breezy
through the afternoon. High temperatures will range from mid 90s
across the far southern Texas Panhandle to just below Heat Advisory
temperatures across the southern Rolling Plains. A passing shortwave
will trigger the development of a lee surface low over northern New
Mexico during the afternoon. This will shift surface flow to the
southeast through the late afternoon and evening. Ascent from the
passing shortwave as well as upslope surface flow, thunderstorm
potential returns late Wednesday afternoon and evening. Models
indicate isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop across
higher terrain in northeastern New Mexico before expanding southeast
into our area. Severe thunderstorms will be possible with
instability values around 3000 J/kg.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through next Monday)
Issued at 1222 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

The hot temperatures are expected to continue through the long term
forecast with possible Heat Advisory level temperatures by the
weekend. Multiple passing upper shortwaves each afternoon will bring
precipitation chances Thursday and Friday. The upper ridging
mentioned in the short term discussion will gradually flatten
through the end of the week shifting to mostly zonal flow aloft.
Despite the flattening upper ridging, thickness increases and
southerly surface flow each afternoon will continue to gradually
increase temperatures through the rest of the week. If this trend
continues, will most likely see at the least a Heat Advisory
beginning Friday. Precipitation chances will return once again
Thursday as an embedded upper shortwave passes across the Southern
Plains. At the same time a weak boundary will push through the
northern Texas Panhandle. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will
be possible along the boundary before expanding into northern
portions of our region. Severe thunderstorms will be possible along
the frontal boundary. Another passing embedded shortwave will bring
thunderstorm chances again Friday evening. Over the weekend, flow
aloft will shift to the southwest as the upper ridging finally
pushes eastward over the Gulf states and an upper trough amplifies
over the western CONUS. Despite the moist southwesterly upper flow,
the weekend looks to remain dry.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 622 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

Scattered thunderstorms will remain in the vicinity of KLBB for the
next couple of hours with low chances of directly hitting the TAF
site. However, an abrupt wind shift to the east may occur as a
thunderstorm outflow boundary moves close to the terminal. There is
a higher chance of storms continuing to affect KPVW for the next few
hours. Although this thunderstorm activity will move east through
the evening, they are expected to dissipate before reaching KCDS.
Moisture will continue to stream into the region during the
overnight hours leading to a slight chance of MVFR CIGS to all TAF
sites. However, chances are too low to mention in the TAF at the
moment.

&&

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...10
LONG TERM....10
AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
450 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

TXZ021>044-242200-
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-
Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-
Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
450 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A few thunderstorms may become severe late this afternoon through
tonight, mainly over the southern Texas Panhandle and South Plains.
Large hail to base ball size, wind gusts to 70 mph, and locally
heavy rain are all possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Low chances for thunderstorms continue each evening from Wednesday
through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
214 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0143 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     11 S Kirkland           34.23N 100.07W
06/23/2026  M68 MPH          Cottle             TX   Public

&&

AP
Local storm report, Jun 23, 2:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
215 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0204 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 SSE Hackberry         33.90N 100.13W
06/23/2026  M58 MPH          Cottle             TX   Mesonet

&&

AP
Local storm report, Jun 23, 5:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
556 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0540 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 ESE Petersburg        33.84N 101.54W
06/23/2026  M64 MPH          Floyd              TX   Storm Chaser

&&

AP
Local storm report, Jun 23, 6:28 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0619 PM     Hail             3 W Ralls               33.67N 101.43W
06/23/2026  E1.25 Inch       Crosby             TX   Public

            Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).

&&
Local storm report, Jun 23, 6:32 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
632 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0555 PM     Hail             Sudan                   34.07N 102.52W
06/23/2026  M1.00 Inch       Lamb               TX   Public

&&

AP
Local storm report, Jun 23, 7:10 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
710 PM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026

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

0649 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 NE Lorenzo            33.70N 101.50W
06/23/2026                   Crosby             TX   Public

            Barn/shed blown over road and another larger
            one down with the attachment tossed into the
            road.

&&

AP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 7:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHockley, Lamb60 min
Jun 23, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCrosby, Lubbock20 min
Jun 23, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCastro, Swisher40 min
Jun 23, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBLynn, Terry39 min
Jun 23, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBCastro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher41 min
Jun 23, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHockley62 min
Jun 23, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHale38 min
Jun 23, 8:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLUBHockley, Terry39 min
Jun 23, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLUBHockley, Terry60 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.