1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 22, 5:51 PM CST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 551 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2003 .UPDATE... HAVE UPDATED 1ST PERIOD WINDS. PACIFIC FRONT OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO RACING EASTWARD AT 40 KTS AND ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PANHANDLES NOW BEGINNING TO PUSH SOUTH. AS A RESULT GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN OVER THE AREA. MESONET DATA FROM TEXAS-TECH INDICATED WINDS HAVE ALREADY INCREASED TO 30-40 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH GUSTS TO 50 AND 52 MPH AT A FEW SITES. FEEL WINDS TO RELAX SOMEWHAT AFTER 10 PM...BUT WITH ARCTIC FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE FA LATER TONIGHT WINDS TO STAY ON THE WINDY SIDE OVERNIGHT. WILL SEE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM FOR TX022>024-027>030-033>036-039>041. FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT FOR TXZ021>031-033>036. FREEZE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT FOR TXZ032-037>044. && 11/05
TXZ021>044-231200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 600 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2003 THIS IS A HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER WINDS. THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS TODAY. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AND LOW ROLLING PLAINS TONIGHT BRINGING FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO THE WIND ADVISORY AND FREEZE WARNING PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE AROUND 630 AM THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER IN ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AT ALL LOCATIONS BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THEREFORE...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO THE FREEZE WARNING PRODUCT ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE AROUND 630 AM THIS MORNING. 33/02
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The West Texas Mesonet station located two miles northeast of Friona measured a brief wind gust of 64 mph. This non-convective wind gust was associated with a low pressure trough that moved across the South Plains and Panhandle.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5335910.