1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 16, 1:46 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 246 PM CDT WED AUG 16 2006 .SHORT TERM... ENOUGH CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION PERMIAN BASIN INTO THE BIG COUNTRY AND ACROSS ERN NEW MEXICO. MAY SEE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE WRN ZONES WHERE PARTIAL CLEARING OCCURRED A LITTLE LATER. ALL THIS CONTINUES IN PLUME OF DEEP MOISTURE ON THE WRN PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE THAT REMAINS CENTERED OVER EAST TEXAS. WATER VAPOR AND ANALYSIS IS SHOWING A STRETCHED AREA OF UPPER LEVEL VORTICITY FROM THE BIG BEND NORTHWARD ALONG THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO STATE LINE. COMBINATION SHOULD RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EVENING HOURS...PROBABLY EXTENDING INTO OR REDEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN VORT LOBE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NEWD TOMORROW WITH BEST RAIN CHANCES PROGGED ACROSS THE WRN HALF OF THE FCST AREA. DEEP MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE...ALTHOUGH SOME DRYING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS THE RIDGE ATTEMPTS TO BUILD WESTWARD. WILL BUMP POPS UP SOME FOR THE DAYLIGHT HOURS THURSDAY. AGAIN THIS SHOULD HAVE A COOLING EFFECT ON HIGH TEMPS AND WILL TRIM BACK ACCORDINGLY. MOVEMENT OF THE CONVECTION HAS BEEN RAPID ENOUGH TO MITIGATE HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING. ALSO...HARD TO DETERMINE A LINE TO FOCUS DEVELOPMENT OR AN ANCHOR POINT FOR REDEVELOPMENT. THUS WILL REFRAIN FROM ANY HEADLINES ATTM. .LONG TERM... FORECAST AREA TO REMAIN ON WESTERN SIDE OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGE INTO LATER PART OF THE WEEK WITH THE 500 MB HIGH CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER EAST TEXAS EXPECTED TO SLIDE SLOWLY TO THE WEST. MONSOONAL MOISTURE OVER NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS COMBINED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SLIDING TO THE WEST AND NORTH BY FRIDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES TOWARD WEST TEXAS. STRONG SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY LATE FRIDAY AND TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY TO DRIVE A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE REGION. NAM/WRF AND GFS DIFFER WITH HANDLING OF THIS FRONT WITH GFS FASTER THEN THE NAM/WRF. AS GFS DID BETTER JOB OF HANDLING FRONT A FEW DAYS AGO WILL TREND TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION. THAT IS BRING FRONT INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON SATURDAY AND WITH THE RIDGE OVERHEAD EXPECT FRONT TO STALL OUT JUST TO OUR SOUTH ON SUNDAY...THEN DISSIPATE BY MONDAY. HAVE THUS INCREASED POPS ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ALSO DECREASED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. UPPER HIGH OVER WEST TEXAS BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK TO BUILD NORTHWARD ALONG AND JUST EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY. THUS DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IN WAY OF POPS FOR NEXT TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FRIONA 65 86 65 89 / 60 40 30 30 TULIA 67 87 68 91 / 60 30 30 20 PLAINVIEW 67 88 68 92 / 60 30 30 20 LEVELLAND 66 87 68 93 / 60 40 20 20 LUBBOCK 67 88 69 93 / 60 30 20 20 BROWNFIELD 67 87 68 93 / 60 30 20 20 CHILDRESS 70 91 72 98 / 40 20 20 20 SPUR 70 90 72 99 / 50 20 20 20 ASPERMONT 72 96 73 101 / 40 20 20 10 && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 07/08
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 600 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006 TXZ021>044-171100- PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 600 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FLOODING ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SPOTTER GROUPS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE URGED TO IMMEDIATELY RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LUBBOCK.
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:18 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms were widespread over the west Texas South Plains region during the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th. An isolated storm produced severe winds near Graham in central Garza County. No damage was reported.
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