Scattered thunderstorms developed over a large portion of the Southern Plains during the evening hours of the 19th. This activity evolved into a derecho, or long-lived linear convective complex resulting in extreme winds, that rapidly propagated southeastward over the eastern Texas Panhandle, southwestern Oklahoma, and western north Texas.
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The episode as NWS LUB wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms developed over a large portion of the Southern Plains during the evening hours of the 19th. This activity evolved into a derecho, or long-lived linear convective complex resulting in extreme winds, that rapidly propagated southeastward over the eastern Texas Panhandle, southwestern Oklahoma, and western north Texas.
In addition to damaging thunderstorm winds, Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet data depicted a well-defined mesoscale high that developed in the wake of the storms. This feature contributed to wind gusts measured as high as 89 mph in Memphis (Hall County). Structural damage was limited, and no injuries were reported. Also, several reports were received of cotton and wheat crop damage in associated with large hail over the western South Plains.
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 Jun 19, 5:00 PM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 600 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007 .UPDATE... QUICK UPDATE SENT TO ACCOUNT FOR RECENT CONVECTIVE TRENDS. STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG BOUNDARIES BOTH TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS MODERATE/STRONG TCU OVER THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES ATTM...GENERALLY OVER LAMB...BAILEY...AND PARMER COUNTIES. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE CONVECTIVE INITIATION IN THESE AREAS AS COLD POOLS FROM AFOREMENTIONED STORMS SPREAD INTO THE FA. THUS HAVE INCREASED GRIDDED POPS TO REFLECT SCATTERED STORMS OVER SAID ZONES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. GIVEN HIGHLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS... HIGH LOW LEVEL T/TD SPREADS...AND SLOW STORM MOTIONS...LOCALIZED SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. WE WILL NEED TO MONITOR POSSIBLE MCS DEVELOPMENT GIVEN ADDITIONAL CONVECTION OVER KANSAS THROUGH THE EVENING. LATER UPDATES REMAIN POSSIBLE. && .AVIATION... CONVECTIVE/THUNDER CHANCES AT KLBB/KCDS REMAIN UNCERTAIN...WITH PROBABILITIES APPEARING LESS THAN 50/50. BETTER CHANCES MAY BE LATER TONIGHT IF AN MCS CAN MATERIALIZE TO THE NORTH AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. WILL LIKELY LEAVE MENTION OF THUNDER/CB OUT AT BOTH TERMINALS ATTM. MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER WILL BE ON THE INCREASE HOWEVER. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FRIONA 66 91 64 97 64 / 50 10 10 10 10 TULIA 67 92 65 97 66 / 40 10 10 10 10 PLAINVIEW 68 91 65 95 67 / 30 10 10 10 10 LEVELLAND 67 92 65 96 65 / 30 10 10 10 10 LUBBOCK 70 93 67 95 69 / 20 10 10 10 10 BROWNFIELD 69 93 65 96 66 / 20 10 10 10 10 CHILDRESS 71 92 70 97 71 / 20 10 10 10 10 SPUR 72 94 70 98 70 / 10 10 10 10 10 ASPERMONT 72 95 72 99 70 / 10 10 10 10 10 && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 605 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007 TXZ021>044-200600- PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 605 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT CONVECTIVE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY SPREAD OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE WESTERN PANHANDLE LATER THIS EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE INTO THE REGION WILL ENCOUNTER A STRONGLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...AND MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. STORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY...SO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED FLOODING MAY ALSO BECOME A CONCERN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR SPOTTER ACTIVATION LATE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE OR THE NORTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 742 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007 TXZ021-022-200115- PARMER TX-CASTRO TX- 742 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS CASTRO AND PARMER COUNTIES... AT 736 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM OVER THE CASTRO AND PARMER COUNTY LINE...ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DIMMITT. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. A RISK OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL MAY EVOLVE FROM THIS STORM IF INTENSIFICATION CONTINUES. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:09 UTC.
5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 high wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Local farmers reported penny size hail accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The wind-blown hail damaged wheat crops.
Local farmers estimated 60 mph thunderstorm winds that were accompanied by penny size hail near Black. The wind-blown hail reportedly damaged wheat crops.
Residents near the Easter community in northwestern Castro County estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph shortly before 20:00 CST. The winds downed utility lines, and electrical power was out to several customers for nearly three hours. By 20:05 CST, the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Dimmitt recorded a peak gust of 60 mph as the thunderstorms continued to move southeast.
Hail up to three-quarters of an inch in diameter damaged a swath of cotton near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 168 and 1294 north of Smyer.
Extreme winds developed within increasing pressure gradients in the wake of a linear convective complex over the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle during the late evening hour of the 19th. Although the storms themselves directly resulted in damaging winds, high winds over Hall County resulted from a meso-high that was clearly identified in mesonet data and through a notable decrease in trailing stratiform precipitation.
Severe winds, with gusts up to 71 mph were initially measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Memphis between 23:20 and 23:25 CST. A KVII-TV Schoolnet site in Memphis recorded a peak gust of 89 mph at 23:21 CST. Although tree and power line damage was widespread, structural damage was limited to a destroyed gas station awning.
The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Turkey additionally recorded a severe wind gust of 59 mph at 23:55 CST.
The Automated Surface Observing System at the Childress Airport recorded a peak gust of 62 mph as a line of severe thunderstorms impacted the vicinity. No damage was reported in the area.
|Numerous reports, including from local media and off duty National Weather Service meteorologists, were received of large hail ranging from penny to quarter size in the west side of Lubbock. The largest hail affected the Shadow Hills subdivision in northwest Lubbock. No damage was reported.
Local emergency officials reported that heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding along several city street in west Lubbock. Reports indicated that several vehicles were stalled in flood waters. No injuries were reported.
The public reported that severe thunderstorm winds broke a number of large tree limbs just north of Paducah along U.S. Highway 62/83.
Local agricultural officials reported that pea to nickel size hail damaged cotton crops along the Terry and Lynn County line between Meadow and New Home.
Local agricultural officials reported that pea to nickel size hail damaged cotton crops along the Terry and Lynn County line between Meadow and New Home.
Local law enforcement officials reported that severe thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a number of structures in Aspermont. A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site three miles northeast of the city recorded a peak wind gust of 53 mph.
|High winds impacted parts of the the eastern South Plains, as a meso-high developed in the wake of a linear convective complex. Sustained winds exceeded 40 mph near Ralls, as measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet. No damage was reported.
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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: 39294, 39297, 39301, 39304, 39312, 39313, 39314, 39319, 39316, 39317, 39318, 39320, 39331.