Scattered thunderstorms developed over the west Texas Rolling Plains during the afternoon hours on the 28th, and produced large hail up to the size of quarters and severe thunderstorm wind gusts up to 58 mph over Cottle and King Counties. These storms, which originated along a weak low-level frontal boundary, evolved into a broken complex of multicell storms that propagated southwestward over…
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Scattered thunderstorms developed over the west Texas Rolling Plains during the afternoon hours on the 28th, and produced large hail up to the size of quarters and severe thunderstorm wind gusts up to 58 mph over Cottle and King Counties. These storms, which originated along a weak low-level frontal boundary, evolved into a broken complex of multicell storms that propagated southwestward over the central South Plains. Newly developing storms along the boundary over northern Terry County provided sufficient updraft stretching to develop a weak non-mesocyclonic tornado near Meadow. No damage was reported to be associated with any of the severe weather over the South Plains region on the 28th.
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 28, 2:26 AM CST, 11 hours 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 326 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 .SHORT TERM... THE FORECAST THIS MORNING CENTERS AROUND RAIN CHANCES TODAY AND TONIGHT. EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX CONTINUES TO HOLD ITS OWN ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AT 3Z...AS IT SAGS SLOWLY SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. ADDITIONALLY...LIGHTER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS WERE NOTED FROM THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN INTO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...ROTATING AROUND A WEAK SHORTWAVE SPINNING IN THAT VICINITY. THINK ACTIVITY WILL GENERALLY WANE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BUT HAVE DECIDED TO HANG ONTO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR MOST OF THE AREA /FAVORING THE WEST AND NORTHEAST/ WHERE A FEW SHOWERS/STORMS MAY PERSIST. HOWEVER...BETTER PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL RENEW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THANKS TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTH AND THE LINGERING DISTURBANCE ROTATING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. AS IS ALWAY THE CASE THOUGH...THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. PLUS...THERE ARE PLENTY OF OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES THAT WILL BE ROAMING THE AREA /MOSTLY FROM CONVECTION OUTSIDE THE CWA FRIDAY NIGHT/...AND THUS COULD NOT RULE OUT STORM INITIATION ALMOST ANYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. STILL...THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALONG THE COLD FRONT /CURRENTLY LOCATED FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO THE EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE/ THAT WILL LIKELY BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT...WITH THE CONVECTIVE OUTFLOWS LIKELY HELPING TO PROPEL THE FRONT SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA THIS EVENING. OTHER MORE CONCENTRATED FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS...IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SPINNING DISTURBANCE THAT IS PROGGED TO STAY PUT THROUGH THE DAY. AS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...THE DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL BE RATHER LIMITED...BUT MODERATE AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY SUPPORT SOME STRONG TO SEVERE MULTICELL THUNDERSTORMS...WITH STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. ALSO...THE RELATIVELY WEAK STEERING FLOW COMBINED WITH PWATS PROGGED TO INCREASE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE WILL SUPPORT SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE RAIN CHANCES WILL SHIFT SOUTH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT/OUTFLOW. TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD BE A COUPLE OF NOTCHES COOLER THAN FRIDAY...THOUGH THE ABSOLUTE VALUES WILL BE DICTATED ON EXACTLY HOW MUCH SUN WE SEE AND THE PROGRESS OF THE COLD FRONT. .LONG TERM... EXPECT STORMS WILL HAVE MOVED SOUTH OF THE FCST AREA BY 12Z SUNDAY...BUT WILL RETAIN SLIGHT CHC TO LOW END CHC POPS THROUGH 18Z GIVEN SMALL POTENTIAL FOR SOME ELEVATED SHOWERS/STORMS NORTH OF THE OUTFLOW/FRONT. DURING PEAK HEATING IN THE AFTN EXPECT LOW LEVEL FOCUS TO BE SOUTH OF THE FCST AREA WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE NEW MEXICO STATE LINE. SLIGHT CHANCE IN WRN AND SRN ZONES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT STILL LOOK FINE. APPEARS TEMPS WILL BE RELATIVELY COOL WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 80S WITH DECENT PUSH OF COOLER AIR FROM THE NORTH. BEYOND SUNDAY PATTERN TO REMAIN FAIRLY STAGNANT WITH UPPER RIDGE ANCHORED OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION AND N/NE FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FCST AREA GENERALLY BEING UNCONDUCIVE TO STORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE FCST AREA. EXCEPTION MAY BE ALONG THE NEW MEXICO LINE NEAR PERSISTENT SFC TROUGH AND WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHC OF AFTN/EVE POPS THROUGH NEXT WEEK THERE. MAY STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE TROUGH TUES/WED TIME FRAME ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE BACKING OFF THIS SOLUTION A BIT. GUIDANCE TEMPS NEAR TO JUST A BIT ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS IS REASONABLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FRIONA 87 61 82 60 89 / 30 50 20 20 20 TULIA 86 62 85 59 91 / 40 50 20 10 10 PLAINVIEW 88 62 85 60 90 / 30 50 20 10 10 LEVELLAND 90 62 84 63 91 / 30 50 20 20 10 LUBBOCK 91 65 85 63 91 / 30 50 20 10 10 DENVER CITY 92 62 83 63 91 / 30 50 30 20 20 BROWNFIELD 92 63 83 63 91 / 30 50 30 20 10 CHILDRESS 93 68 87 64 92 / 30 50 20 10 10 SPUR 93 66 85 62 90 / 20 50 20 10 10 ASPERMONT 96 68 85 63 92 / 20 50 30 20 10 && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 23/07
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 512 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 TXZ021>044-291015- PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 512 AM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CONVECTIVE THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS...NEAR AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. ALTHOUGH WIND SHEAR WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK...MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL PROMOTE MULTICELL THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD AND DEVELOP SOUTHWARD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...RELATIVELY SLOW STORM MOTION COMBINED WITH AN INCREASINGLY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL SUPPORT HEAVY RAIN AND THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 209 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 TXZ024-282015- BRISCOE TX- 209 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS NORTHERN BRISCOE COUNTY... AT 206 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHERN BRISCOE COUNTY...ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF SILVERTON...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MACKENZIE RESERVOIR... MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BRIEF...STRONG WIND GUSTS SHOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE SOME DISTANCE FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. IF YOU ARE BOATING ON THE MACKENZIE RESERVOIR...DONT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 221 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 TXZ023>025-030>032-282015- SWISHER TX-BRISCOE TX-HALL TX-MOTLEY TX-COTTLE TX-FLOYD TX- 221 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2008 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF FLOYD...COTTLE...MOTLEY...HALL...BRISCOE AND SWISHER COUNTIES... AT 216 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF SOUTH PLAINS TO 4 MILES WEST OF PADUCAH...OR FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF SILVERTON TO 4 MILES WEST OF PADUCAH...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH. SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BRIEF...STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. AVOID NORMAL FLOOD-PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT.
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The Paducah Fire Department reported that dime to quarter size hail fell between 13:30 and 13:45 CST.
The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet measured a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph southwest of Guthrie. No damage was reported.
Dickens County law enforcement officials reported penny size hail along U.S. Highway 62/82 east of Dickens.
The broadcast media relayed photographs of a non-mesocyclonic tornado near U.S. Highway 62/82 north of Meadow. The tornado reportedly remained in open country just south of the Hockley and Terry County line for approximately ten minutes.
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