Scattered thunderstorms developed over the South Plains region during the afternoon hours of the 29th. These storms developed along a stationary surface boundary.
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Scattered thunderstorms developed over the South Plains region during the afternoon hours of the 29th. These storms developed along a stationary surface boundary. At least one brief and weak non-mesocyclonic tornado was observed as convection developed in the vicinity of the boundary. No severe wind or hail reports were received, but the storms additionally produced copious rainfall.
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 29, 2:40 AM CST, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 340 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 .SHORT TERM... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PERSISTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY THIS MORNING...AS DEEP EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW HAVE KEPT A GOOD SUPPLY OF MOISTURE INTO THIS AREA. A FEW OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN STRONG...PRODUCING SMALL HAIL EARLIER...BUT THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THE SLOW MOVING ACTIVITY HAS BEEN HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS RESULTED IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING. HOWEVER...LATEST TRENDS HAVE BEEN DOWNWARD SOME IN INTENSITY...THOUGH AREAL COVERAGE HAS EXPANDED SLIGHTLY OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO PERSIST THOUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING HOURS AS IT CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTHWARD. HOWEVER...GENERAL WEAKENING TRENDS IN INTENSITY/RAINFALL RATES IS ALSO EXPECTED AS THE LOW-LEVEL EASTERLY INFLOW IS PROGGED TO WEAKEN WITH TIME. SECOND AREA OF PRECIPITATION HAS ALSO BEEN SKIRTING THE VERY SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWA...AND THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW SPINNING TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA. THIS AREA SHOULD TOO SAG SOUTHWEST WITH TIME AS THE UPPER LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. QUESTION BECOMES HOW EVERYTHING WILL EVOLVE LATER THIS AFTERNOON? THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS THAT THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN TIER AND TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS WILL BOTH AMPLIFY. AS THIS HAPPENS...THE UPPER LOW CAUGHT UNDER THE RIDGE TO OUR SOUTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE FARTHER WESTWARD...WITH ITS INFLUENCE DIMINISHING ON THE AREA. ALSO...WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BUILD IN AND ATTEMPT TO SHUNT THE DEEPER MOISTURE SOUTHWARD SOME...THOUGH MODELS DISAGREE ON JUST HOW FAR SOUTH THE BETTER MOISTURE /AND STORM CHANCES/ WILL BE SHUNTED. REGARDLESS...IT DOES APPEAR THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHEAST CWA...BRINGING WITH IT DRIER CONDITIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ZONES...IN BETTER PROXIMITY TO THE DEEPER MOISTURE AND POSSIBLE LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE...WITH LOCATIONS IN BETWEEN HAVING AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS/STORMS. IF THE SOUTHWEST ZONES CAN WARM SUFFICIENTLY...THERE COULD BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR A MARGINALLY SEVERE STORM. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS PROBABLY A GREATER THREAT WITH VERY WEAK STEERING FLOW AND ABOVE NORMAL PWATS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST ZONES MAY STAY IN THE 70S...GIVEN THE EXPECTED CLOUD COVER AND RECENT HEAVY RAINS...RESPECTIVELY. MOST OTHER AREAS WILL LIKELY WARM INTO THE 80S TODAY...WITH LOWER 90S POSSIBLE NORTHEAST IN THE DRIER AIR. .LONG TERM... FCST AREA TO REMAIN ON ERN PERIPHERY OF THE WRN CONUS RIDGE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS. STORMS WILL BE FAVORED NEAR PERSISTENT SFC TROUGH IN VICINITY OF THE NM STATE LINE. COULD ALSO SEE SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WHICH MAY ENHANCE STORM CHANCES... BUT IT WOULD BE TILTING AT WINDMILLS TO TRY TO PINPOINT ATTM. PREVIOUS FCST LOOKS GOOD WITH NO SIG CHANGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FRIONA 77 60 89 65 91 / 30 20 20 20 10 TULIA 80 61 90 65 94 / 20 10 10 10 10 PLAINVIEW 85 62 88 64 93 / 30 10 10 10 10 LEVELLAND 82 63 91 65 94 / 40 20 10 10 10 LUBBOCK 83 65 91 67 94 / 30 20 10 10 10 DENVER CITY 79 63 93 67 92 / 50 20 20 20 10 BROWNFIELD 80 63 92 66 94 / 50 20 10 10 10 CHILDRESS 91 64 92 69 97 / 20 10 10 10 10 SPUR 87 65 90 66 94 / 30 10 10 10 10 ASPERMONT 87 67 92 69 95 / 30 20 10 10 10 && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 23/07
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1125 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 TXZ021>044-301630- PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 1125 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 144 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 TXZ033-034-039>041-292000- HOCKLEY TX-COCHRAN TX-LYNN TX-TERRY TX-YOAKUM TX- 144 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008 ...CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS... AT 142 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CENTERED NEAR LOCKETVILLE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS. THIS AREA IS ROUGHLY SOUTH AND WEST OF SUNDOWN...ROPESVILLE...AND NEW MOORE. IT INCLUDES PLAINS...TOKIO... BROWNFIELD...AND DENVER CITY. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 MPH. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A local television station broadcasted a viewer's photograph which showed a brief and small non-mesocyclonic tornado that occurred east of Plains. A number of witnesses reportedly observed the tornado in open fields near U.S. Highway 82/380. No damage was reported.
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