A well-developed upper trough combined with a surface trough and moderate instability to generate scattered severe thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening. The first storms developed in Hall County early in the afternoon and gradually expanded southwest to the Lubbock area, before moving east into the Rolling Plains by late afternoon.
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The episode as NWS LUB wrote it up.
A well-developed upper trough combined with a surface trough and moderate instability to generate scattered severe thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening. The first storms developed in Hall County early in the afternoon and gradually expanded southwest to the Lubbock area, before moving east into the Rolling Plains by late afternoon. Downburst winds around 60 mph were the most common occurrence with these severe storms; however, a narrow swath of half-dollar size hail in south Lubbock created considerable damage to vehicles, some roofs and skylights. At times, torrential rains in the Rolling Plains were measured in excess of one inch in 15 minutes, although no reports of flooding were received.
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 Aug 28, 2:31 PM CST, 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 331 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 .SHORT TERM... WV SHOWS A NICE COMMA SHAPED LOW CENTERED OVER THE CO/NM STATE LINE MOVING EASTWARD AT A STEADY PACE. WHILE PRECIP WAS SLOW GO THIS AM WITH THE EXCEPTION FOR CONTINUOUS SHALLOW CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ALONG THE ROLLING PLAINS...THINGS ARE STARTING TO RAMP UP ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT WHICH IS CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN TX PANHANDLE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WILL CONVECTION THAT DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT. WHILE WIDESPREAD SVR IS STILL NOT ANTICIPATED...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS AND HAIL. BULK SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 35KTS...WHICH HAS POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SVR STORMS...AND A JET MAX JUST TO OUR NORTH WILL PROMOTE UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE WHICH WILL MAKE FOR HAPPY STORMS. ONE CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AS PWATS WELL OVER 1.5 INCHES AND APPROACHING 2 INCHES WILL MAKE FOR PRETTY HEAVY RAINFALLS. STORM MOTIONS...AS IS OBSERVED CURRENTLY...WILL FAVOR TRAINING STORMS. RAIN CHANCES WILL PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING WHILE DECLINING FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE TROF AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. THE GREATEST CHANCES WILL EXIST OVER THE ROLLING PLAINS AS WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW AS WELL AS UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE WILL BE GREATEST IN THAT AREA. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE FOR MANY AREAS WITH OUR NORTHWESTERN ZONES SEEING LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S WHILE OUR EASTERN ZONES WILL SEE LOWS AROUND 70. MOISTURE/CLOUD COVER AS WELL AS THE FRONT BEING WEAK WILL HELP KEEP TEMPS FROM GOING LOWER. HIGHS TOMORROW WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S/LOW 90S FOR AREAS ON THE CAPROCK AND THE MID 90S ACROSS THE ROLLING PLAINS. && .LONG TERM... THE UA TROUGH WAS PROGRESSING EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE THIS AFTN...AND WILL BE EXITING THE SAID REGION TOMORROW NIGHT THUS HEADING TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. AS A RESULT...LARGE SCALE ASCENT WILL BE ON THE DECLINE AND SO WILL THE SPATIAL EXTENT OF PRECIPITATION /BEST CHANCES OFF THE CAPROCK/. HOWEVER A COLD FRONT PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS THE FAR SRN TX PANHANDLE/NRN SOUTH PLAINS TOMORROW WILL WASH OUT ACROSS THE REGION. THIS RESIDUAL BOUNDARY COUPLED WITH ENDURING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE /PWATS RANGING FROM 1.00-1.60 INCHES/...A NEARBY SFC TROUGH PROMOTING WEAK SFC CONVERGENCE AND EMBEDDED IMPULSES COULD AID IN SPOTTY LINGERING PRECIP SATURDAY AFTN/EVENING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SFC TROUGH WILL TIGHTEN A BIT SUNDAY AND CAUSE SLIGHTLY BREEZY S-SW SFC WINDS. LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...A BROAD UA LOW IMPINGING ON THE PACIFIC NW...WILL SHIFT EAST TO ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS HENCE PROMOTING ZONAL FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE FA. MODEL SOLUTIONS SHOW A COLD FRONT SLIDING SOUTH TO ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TUESDAY WITH PRECIP DEVELOPING ALONG IT...AND POSSIBLY NEAR THE NRN ZONES. THEREAFTER...AN UA RIDGE ACROSS THE SERN CONUS WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LEADING TO DRIER CONDITIONS AND KEEPING STORMS AT BAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF NEW MEXICO. AS THE UA TROUGH EXITS THE REGION AND 500 MB HEIGHTS INCREASES... TEMPERATURES WILL WARM FROM THE LOWER TO UPPER 90S ON SATURDAY TO THE UPPER 90S TO POSSIBLY LOWER TRIPLE DIGIT READINGS /OFF THE CAPROCK/ BY SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MID TO UPPER LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES DECLINE JUST A BIT BY MID-WEEK...LEADING TO SEASONAL NORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FRIONA 58 85 61 90 62 / 20 20 20 10 10 TULIA 61 88 64 92 65 / 40 30 20 10 10 PLAINVIEW 61 88 65 91 65 / 40 30 20 10 10 LEVELLAND 63 88 64 91 64 / 40 30 20 10 10 LUBBOCK 66 91 68 94 69 / 50 30 20 10 10 DENVER CITY 64 91 66 92 65 / 50 30 20 10 10 BROWNFIELD 64 91 66 93 66 / 50 30 20 10 10 CHILDRESS 69 93 72 95 72 / 50 30 30 10 10 SPUR 66 92 67 94 67 / 50 30 30 10 10 ASPERMONT 69 95 72 97 71 / 50 40 30 20 10 && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 51/29
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 546 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 TXZ021>044-291100- PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 546 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT CONVECTIVE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...AND BRIEFLY SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE MAIN THREATS. IN ADDITIONS...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER ACTIVATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
130 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
TXZ024-025-281900-
BRISCOE-HALL-
130 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BRISCOE AND HALL COUNTIES...
AT 126 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST CENTRAL HALL COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.
IN ADDITION...ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 3465 10062 3450 10093 3461 10101 3475 10089
3475 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 225DEG 9KT 3461 10090SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
158 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
TXZ025-281930-
HALL-
158 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HALL COUNTY...
AT 156 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST CENTRAL HALL COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 5 MPH.
IN ADDITION...NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING...FREQUENT DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 3472 10058 3456 10077 3452 10093 3458 10095
3472 10094 3476 10089 3475 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 234DEG 4KT 3461 10085SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
232 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
TXZ025-282000-
HALL-
232 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HALL COUNTY...
AT 229 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL HALL COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
IN ADDITION...NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING...FREQUENT DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 3459 10053 3444 10076 3441 10094 3474 10095
3476 10086 3475 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 238DEG 19KT 3462 10078SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
258 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
TXZ025-282045-
HALL-
258 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HALL COUNTY...
AT 253 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST CENTRAL HALL COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
IN ADDITION...NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...CONTINUOUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...FREQUENT DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE
OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS
TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS
PASSED.
LAT...LON 3475 10061 3462 10045 3444 10083 3443 10094
3467 10095 3475 10085
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 236DEG 30KT 3459 10082SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 308 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 TXZ029-030-282045- FLOYD-HALE- 308 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HALE AND FLOYD COUNTIES... AT 304 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST CENTRAL HALE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. IN ADDITION...PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...FREQUENT DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. LAT...LON 3427 10151 3405 10136 3393 10179 3413 10179 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 247DEG 12KT 3409 10161
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:35 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Lockney Post Office stated winds of 50 to 60 mph blew the building doors open. Hail around one half inch also accompanied the wind. No damage was reported.
Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station near Ralls.
Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station near Northfield. A gust to 58 mph occurred at 1550 CST.
Law enforcement personnel in Childress estimated winds around 60 mph for 10 minutes.
Law enforcement personnel reported multiple trees were downed in Matador.
A narrow swath of hail up to 1.25 inches in diameter traveled east from the South Plains Mall to near the U.S. Highway 84 exit on South Loop 289. This hailstorm was observed firsthand by NWS employees who stated the hail was very dense and fell for about 10 minutes without much wind. Countless vehicles in south Lubbock received numerous dents from this barrage of hail and some buildings (such as the Pyramid Plaza) suffered broken skylights. Insurance adjusters estimated several hundred homes with shingle roofs would need replacement due to damaged shingles. Combined property damage estimates could exceed $2 million.
Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station near White River Lake.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, August 2014
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: 531461, 531462, 531463, 531466, 531465, 531467, 531468.