An outbreak of severe storms affected many locations on the Caprock late this day and through the overnight hours resulting in numerous instances of hail damage, destructive winds and flooding. Several of these storms were supercells and a few even developed organized low level rotation.
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The episode as NWS LUB wrote it up.
An outbreak of severe storms affected many locations on the Caprock late this day and through the overnight hours resulting in numerous instances of hail damage, destructive winds and flooding. Several of these storms were supercells and a few even developed organized low level rotation. However, official NWS storm surveys did not find conclusive evidence of tornadic activity, but instead discovered several swaths of intense rear flank downdraft winds that at one point were measured as high as 96 mph. Preliminary estimates indicate that several thousand acres of newly planted cotton and grain crops throughout portions of the South Plains would require replanting following torrential rains and soil erosion. Total property and agricultural losses from this event will likely approach $250 million.
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 7, 2:21 PM CST, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 321 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .SHORT TERM... STORM CHANCES...INCLUDING SEVERE WEATHER AND THE PROSPECTS FOR HEAVY RAIN...CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SHORT TERM. THE QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY THAT HAS BEEN LINGERING IN THE REGION FOR SOME TIME NOW DID RECEIVE A NICE BUMP SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND AS OF 20Z WAS SITTING ALONG AN AMHERST TO DICKENS LINE. HEATING HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT SUPPRESSED WITH PLENTY OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER BLANKETING MUCH OF THE FA TODAY...BUT THE LATEST SPC MESO-ANALYSIS NOW SHOWS MLCAPES OF 2000-3000 J/KG WITH MINIMAL INHIBITION LEFT. PLUS...WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN A FEW SHOWERS/STORMS ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY OFF THE CAPROCK ALREADY...AND THESE ATTEMPTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO MATURE. THE STRONG INSTABILITY AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR OF 40-50+ KNOTS WILL MEAN SUPERCELL AND MULTICELL MODES WILL OCCUR...WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND POSSIBLE. LOW LFCS AND LCLS WILL ALSO SUPPORT A TORNADIC THREAT...WITH THE BEST LOW-LEVEL SHEAR NEAR AND SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY WHERE THE TORNADIC POTENTIAL WILL BE MAXIMIZED. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY DEVELOPING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN NM IS EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE INTO A MCS AND PLUNGE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH MORE OF A DAMAGING WIND AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT. IT DOES APPEAR ROUGHLY THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA IS FAVORED FOR THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT...THOUGH HIGH PWATS WILL SUPPORT BRIEF TORRENTIAL RAIN WITH ANY STRONGER STORM THAT DEVELOPS. THUS...IN ADDITION TO A INCLUDING A SEVERE WEATHER MENTION IN THE GRIDS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL HAVE ALSO ADDED A HEAVY RAIN MENTION. TONIGHT/S CONVECTION WILL REINFORCE THE SFC BOUNDARY...LIKELY PUSHING IT FURTHER SOUTHWARD FOR TOMORROW. ELEVATED ACTIVITY MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS A MODEST SOUTHERLY LLJ LIFTS OVER THE SURFACE BOUNDARY...AND THUS WE HAVE KEPT A CHANCE OF STORMS IN THE FORECAST. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE WEST BY LATER IN THE DAY...RENEWING STORM CHANCES...PARTICULARLY BY SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN ANOTHER MCS MAY BE POSSIBLE. DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS PLAY OUT TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW...WE COULD SEE CONVECTION DEVELOP LOCALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH IF CLOUD COVER TEMPERS HEATING/DESTABILIZATION...WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL EVENING. THUS...WE HAVE MAINTAINED POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SUFFICIENT DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL KEEP A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE PICTURE AGAIN TOMORROW...WITH HEAVY RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD TONIGHT...THANKS IN PART TO THE RICH MOISTURE IN PLACE...BUT THIS...ALONG WITH THE LINGERING FRONT AND PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM RISING TOO DRAMATICALLY ON SUNDAY. WE HAVE TRIMMED BACK FORECAST HIGHS A COUPLE OF DEGREES...WITH UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S COMMON...EXCEPT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES WHERE MID TO UPPER 80S MAY BE POSSIBLE. && .LONG TERM... CONVECTION LIKELY ONGOING AT BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD SUNDAY EVENING THEN SPREADING ACROSS MUCH IF NOT ALL OF THE FCST AREA OVERNIGHT. LIKELY POPS CONTINUE TO BE JUSTIFIED WITH THE ONE CAVEAT ATTM BEING SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE POSITIONING OF COLD FRONT AND/OR OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LATE SUNDAY. AMPLIFICATION OF AN UPPER RIDGE TO OUR WEST MONDAY AND TUESDAY SHOULD RESULT IN FAIRLY MILD TEMPS AND ONLY REMOTE RAINFALL POSSIBILITIES ONCE SUNDAY NIGHTS CONVECTIVE COMPLEX CLEARS THE FCST AREA. THIS UPPER RIDGE WILL THEN BE FLATTENED BY TWO OR THREE SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING ACROSS THE NRN ROCKIES AND PLAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE DESERT SW WITH POTENTIAL FOR THE DRYLINE TO SHIFT EWD INTO THE FCST AREA WITH BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LOOKING TO BE WEDNESDAY WITH POSSIBILITY OF SOME UPPER SUPPORT FROM THE SRN END OF THE FIRST OF THE NRN PLAINS TROUGHS. SIMILAR UPPER PATTERN TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAILY PRECIP CHANCES. FOR NOW WILL KEEP MENTION OUT PAST THE SLIGHT CHANCE MENTIONED FOR WEDNESDAY UNTIL SEE SOME BETTER MODEL CONTINUITY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... FRIONA 62 79 57 78 55 / 70 40 50 20 10 TULIA 63 78 59 77 56 / 70 40 60 20 10 PLAINVIEW 64 79 61 78 57 / 70 40 60 20 10 LEVELLAND 66 84 63 81 59 / 60 40 60 20 0 LUBBOCK 66 83 63 81 59 / 70 40 60 20 0 DENVER CITY 68 86 64 82 61 / 40 30 60 20 10 BROWNFIELD 67 85 65 83 61 / 50 30 60 20 10 CHILDRESS 68 83 65 81 60 / 70 40 70 30 10 SPUR 69 83 65 83 62 / 70 40 60 30 10 ASPERMONT 71 88 66 85 62 / 70 40 70 30 10 && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 23/07
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 TXZ021>044-081645- PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 1136 AM CDT SAT JUN 7 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT CONVECTIVE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INITIAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS...AND NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY THEN SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH AND ROLLING PLAINS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTH PLAINS DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 75 MILES PER HOUR...HAIL TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER...AND TORRENTIAL RAIN RATES. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN IN SOME OF THESE STORMS...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE AREA. MUCH LIKE TODAY...STORMS ON SUNDAY MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUESTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 76 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:54 UTC.
12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A supercell produced a swath of golf ball to baseball size hail from near South Plains to Cedar Hill. A few storm spotters received broken windshields and dented body panels from the hail.
By early this evening, the same slow-moving supercell that produced very large hail in portions of Floyd County drifted into Motley County. Several reports were received of hail up to golf ball size from about four miles west of Matador extending into the city. Damage was mostly relegated to vehicle dents in Matador.
Trained spotters and the public reported quarter to hen egg size hail as a supercell thunderstorm tracked from Denver City to Plains. Damage was unknown.
A left-moving supercell produced a swath of large hail generally from near Sundown northeast to Levelland. Trained spotters estimated the hail ranged in size from ping pong balls to as large as tennis balls. The worst hail damage was noted in Levelland where many vehicles suffered cracked or shattered windows, particularly at the Covenant hospital. Several homes in Levelland also sustained varying degrees of roof damage including some broken windows.
A strong low-level mesocyclone accompanied by destructive rear flank downdraft (RFD) winds tracked southeastward from Muleshoe to about 12 miles southeast of Muleshoe. Although law enforcement reported a tornado, no definitive evidence of such could be determined from the NWS storm survey conducted in the following days. Combined with direct accounts from storm chasers, the storm survey determined that significant straight line winds were to blame for the majority of damage discovered generally north of Highway 84. Maximum sustained winds were estimated between 80 and 90 mph and created much damage to rural homes, a dairy business, farm equipment, and area power poles. The worst damage was dealt to the Track Dairy where several lightweight structures such as shade canopies were destroyed. At least eight head of cattle perished at this location from collapsing structures and another 30 to 40 were injured. This damage swath ended north of Sudan along Farm-to-Market 303 where a center pivot was overturned.
Law enforcement personnel estimated hail of ping pong to golf ball size from Muleshoe to just south of the city. Strong to severe winds accompanying the hail enhanced the hail damage to roofs and sidings of homes, vehicles and windows.
A period of small hail was reported in Friona early this night. No damage was noted.
Following hail damage from a left-moving supercell less than one hour prior, a second left split supercell tracked from Sundown northeast to Levelland and Anton accompanied by a hail swath ranging in size from 1.25 inches in diameter to 2 inches. The extent of additional hail damage is estimated to be less than the first supercell.
Many streets in Muleshoe were reported to be covered in water.
Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet stations measured wind gusts ranging from 58 mph south of Olton to 81 mph near Amherst. Damage was noted to about a dozen power poles and a few dilapidated outbuildings.
A gust to 60 mph was later followed by a gust to 66 mph. These winds were measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located three miles north of Hart.
Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station.
A gust to 64 mph was later followed by a gust to 58 mph. These winds were measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located two miles northeast of Dimmitt.
A third round of destructive hail struck Levelland this night. Golf ball size hail was reported by an amateur radio operator, although the extent of additional hail damage following the previous rounds of storms was unknown.
A downburst on the periphery of a mesocyclone produced estimated wind gusts as high as 75 mph from about three miles west of Wolfforth to four miles southeast of Wolfforth. Several power outages were noted across this swath as at least 34 power poles collapsed. Some areas remained without power for two days until utility crews could replace poles that were previously inaccessible by swollen playa lakes. Wind damage was most prevalent in a subdivision south of Wolfforth where many roofs and fences would require repair or complete replacement. Some north-facing windows were completely shattered by these high winds along with large hail reported to be as big as tennis balls. Various rural residences suffered similar damages. Many tree limbs were downed in addition to some trees being completely uprooted.
A swath of very large hail up to the size of tennis balls accompanied an intense downburst in the rear flank downdraft of a supercell. Extensive property damage and the associated monetary losses from this wind-driven hail are described in the wind event entry for this storm.
A large downburst damaged several power poles across northern Swisher County and blew over a semi-trailer on Interstate 27 near Tulia. It was not known if the driver was injured or not. Also, multiple homes in and around Tulia sustained varying degrees of roof and fence damage. Large swaths of crop damage were also noted to area corn and grain fields, mostly from wind blown sand and dirt.
A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located six miles south-southwest of Wolfforth recorded a period of intense rear flank downdraft winds on the periphery of a mesocyclone. A peak gust of 96 mph occurred at 2230 CST followed by 72 mph at 2235 CST, 67 mph at 2240 CST, and 68 mph at 2245 CST. NWS employees observed damage to trees and power poles particularly along County Road 41 near the mesonet station. Some rural homes throughout far southwest Lubbock County suffered varying degrees of damage, mostly to roofs and fences.
A swath of quarter size hail was reported from Wolfforth to four miles west of Lubbock. This hail diminished in size to nickels about three miles west of Woodrow. Damage, if any, was unknown.
A section of power lines was damaged about four miles south of Valley Schools. A goat shed nearby was also damaged.
Torrential rains resulted in widespread flooding of playa lakes, streets and roads throughout far southwest Lubbock County, or generally from Wolfforth and points south. Roads such as Brownfield Highway and County Roads 179 and 41 had several sections that at times became impassable by car. One sedan was disabled by floodwaters near Farm-to-Market Road 1585 and Brownfield Highway shortly after midnight CST. A daycare school in Wolfforth reported water of two feet deep throughout the building which would necessitate a complete remodeling of the walls and carpeting. The floodwaters gradually receded from area roads by early Sunday morning, although some tertiary roads remained overwhelmed by playa lakes for several days to follow. Damage to recently planted cotton and grain crops was particularly severe as tens of thousands of acres were washed away from the heavy rains and flooding. Area farmers will likely replant with sorghum as the cotton planting deadline had passed. Estimated crop damage and losses due to flooding will likely reach $100M.
Two gusts to 61 mph were measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station near Tahoka.
A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station northeast of Slaton measured a gust to 68 mph at 2325 CST followed by a gust to 61 mph at 2330 CST.
Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station northeast of Post.
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