Early this afternoon, a pulse thunderstorm produced a downburst about seven miles northwest of Dickens (Dickens County). Minor damage was observed to a couple small ranch outbuildings.
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Early this afternoon, a pulse thunderstorm produced a downburst about seven miles northwest of Dickens (Dickens County). Minor damage was observed to a couple small ranch outbuildings.
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 Jul 29, 1:48 PM CST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 248 PM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017 .DISCUSSION... A cooler and wetter pattern is expected for the region especially for next week. A stalled out frontal boundary was still lingering around the region but positioned farther to the west this afternoon. The northern end of the boundary has made it onto the caprock. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms have already initiated along the east side of the boundary within a deeper low level theta-e ridge. Continued little to no flow aloft will lead to little chance of organization to the convection. Low level winds will become more easterly tomorrow as the stalled front pushes a little farther to the west again. This will lead to a westward spreading over the low level theta-e axis and subsequent convection. The 500mb ridge overhead again today will begin to shift to the west on Sunday possibly leading to increased coverage to the convection. A secondary but much stronger upper ridge will begin to develop near the Great Basin beginning on Sunday. The location of this upper ridge will position West Texas under northwest flow aloft and northwest flow storms. This weather pattern may now last through the end of the week. Models are slower with the progression of a Great Lakes trough and subsequent cold front sometime late this week. An axis of high precipitable water values will move over the region. This may lead to heavy rainfall being the biggest threat from the expected convection next week. && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 01
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 429 AM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017 TXZ021>044-300930- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 429 AM CDT Sat Jul 29 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains...Rolling Plains and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday An active northwest flow pattern is forecast to develop Sunday night and continue through midweek. Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and some flooding will be possible.
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:21 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A USDA employee forwarded photos of damage to a few small outbuildings at a ranch northwest of Dickens. The roof of a small pole barn was blown a short distance, while another roof had a small section peeled off. The damage was deemed consistent with wind speeds of 70 to 80 mph.
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