For the second day in a row, a capping inversion was able to be broken and as a result, severe thunderstorms developed. Similar to the previous day, thunderstorms initially began with mostly a large hail threat, then transitioned to a severe wind threat later in the evening off the Caprock.
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For the second day in a row, a capping inversion was able to be broken and as a result, severe thunderstorms developed. Similar to the previous day, thunderstorms initially began with mostly a large hail threat, then transitioned to a severe wind threat later in the evening off the Caprock.
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 18, 5:24 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 624 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019 .AVIATION... Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to move through KLBB and KPVW between 00Z and 02Z and then through KCDS a little later. Timing of the storm activity will be subject to change. The storms will likely come with strong outflow winds. As such have included a tempo group for the higher wind gusts. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 243 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019/ DISCUSSION... Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected this evening across the forecast area. Convective initiation has occurred on the high terrain of southern New Mexico from south of Santa Rosa to east of Ruidoso with additional storms struggling to form on the Guadalupes near Carlsbad. There is good model agreement that this convection will blossom as it moves eastward across southeastern New Mexico and onto the South Plains very late this afternoon/early this evening with the focus expected to be across the southern third to half of the forecast area. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop along a southward-moving cold front across the northern Panhandle, and the possibility exists from the southern end of that area of storms moving into the northeastern part of the forecast area later this evening. Finally, a cumulus field across the forecast area has generally been suppressed looking, although one shower did manage to go up briefly near Roaring Springs. There is an outside shot at something developing and sustaining from this cumulus field, but overall think that capping/suppression will rule this in the near term. The air mass across the forecast area remains rather juicy with surface dew point temperatures almost exclusively in the 60s leading to MLCAPE values near 2000 J/kg along the NM state line and in excess of 3000 J/kg across the Rolling Plains. Standard as we approach mid-summer, shear is relatively weak but should increase some as the low level jet increases this evening. Conditions support a severe risk with large hail and damaging wind gusts the primary threats. Moving into Wednesday, the cold front mentioned above is expected to move into and likely stall across the forecast area. Despite weak convergence along the boundary model consensus certainly keeps the forecast area capped and precipitation-free. Low- amplitude short wave ridging Thursday will quickly shift eastward Friday as a short wave trough moves over the Great Basin. The combination of a slight increase in mid/upper heights but moderate pressure falls as a lee surface trough develops ahead of the upper trough point to warmer temperatures Thursday and Friday. The degree of warming will likely depend on how backed the surface flow can become toward SW and how much drying of the near-surface layer can occur. Models have so far this summer generally been too optimistic in this regard and thus have had a tendency to overshoot on high temperatures. After last night's rains and the potential for more tonight, there is an argument to be made that models are doing so again here. Moving into the latter parts of the forecast, Friday's Great Basin trough is progged to move across the Plains on Sunday with a weak cold front accompanying it. This should be followed by some upper ridging, but there is a decent amount of uncertainty on degree and location of ridging early next week. Model blend for temps and precip chances look fine at this time with near-normal temperatures and some slight chance thunder mention forecast. && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 99/99/04
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1128 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019 TXZ021>044-190430- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 1128 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the South and Rolling Plains, as well as the southern Texas Panhandle this afternoon and evening. In general, thunderstorms will be capable of large hail from 1 to 2 inches in diameter, though a storm or two could be capable of hail in excess of tennis ball sized hail. Wind gusts to 70 mph will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday Strong thunderstorms may once again be possible late Friday along the dryline. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be requested.
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 23 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:06 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station measured a wind gust to 58 mph near Abernathy.
An off duty NWS employee reported ping pong ball size hail in Shallowater.
A contract weather observer at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport reported ping pong ball size hail.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near White River Lake measured a wind gust to 63 mph.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Roaring Springs measured a wind gust to 61 mph.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hackberry recorded a wind gust to 61 mph.
Law enforcement in Kent County estimated a wind gust to 60 mph in Girard.
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