Scattered thunderstorms moved southeast across the central Texas Panhandle during the evening of the 25th. A couple of these storms became severe as they moved into the extreme south-central Texas Panhandle producing strong wind gusts and large hail up to two inches in diameter.
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The episode as NWS LUB wrote it up.
Scattered thunderstorms moved southeast across the central Texas Panhandle during the evening of the 25th. A couple of these storms became severe as they moved into the extreme south-central Texas Panhandle producing strong wind gusts and large hail up to two inches in diameter. A NWS cooperative weather observer near Vigo Park (Swisher County) reported that his wheat crop was completely destroyed.
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 25, 5:45 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 645 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2019 .AVIATION... A large severe thunderstorm complex was moving south-southeast out of the southern Texas Panhandle early this evening, and looks likely to impact KCDS during the next few hours with potential for thunderstorm. Will update the KCDS TAF when it becomes more clear of timing and full impacts. Otherwise, an outflow boundary was also on the verge of passing KPVW with temporary gusty winds while storm activity may edge nearby but likely remaining just east. KLBB at the moment is least likely to be impacted by thunderstorms any longer this evening and all mention has been removed. VFR otherwise and quiet with low level south-southeast flow continuing as upper ridge gradually builds over the next 24 hours. RMcQueen && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 251 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2019/ DISCUSSION... The main concern is on thunderstorm chances in the near term. Strong heating has resulted in afternoon temperatures soaring into the upper 80s to middle 90s at 1930Z, with the hottest temperatures generally in the drier air across the western South Plains. Dewpoints have mixed into the 30s and 40s at most spots west of the I-27/US-87 Corridor, while they were holding in the 50s to middle 60s over the eastern South Plains into the Rolling Plains. The deep mixing was resulting in an expanding high-based cumulus field out near the TX/NM line which could foreshadow isolated high-based storms that would yield little rainfall but strong downburst winds. The more robust convection may unfold near the diffuse dryline across the central South Plains, though convergence along the dryline is pretty weak which does draw into question how much deep moist convection will ultimately develop. Most NWP has backed off on overall storm coverage, but does still show isolated to widely scattered storms form through the late afternoon and early evening hours. What storms do form will encounter slightly less instability and wind shear than yesterday, but still enough to support a risk of strong to severe activity. In the drier air across the western counties, downburst winds will be the greatest threat, while large hail will also be a concern for storms that can ingest the better moisture/instability air across the central and eastern counties. This activity will propagate generally eastward and southeastward this evening, but could hang on well into the evening as a modest southerly LLJ feeds into any storms. Storm chances will trend downward after this afternoon/evening as sub-tropical ridging gradually builds over the region, downstream of a closer upper low easing into the Pacific Northwest. We could occasionally see storms that develop over the higher terrain of New Mexico, as well as a surface trough over their eastern plains, drift toward or into our far northwestern CWA during the late afternoon/evening hours through the end of the week. Otherwise, most of the area will be dry as temperatures trend upward a touch, slightly above late June averages. The upper ridge is forecast to eventually retrograde toward the Four Corners by early next week. This will allow a weakness aloft (inverted trough) to spread westward across Texas. At a minimum, this will provide slight cooling while also possibly edging the rain chances upward. && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 99/99/05
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1129 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2019 TXZ021>044-260430- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 1129 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening over the entire area. Damaging wind gusts to 70 mph, hail to the size of golf balls and locally heavy rainfall will be the primary threats with the more intense storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday The chances of thunderstorm and hazardous weather will be lower and will be mostly limited to the southwest Texas Panhandle and northwest South Plains during the late afternoon or evening hours.
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Lesley measured a wind gust to 65 mph.
Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported in and around Vigo Park. A NWS cooperative weather observer reported that his wheat crop was completely destroyed.
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