An isolated thunderstorm developed directly over the Hart (Castro County) mesonet during the early morning hours of the 5th. It began to collapse over the mesonet leading to a severe wind gust.
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An isolated thunderstorm developed directly over the Hart (Castro County) mesonet during the early morning hours of the 5th. It began to collapse over the mesonet leading to a severe wind gust.
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 5, 2:51 AM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 351 AM CDT Fri Aug 5 2022 .SHORT TERM... Early morning upper-level water vapor imagery depicts an area of high pressure centered over northeastern New Mexico, and will shunt monsoonal moisture to the west through the day. With monsoonal moisture maximized near the TX/NM line, we may still see some early morning convection develop. If morning convection does occur, it is expected to remain near the state line and be capable of producing localized heavy rain, lightning, and wind gusts up to 50 mph. Monsoonal moisture will linger over areas on the Caprock this afternoon, bringing the potential for isolated to scattered thunderstorms to areas west of the Caprock escarpment. With PWAT values near the 95th percentile, MUCAPE of 1000-1500 J/kg, and a dry sub-cloud layer, any storm that forms will be capable of producing wind gusts up to 65 mph, lightning, and localized heavy rain. These storms should start to decrease in coverage shortly after sunset but may last to near midnight. GKendrick .LONG TERM... Upper-level ridging will remain in place over the forecast area through Sunday before the upper-level pattern changes due to a shortwave traversing the country. This will keep our weather hot (upper 90s on the Caprock, lower 100s east) and mostly dry over the weekend although temperatures will be trending down as thicknesses decrease. There could be an isolated shower Saturday or Sunday afternoon however confidence in this occurring at this time is too low to include an official mention in the forecast due to limited mid-level moisture. The aforementioned shortwave will be moving into the Central Plains on Monday and this will help to usher in a bit more moisture to the region as well as to send a weak cold front south into the area. Questions remain as to just how far south this front will be able to make it which will impact our rainfall potential for early next week. Whether we have better surface forcing or not, mid-level moisture will be maximized early to mid next week with PWAT values generally increasing above 1.5" setting the stage for typical airmass thunderstorms each afternoon. Similar to our past few events with this setup, brief heavy rainfall along with some gusty downburst winds would be possible with the strongest thunderstorms. With the increased moisture in place afternoon high temperatures will be kept closer to seasonal averages with lower 90s on the Caprock and upper 90s east of the escarpment. Upper-level ridging will become re-established near the Four Corners on Tuesday and this will gradually shift east towards the forecast area through the end of next week. This will lead to afternoon high temperatures warming back above normal for late next week and a decrease in rainfall potential. /WCI && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && 10/58
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 340 AM CDT Fri Aug 5 2022 TXZ021>044-060845- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 340 AM CDT Fri Aug 5 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the South Plains and southwestern Texas Panhandle today and tonight. The stronger storms could produce wind gusts to 65 mph, cloud to ground lightning, and brief heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Shower and thunderstorm chances return to the region again Monday through Wednesday. While severe weather is not likely at this time, brief heavy rainfall and gusty winds will be possible.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1219 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2022
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0423 PM TSTM WND GST 7 ESE SILVERTON 34.45N 101.19W
08/04/2022 M59 MPH BRISCOE TX MESONET
0443 PM TSTM WND GST VIGO PARK 34.65N 101.50W
08/04/2022 M60 MPH SWISHER TX MESONET
0458 PM TSTM WND GST HAPPY 34.74N 101.84W
08/04/2022 M58 MPH SWISHER TX MESONET
0518 PM TSTM WND GST HAPPY 34.74N 101.84W
08/04/2022 M69 MPH SWISHER TX MESONET
0705 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W SPUR 33.48N 100.88W
08/04/2022 M58 MPH DICKENS TX MESONET
0709 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NNW MCADOO 33.77N 101.03W
08/04/2022 M66 MPH DICKENS TX MESONET
0714 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE CHILDRESS 34.46N 100.20W
08/04/2022 M75 MPH CHILDRESS TX MESONET
0914 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSW GRAHAM 33.08N 101.52W
08/04/2022 M71 MPH GARZA TX MESONET
&&The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:39 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hart measured a severe wind gust of 62 mph.
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