A second consecutive day of severe thunderstorms affected the South Plains and Rolling Plains of West Texas but saw increased coverage on the sixth. Strong moisture was still in place across the area and with increasing surface heating, ample instability was available for explosive supercell thunderstorm development.
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The episode as NWS LUB wrote it up.
A second consecutive day of severe thunderstorms affected the South Plains and Rolling Plains of West Texas but saw increased coverage on the sixth. Strong moisture was still in place across the area and with increasing surface heating, ample instability was available for explosive supercell thunderstorm development. A lingering thunderstorm outflow boundary, from early morning convection in the Texas Panhandle, sagged southward through the day. Thunderstorms initially developed along this feature across the central South Plains and quickly became severe. The scattered nature of convective initiation allowed some areas to see repeated rounds of severe thunderstorms. One supercell thunderstorm that tracked across Hockley County produced at least three known tornadoes. However, these tornadoes only briefly touched down causing no known damage. This same thunderstorm would go on to produce giant hail up to 3.25 inches and an 80 mph wind gust in Lynn County. Additionally, a minor heat burst occurred near Silverton (Briscoe County) with trailing stratiform precipitation. Strong outflow winds well out ahead of thunderstorm also produced high wind gusts.
High wind gusts from the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet are listed below:
63 mph at Silverton (Briscoe County),|61 mph at Turkey (Hall County), and|61 mph at Graham (Garza County).
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 5, 11:47 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1247 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe weather remains possible through this evening with the potential for large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. - Severe thunderstorm chances remain forecast each afternoon from Friday through early next week. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday) Issued at 121 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 Skies will continue to clear through the afternoon and a potential significant severe weather setup will commence. Uncertainty still exists with regards to exact timing, particularly as models have performed poorly this morning. Nonetheless, a warm front continues to lift northward near the I-20 corridor and a LLJ will gradually develop over our area through the day. Moisture parameters remain impressive, with dewpoints climbing into the upper 60s and average PWATs around 1.75". Perhaps most notable is the pronounced low-level veering indicated on many of the forecast soundings. This would suggest the potential for spinning supercells and hence tornadoes. Large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain are all in play as well. While storm placement will depend on where the boundary sets up, the most likely scenario at this time are for storms to develop along near the TX/NM border and generally track eastward through the evening. Convective activity will begin to diminish after sunset with overcast skies persisting overnight due to lingering moisture. An upper wave will track across the area Friday afternoon/evening. Combined with moist low-level SE flow, storms are again expected to develop. While severe parameters are generally not as high as today, a strong potential still exists for similar hazards. && .LONG TERM... (Friday night through next Wednesday) Issued at 121 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 Not much has changed with the long term forecast. The upper high to our south will amplify and flatten east to west Saturday. This will keep zonal upper flow through much of the weekend. The upper high will then retrograde until it is over the eastern Pacific early next week. Models had originally developed a blocking pattern with the upper high with an upper trough currently across the Pacific Northwest, but they have abandoned this outcome for the time being. Northwesterly upper flow will take hold Sunday into at least late Tuesday as the upper high moves westward and an upper trough associated with an upper low over the Great Lakes amplifies. This will allow for daily afternoon storm chances. While severe storms will be possible each afternoon, the largest threat will be damaging wind and heavy rainfall. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1235 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 VFR conditions at all three TAF sites for the next few hours. Vicinity thunderstorms continue near KCDS and possibly KPVW. Storm chances are expected to clear out in the next few hours. MVFR ceilings are expected at KPVW and KLBB around 12Z and KCDS about 15Z. Some fog is also possible for KPVW and KLBB at the same time. Low ceilings should break up by early afternoon and all three terminals will return to VFR conditions. Thunderstorm chances return this afternoon through the evening at all three terminals. Winds are also expected to pick up late afternoon to around 15-25 knots. && .LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...19 LONG TERM....51 AVIATION...10
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1234 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 TXZ021>044-070545- Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd- Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum- Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 1234 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms will continue through the late evening hours before diminishing later tonight. The best chance for storms overnight will across the far southern Texas Panhandle. Some severe storms are possible, and will be capable of producing hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts up to 70 mph. Heavy rainfall may also result in localized flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Severe thunderstorm chances return each afternoon and evening Friday through early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
958 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WSW Lubbock 33.58N 101.88W
06/05/2025 Lubbock TX Public
20TH AND BOSTON THERE ARE TREES DOWN
BLOCKING THE INTERSECTION.
&&
MLPPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
959 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0835 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSW Lubbock 33.54N 101.86W
06/05/2025 Lubbock TX Public
power line down in the area of 58th street
and Temple.
&&
MLPPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1010 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0957 PM Flash Flood 12 NE Southland 33.49N 101.40W
06/05/2025 Crosby TX Public
Report from mPING: Street/road flooding;
Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
&&
DWKPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1137 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1133 PM Flash Flood 1 E Friona 34.64N 102.71W
06/05/2025 Parmer TX Public
Report from mPING: Street/road flooding;
Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.
&&
DWKPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM Hail 7 S Anton 33.71N 102.17W
06/05/2025 E5.00 Inch Hockley TX Public
Social media photo shows giant hailstone
recovered about 40 minutes after falling,
still about 5 inches in diameter even after
melting. Time estimated from radar.
&&
DWKPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1227 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1219 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NE Dimmitt 34.57N 102.29W
06/06/2025 M64 MPH Castro TX Mesonet
&&
DWKThe Lubbock radar (KLBB), 34 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:58 UTC.
18 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A storm chaser observed two inch size hail two hours after a storm had passed through southeastern Hale County.
A cluster of thunderstorms over central Lubbock County produced three separate swaths of hail. Several public reports were received from mPing and from a contract weather observer at Lubbock Inattentional Airport of hail ranging in size from pennies to two inches in diameter.
A cluster of thunderstorms over central Lubbock County produced three separate swaths of hail. Several public reports were received from mPing and from the city of Lubbock EOC of hail ranging in size from quarters to golf ball size.
A cluster of thunderstorms over central Lubbock County produced three separate swaths of hail. A report was received of golf ball size hail in the town of New Deal.
An emergency management official reported that a tractor trailer had been blown over on US Highway 62/82.
Emergency management officials in Ransom Canyon reported thunderstorm wind damage in and around Ransom Canyon. Rear flank downdraft winds from a supercell thunderstorm swept through the area knocking down power poles, large trees, and blowing out windows.
Several storm chasers reported hail south of Lehman along Texas State Highway 214 ranging in size from quarters to baseball size. No damage was reported at the time.
Several storm chasers reported hail south of Whiteface ranging in size from ping pong ball to tennis ball size. No damage was reported at the time.
A storm chaser reported a brief tornado in an open field north of Sundown.
A storm chaser reported a brief tornado in an open field east of Sundown.
A report was received of golf ball size hail along US Highway 385 on the south side of Levelland.
A trained weather spotter reported a brief tornado in an open field west of Ropesville.
A report from the public was received of hail up to two inches in diameter east of Ropesville. No damage was reported at the time.
An off-duty NWS employee reported quarter size hail south of Wolfforth.
An NWS cooperative weather observer reported hail up to two inches in diameter along Farm to Market Road 2320 in Kent County. No damage was reported at the time.
An emergency management official reported golf ball size hail near New Home.
A storm chaser reported hail measuring 3.25 inches in diameter west of Wilson. A swath of severe hail was then observed into the town of Wilson with hail up to the size of ping pongs in Wilson. No damage was reported at the time.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near New Home measured severe wind gusts from 1933 CST to 1934 CST. A peak wind gust of 80 mph was measured at 2034 CST. Additionally, irrigation center pivots were reportedly knocked over in central Lynn County, north of Tahoka.
The New Deal fire department reported quarter size hail in New Deal.
An emergency manager in Crosby County reported a swath of ping pong ball size hail from Lorenzo to Ralls.
A photograph on social media showed hail up to golf ball size in Post.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Ralls measured a severe wind gust of 62 mph.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured severe wind gusts from 2036 CST through 2053 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 2037 CST.
A swath of hail was observed just east of Reese Center into western portions of the city of Lubbock. The size of hail ranged from penny to quarter size.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts from 2200 CST through 2201 CST. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured at 2200 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Olton measured a severe wind gust of 65 mph.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hackberry measured severe wind gusts from 2247 CST through 2250 CST. A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured at 2249 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Flomot measured severe wind gusts from 0003 CST through 0006 CST. A peak wind gust of 64 mph was measured at 0005 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Muleshoe measured severe wind gusts from 0009 CST to 0010 CST. A peak wind gust of 65 mph was measured at 0009 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Northfield measured a wind gust of 59 mph.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Paducah measured severe wind gusts from 0053 CST through 0056 CST. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured at 0053 CST.
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Hackberry measured severe wind gusts from 0114 CST to 0116 CST. A peak wind gust of 73 mph was measured at 0115 CST.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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