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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
643 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024


TXC219-303-305-445-020000-
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Lubbock TX-Lynn TX-Terry TX-Hockley TX-
643 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LUBBOCK...NORTHWESTERN LYNN...NORTHEASTERN TERRY AND
SOUTHEASTERN HOCKLEY COUNTIES...

At 642 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wolfforth, or 
5 miles west of Lubbock, moving north at 35 mph. At 6:31 pm, The 
West Texas Mesonet station near Wolfforth reported a 69 mph wind 
gust.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings. This storm is producing also 
         blowing dust that may cause visibility to drop to near zero 
         at times. 

Locations impacted include...
Lubbock, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Texas Tech University, Slide,
Downtown Lubbock, Lubbock South Plains Mall, Reese Center, Smyer, New
Home, and Lubbock Science Spectrum.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northwestern
Texas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3327 10190 3331 10213 3366 10218 3370 10213
      3365 10180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 188DEG 29KT 3356 10198 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

MC