TX WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches, and Advisories

WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, September 3, 2022

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Lubbock TX

240 PM CDT Sat Sep 3 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Lubbock

and northeastern Hockley Counties through 315 PM CDT...

At 240 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4

miles east of Shallowater, or 7 miles north of Lubbock, moving west

at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around

unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...

Lubbock, Shallowater, Anton, Lubbock International Airport, Texas

Tech University, Downtown Lubbock, Reese Center, New Deal and Smyer.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to

localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded

roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe

shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 3376 10182 3358 10180 3351 10222 3382 10222

TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 086DEG 10KT 3367 10190

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LUBBOCK...

NORTHWESTERN LYNN...NORTHEASTERN TERRY AND SOUTHEASTERN HOCKLEY

COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe

limits, and no longer poses an...