Lubbock Severe Weather Event 17 May 2010

A Severe Thunderstorm Produces Damaging Winds in Lamb County
17 June 2010


Above: Reflectivity image (left) and Velocity image (right) from the Lubbock WSR-88D radar at about 10:30 pm CDT on June 17th - just as the thunderstorm was producing 70 mph+ winds in the vicinity of Amherst. (click on each image to view a larger image)

To view a page composed on the event by the TTU West Texas Mesonet Click Here.

Below is a summary of severe weather reports received from our office from this event...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

210 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0538 PM     HAIL             3 S MULESHOE            34.19N 102.73W
06/17/2010  E0.88 INCH       BAILEY             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0625 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 N SUDAN              34.21N 102.53W
06/17/2010                   LAMB               TX   NWS STORM SURVEY

            CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM HEAVILY DAMAGED. TIME
            ESTIMATED.

0656 PM     HAIL             EARTH                   34.23N 102.41W
06/17/2010  M0.75 INCH       LAMB               TX   SKYWARN SPOTTER

0703 PM     HAIL             3 S NAZARETH            34.50N 102.10W
06/17/2010  E0.75 INCH       CASTRO             TX   PUBLIC

0705 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 S SPRINGLAKE          34.16N 102.31W
06/17/2010  E60 MPH          LAMB               TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

0707 PM     HAIL             5 S SPRINGLAKE          34.16N 102.31W
06/17/2010  M1.00 INCH       LAMB               TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

0713 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 S EARTH               34.16N 102.41W
06/17/2010  E60 MPH          LAMB               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0715 PM     HAIL             2 SSE SPRINGLAKE        34.21N 102.29W
06/17/2010  M1.00 INCH       LAMB               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

0715 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSE SPRINGLAKE        34.21N 102.29W
06/17/2010  E60 MPH          LAMB               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

0720 PM     TSTM WND GST     SPRINGLAKE              34.23N 102.31W
06/17/2010  E60 MPH          LAMB               TX   PUBLIC

            SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN

0733 PM     HAIL             3 W OLTON               34.18N 102.19W
06/17/2010  E0.75 INCH       LAMB               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

0744 PM     HAIL             OLTON                   34.18N 102.14W
06/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       LAMB               TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1030 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 NE AMHERST            34.02N 102.40W
06/17/2010  M76 MPH          LAMB               TX   MESONET

1109 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE FRIONA             34.66N 102.70W
06/17/2010  M62 MPH          PARMER             TX   MESONET

1120 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 S PLAINVIEW           34.18N 101.72W
06/17/2010  M60 MPH          HALE               TX   MESONET