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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 52 kts. |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | CROSBY |
| WFO | LUB |
| Begin Date | 05/06/2008 18:20:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 0 |
| Begin Azimuth | N |
| Begin Location | CROSBYTON |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 33.67/-101.25 |
| End Date | 05/06/2008 18:35:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 0 |
| End Azimuth | N |
| End Location | CONE |
| End Lat/Lon | 33.78/-101.38 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 5.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An active round of severe thunderstorms impacted the west Texas South Plains during the late afternoon and evening of the 6th and continued into the early morning of the 7th. Convection originated along a dryline near the Texas and New Mexico border, as well as near a pre-existing weak frontal boundary stretched west-to-east over the southwestern South Plains. Many of the thunderstorms were supercellular in nature and produced a variety of severe weather hazards, however, splitting and low precipitation modes domininated. While these storm structures helped to limited the overall tornado threat, instances of large hail were widespread. A cluster of low precipitation supercells produced hail up to four and a half inches in diameter over portions of Lamb County. Reports of damage from very large hail also were received in the Lubbock vicinity (Lubbock County). A supercell that interacted with the pre-existing surface boundary over the southwestern South Plains did produce a brief and weak tornado that was observed by a research meteorologist. The tornado remained in open country and resulted in no damage. |
| Event Narrative | Local newspaper accounts indicated that damaging thunderstorm winds accompanied a complex of thunderstorms northeastward over portions of Crosby County. Reports suggest that a number of storage sheds were destroyed and trees were damaged between Crosbyton and Cone by winds estimated to exceed 60 mph. Event times are estimated based on Doppler radar imagery. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| ENOCHS | BAILEY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODROW | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 16:49 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BROWNFIELD | TERRY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUBBOCK | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| BURRIS | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:22 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 15.00K | 0.00K |
| ODONNELL | LYNN CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ROPESVILLE | HOCKLEY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:39 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FIELDTON | LAMB CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WELLMAN | TERRY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| REESE VLG | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 17:52 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LEVELLAND | HOCKLEY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 18:19 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CROSBYTON | CROSBY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 18:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| HALFWAY | HALE CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 18:37 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KALGARY | CROSBY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 18:47 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FLOYDADA | FLOYD CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SPUR | DICKENS CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| OLTON | LAMB CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 4.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| OLTON | LAMB CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SPUR | DICKENS CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 19:38 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GUTHRIE | KING CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 20:08 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (CDS)CHILDRESS ARPT | CHILDRESS CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 20:24 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MEMPHIS | HALL CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 20:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WOLFFORTH | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 23:25 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CROSBYTON | CROSBY CO. | TX | 05/06/2008 | 23:35 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SPUR | DICKENS CO. | TX | 05/07/2008 | 00:42 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| IDALOU | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 05/07/2008 | 02:24 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
