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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 0.12 Miles |
| -- Width | 10 Yards |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | LUBBOCK |
| WFO | LUB |
| Report Source | Public |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2013-04-30 16:18 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 2W WOODROW |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 33.4475/-101.8582 |
| End Date | 2013-04-30 16:19 CST-6 |
| End Location | 2W WOODROW |
| End Lat/Lon | 33.4475/-101.8562 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Late this afternoon, isolated very high-based showers and thunderstorms developed over the southern and central South Plains. One of these storms intensified across southwest Lubbock County and western Lynn County before collapsing a short while later near downtown Lubbock. A second storm developed across western Floyd County. A series of microbursts produced winds estimated as high as 65 mph at times. These winds inflicted sporadic damage to trees, windows, power poles, and caused a few incidents of minor structural damage mainly in central and eastern sections of Lubbock as well as western portions of Lynn County and central Floyd County. Scattered power outages were common. In the wake of this storm, lightning triggered a grass fire near the KCBD-TV news station prompting an evacuation of the building during a live newscast. The fire was estimated to be five acres and caused no known damage or injuries. Additionally, a landspout tornado formed along one of the outflow boundaries in Lubbock County. This EF-0 landspout remained in an open field and caused no damage. |
| Event Narrative | A landspout tornado formed along an outflow boundary from a microburst near Lubbock-Cooper High School in southern Lubbock County. The landspout remained in an open field for the duration of the event. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 101.50K | 0.00K | |||||||
| LUBBOCK | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 04/30/2013 | 16:13 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| WOODROW | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 04/30/2013 | 16:18 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DOUD | LUBBOCK CO. | TX | 04/30/2013 | 16:38 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.25K | 0.00K |
| PETTY | LYNN CO. | TX | 04/30/2013 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| LUBBOCK (ZONE) | LUBBOCK (ZONE) | TX | 04/30/2013 | 17:15 | CST-6 | Wildfire | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FLOYDADA | FLOYD CO. | TX | 04/30/2013 | 18:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.25K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 101.50K | 0.00K |
