Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 1.92 Miles
-- Width 200 Yards
State TEXAS
County/Area HOCKLEY
WFO LUB
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2022-05-23 19:06 CST-6
Begin Location 3SSW PEP
Begin Lat/Lon 33.7802/-102.5942
End Date 2022-05-23 19:11 CST-6
End Location 3SSE PEP
End Lat/Lon 33.7821/-102.5608
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 Returning Gulf of Mexico moisture into the South Plains of West Texas fueled widespread severe thunderstorm development across the region on the afternoon and evening of the 23rd. Moderate to strong instability developed across the western South Plains and eastern New Mexico Monday afternoon and evening as the improving low-level moisture and temperatures warming into the 80s developed beneath an approaching upper level storm system. Relatively strong wind shear caused several of the thunderstorms to rotate as they moved into the western South Plains and western Texas Panhandle. A cluster of thunderstorms moving northeast out of southeastern New Mexico interacted with an outflow boundary moving northwest out of the Permian Basin. This caused a storm on the southern flank of the cluster to begin to rotate and become supercellular and take a more easterly, then southeasterly track. As the storm intensified, it became cyclic in behavior and its forward speed varied from about 5 mph to 20 mph. An NWS storm survey revealed that this supercell produced nine separate tornadoes over an approximately two hour period. The tornadoes occurred over rural areas which limited the overall impacts. Spotty damage did occur including two oil pumpjacks that were toppled by the intense tornadic winds. This damage, along with snapped power poles and flipped center pivots earned a peak damage rating of EF-2. The thunderstorms eventually evolved into a larger complex that brought widespread rain to most of the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and southern Texas Panhandle. The heaviest rain was associated with the slow-moving tornadic storm and was concentrated over Bailey County, where three to as much as seven inches of rain fell.
Event Narrative A cyclic tornadic supercell produced several tornadoes over a period of approximately two hours. An NWS storm survey revealed that this supercell produced nine separate tornadoes. This tornado was the fifth tornado. Numerous storm chasers documented a brief, small tornado in an open field. Wooden power poles were blown down at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 597 and 303, approximately two miles south of Pep. Maximum winds were estimated at 85 mph.


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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.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
GOODLAND BAILEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 16:50 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MAPLE BAILEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 17:17 CST-6 Hail 2.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOVINA PARMER CO. TX 05/23/2022 17:33 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 17:50 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 18:03 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ENOCHS BAILEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 18:12 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO AR COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 18:13 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ENOCHS BAILEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 18:17 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO AR COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 18:40 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO AR COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 18:47 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PEP HOCKLEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:06 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO AR COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:14 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 5.00K 0.00K
PETTIT HOCKLEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:28 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BECK LAMB CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BULA BAILEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO AR COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PEP HOCKLEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PETTIT HOCKLEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:37 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MORTON COCHRAN CO AR COCHRAN CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:38 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COBLE HOCKLEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 19:40 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 20:22 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SMYER HOCKLEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 20:51 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MULESHOE BAILEY CO. TX 05/23/2022 21:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 58 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHALLOWATER ARPT LUBBOCK CO. TX 05/23/2022 21:08 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(REE)REESE AFB LUBBO LUBBOCK CO. TX 05/23/2022 22:00 CST-6 Heavy Rain 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EARTH LAMB CO. TX 05/23/2022 22:14 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 56 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ABERNATHY HALE CO. TX 05/23/2022 23:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(CDS)CHILDRESS ARPT CHILDRESS CO. TX 05/24/2022 02:26 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 5.00K 0.00K