More Rain and a couple of Severe Storms, April 22-23, 2019

National Weather Service Lubbock Significant Weather Events

April 22-23, 2019: More Rain and a couple of Severe Storms

RegionalÂ radar animation valid from 6:28Â pm to 7:38Â pm on 22Â AprilÂ 2019.Â

Regional radar animation valid from 6:28 pm to 7:38 pm on 22 April 2019. Additional radar animations can be found at: 3:48 pm to 4:58 pm on 22 April 2019; and 7:08 am to 8:18 am on 23 April 2019.

The combination of a cold front and upper level disturbance were enough to generate widespread showers and thunderstorms across the region in late April (22nd-23rd). Initially, a large area of light to moderate showers formed north of the front over the South Plains late Monday afternoon. This activity lifted northeastward through the evening hours, while more robust thunderstorms formed near the front across the southern South Plains into the northern Permian Basin Monday evening.

Home damaged in Paducah during the early hours of 23Â AprilÂ 2019. The image is courtesy of Randy Detwiler.Â

Home damaged in Paducah during the early hours of 23 April 2019. The image is courtesy of Randy Detwiler.

The thunderstorm activity produced swaths of heavy rainfall and a few occurrences of severe weather. One supercell storm generated a wall cloud and brief tornado 6 miles south of Aspermont around 8 pm. Thankfully, this tornado occurred over open land and did no known damage. Much later, another round of thunderstorms brought strong winds that removed a roof from a building and blew over a silo near Paducah after midnight.

Radar-estimated, bias-corrected 48-hour rainfall ending at 8 am on 24Â AprilÂ 2019.

Radar-estimated, bias-corrected 48-hour rainfall ending at 8 am on 24 April 2019. The bulk of the rain fell between the evening on the 22nd and morning of the 23rd. A regional view of this data can be FOUND HERE.

The primary theme from this event was the widespread rainfall that it brought to the region. Everyone saw at least a little rain, with swaths of heavier rain, generally associated with the thunderstorms. The highest rain totals fell over the northern Rolling Plains into the southeast Texas Panhandle where 1 to 2+ inches fell. Officially, Childress recorded 2.06 inches, boosting their monthly total to 4.70 inches and yearly total to 5.94 inches. This pushes Childress over an inch above the yearly average-to-date (4.82"), making it the first time Childress has been above average in 2019. The rain wasn't as generous in Lubbock, but they did still officially receive 0.53 inches. This lifted the monthly total to 1.55 inches and the yearly total to 2.72 inches (0.79 inches below the average year-to-date of 3.51 inches).

A plot of the 48-hour West Texas Mesonet rainfall, ending atÂ 7 am on 24Â April 2019.

A plot of the 48-hour West Texas Mesonet rainfall, ending at 7 am on 24 April 2019.

Even where spots missed out on the heavier precipitation, rain totals of a quarter to half inch were common. A listing of the preliminary storm reports for this event can be found below.

Preliminary Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
736 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2019

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

0759 PM     TORNADO          6 S ASPERMONT           33.05N 100.22W
04/22/2019                   STONEWALL          TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

            NEAR HIGHWAY 83. NO KNOWN DAMAGE. PHOTOS FROM SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

0800 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 SSE ASPERMONT         33.07N 100.19W
04/22/2019                   STONEWALL          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

1230 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PADUCAH                 34.01N 100.30W
04/23/2019                   COTTLE             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF REMOVED FROM BUILDING, SILOS BLOWN OVER