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Dusty and windy view from the southern parts of Lubbock captured at 8:19 am on 8 June 2022. | |||||
Early Wednesday morning, June 8th, started off with a bang. A complex of thunderstorms that initially developed over eastern Colorado and western Kansas around midnight, grew in size and strength as it accelerated southward across much of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles during the predawn hours. |
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A few instances of large hail occurred with this complex, but the main impact was the widespread intense winds that it generated as it plunged southward. The leading edge of the winds raced out of the southern Texas Panhandle and across the South Plains and Rolling Plains between 7:30 and 10 am, lofting dust and causing damage in spots. |
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Lubbock WSR-88D radar animation valid from 8:05 am to 9:52 am on 8 June 2022. An additional radar animation, valid from 6:45 am to 9:52 am, can be VIEWED HERE. | |||||
The outflow winds pushed out well ahead of the complex of thunderstorms that generated the wind, but that didn't stop them from sweeping into the Permian Basin, Big Country and beyond. Unfortunately, the rainfall was much more limited, with the showers and thunderstorms struggling to advance and develop much past the northeastern South Plains and northern Rolling Plains. |
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Maximum wind gusts recorded by the West Texas Mesonet early Wednesday morning (8 June 2022). | |||||
Wind gusts were impressive, especially for so early in the day. Widespread gusts of 50 to 65 mph were measured by the West Texas Mesonet from the Texas Panhandle through the Rolling Plains and eastern South Plains. Many of these severe gusts occurred well in advance of any shower and t-storm activity. The strongest winds, as high as 80+ mph, were measured near Turkey and Matador, where tree damage was reported. | |||||
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The wind also lofted a lot of blowing dust, creating a haboob as the leading edge of the outflow raced south and east of the South and Rolling Plains. Visibility briefly dropped very low as the initial gust front and wall of dust moved through. | |||||
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Rainfall was much more limited than the wind and dust, confined primarily to the southeast Texas Panhandle and northern Rolling Plains. Much of Hall County and portions of Childress County saw rain totals near or in excess of a half inch. Officially, the Childress Airport measured 0.34 inches of rainfall, while also recording a 58 mph wind gust. Lubbock only reported a trace of precipitation, but did experience dust and a 65 mph wind gust as the outflow moved through. The preliminary storm reports collected on this active early June morning can be found below: |
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1133 AM CDT WED JUN 8 2022 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0731 AM TSTM WND GST 1 E HAPPY 34.74N 101.84W 06/08/2022 M63 MPH SWISHER TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. A GUST TO 60 MPH ALSO OCCURRED AT 7:33 AM. 0758 AM TSTM WND GST 17 WSW MEMPHIS 34.63N 100.82W 06/08/2022 M63 MPH HALL TX MESONET LESLEY WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT. 0801 AM TSTM WND GST 7 ESE SILVERTON 34.43N 101.19W 06/08/2022 M66 MPH BRISCOE TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 66 MPH OCCURRED BETWEEN 7:59 AM AND 8:02 AM. 0805 AM TSTM WND GST CAPROCK CANYON SP VISIT 34.45N 101.07W 06/08/2022 M64 MPH BRISCOE TX MESONET MEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET. 0810 AM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW TURKEY 34.38N 100.93W 06/08/2022 M62 MPH HALL TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. 0810 AM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE CHILDRESS 34.45N 100.23W 06/08/2022 M60 MPH CHILDRESS TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. 0811 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W CHILDRESS 34.42N 100.28W 06/08/2022 M58 MPH CHILDRESS TX ASOS CHILDRESS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. 0812 AM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW TURKEY 34.38N 100.93W 06/08/2022 M82 MPH HALL TX MESONET PEAK GUST MEASURED BY THE TURKEY WEST TEXAS MESONET. WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 82 MPH OCCURRED FROM 8:10 AM TO 8:16 AM, WITH ANOTHER SEVERE GUST AT 8:20 AM. 0815 AM TSTM WND GST 3 ENE SOUTH PLAINS 34.24N 101.26W 06/08/2022 M62 MPH FLOYD TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. WIND GUSTS OF 59 TO 62 MPH FROM 8:14 TO 8:16 AM. 0818 AM TSTM WND GST 1 NE MEMPHIS 34.74N 100.53W 06/08/2022 M60 MPH HALL TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. 0822 AM TSTM WND GST 3 WSW AIKEN 34.13N 101.57W 06/08/2022 M59 MPH HALE TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. 0840 AM TSTM WND GST 2 NNE FLOYDADA 34.01N 101.32W 06/08/2022 M62 MPH FLOYD TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 62 MPH OCCURRED BETWEEN 8:32 AM AND 8:40 AM. 0844 AM TSTM WND GST 3 N ROARING SPRINGS 33.94N 100.86W 06/08/2022 M81 MPH MOTLEY TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. WIND GUSTS OF 65 TO 81 MPH FROM 8:43 TO 8:45 AM. 0850 AM TSTM WND GST 14 NE CROSBYTON 33.79N 101.07W 06/08/2022 M71 MPH CROSBY TX MESONET MEASURED BY THE MCADOO WEST TEXAS MESONET. 0854 AM TSTM WND GST 14 NE CROSBYTON 33.79N 101.07W 06/08/2022 M76 MPH CROSBY TX MESONET MCADOO WEST TEXAS MESONET. SEVERE GUSTS STARTED AT 8:50 AM AND WERE CONTINUING THROUGH 8:55 AM (LATEST REPORT). 0858 AM TSTM WND GST 2 SSE HACKBERRY 33.90N 100.14W 06/08/2022 M59 MPH COTTLE TX MESONET 59 MPH AT 8:58 CDT AND 8:59 CDT. 0900 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SE RALLS 33.67N 101.37W 06/08/2022 M58 MPH CROSBY TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. 0902 AM TSTM WND GST 6 SSW ANTON 33.73N 102.20W 06/08/2022 M58 MPH HOCKLEY TX MESONET 0903 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SE RALLS 33.67N 101.37W 06/08/2022 M60 MPH CROSBY TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. SEVERE GUSTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 9 AND 9:03 AM. 0905 AM TSTM WND GST LUBBOCK INT. AIRPORT 33.65N 101.81W 06/08/2022 M64 MPH LUBBOCK TX ASOS VISIBILITY DOWN TO 2-1/2 MI DUE TO BLDU. 0908 AM TSTM WND GST 6 NW WHITE RIVER LAKE 33.54N 101.17W 06/08/2022 M71 MPH CROSBY TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. WIND GUSTS FROM 67 TO 71 MPH BETWEEN 9:06 AM AND 9:08 AM. 0918 AM TSTM WND GST 10 WSW GUTHRIE 33.57N 100.48W 06/08/2022 M70 MPH KING TX MESONET 0920 AM TSTM WND GST 1 W SPUR 33.63N 100.34W 06/08/2022 M62 MPH KING TX MESONET 0940 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SSE JAYTON 33.24N 100.57W 06/08/2022 M62 MPH KENT TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. SEVERE GUST OCCURRED WELL AHEAD OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. 1012 AM TSTM WND GST 5 SSW GRAHAM 33.08N 101.50W 06/08/2022 M59 MPH GARZA TX MESONET WEST TEXAS MESONET. ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SHOWER BEHIND A STRONG GUST FRONT. SEVERE GUSTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 10:04 AM AND 10:12 AM.