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084 WWUS54 KLUB 010347 SVSLUB Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1047 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 TXC107-153-169-189-303-305-010430- /O.CON.KLUB.SV.W.0163.000000T0000Z-240601T0430Z/ Lubbock TX-Lynn TX-Garza TX-Floyd TX-Crosby TX-Hale TX- 1047 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR EASTERN LUBBOCK...NORTHEASTERN LYNN...NORTHERN GARZA... SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD...CROSBY AND SOUTHEASTERN HALE COUNTIES... At 1046 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast of Lorenzo, or 14 miles northeast of Slaton, moving east at 25 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR EASTERN LUBBOCK COUNTY, CROSBY COUNTY, AND NORTHERN GARZA COUNTY. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH HAVE BEEN MEASURED BY MESONETS ACROSS LUBBOCK COUNTY. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. Locations impacted include... Lubbock, Slaton, Crosbyton, White River Lake, Idalou, Ralls, Petersburg, Lorenzo, Ransom Canyon, Kalgary, Cone, Caprock, Southland, and Buffalo Springs. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm has the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage. This is a dangerous storm, capable of producing large hail driven by severe winds! SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! If you are caught outdoors, cover your head and neck. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3346 10183 3390 10169 3382 10105 3341 10105 3317 10112 TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 282DEG 23KT 3360 10149 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH $$ SINCAVAGE