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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
515 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/29/2024 Thunderstorm Wind Event...

.Overview...
A long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed near Tucumcari, New
Mexico Tuesday evening and proceeded to move south and southeast
overnight. As this storm entered western Bailey County in Texas
around midnight CDT, it transitioned into a bow echo that
continued to move southeast for the next four hours accompanied
by destructive winds, wind-driven hail and torrential rain. The
storm finally weakened to below severe limits near Snyder around
4:30 AM CDT. The most destructive straight-line winds occurred in
Levelland from around 1:30 AM until 1:40 AM CDT, with a second
swath of intense winds impacting Tahoka shortly before 3 AM CDT.
An NWS storm survey team documented extensive wind damage
primarily on the north and east sides of Levelland, with
additional damage also occurring in and around Tahoka. In addition
to wind damage, a few homes in Levelland had floodwaters
infiltrate the structures resulting in water damage with many more
suffering rainwater damage from broken windows or damaged roofs.
A total of eight people in Levelland received minor injuries from
broken glass, but all were released from treatment.

.Thunderstorm Winds in Levelland...

Estimated Peak Wind:    110-120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  N/A
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               8

Start Date:             05/29/2024
Start Time:             1:30 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 NW Levelland / Hockley County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.61 / -102.40

End Date:               05/29/2024
End Time:               1:40 AM CDT
End Location:           2 ESE Levelland / Hockley County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.58 / -102.34

Survey Summary:
The survey team began northwest of Levelland and observed damage to
utility poles, trees and center pivots. Damage escalated in both
coverage and intensity east of Highway 385 with a concentrated area
of damage noted in and around Kauffman Park. Here, winds of 90 mph
to 120 mph caused partial failures to some roofs and completely
destroyed several wooden outbuildings. Many homes and vehicles
suffered broken windows with roughly one dozen trees uprooted. One
home lost roughly 30 percent of its roof and insulation while a
wooden framed workshop in its backyard was completely destroyed and
blown two homes away. Numerous wooden and metal fences were also
heavily damaged or destroyed. The Penny Newman cotton gin on the
east side of Levelland suffered total destruction from winds
estimated around 110 mph.

.Thunderstorm Winds in Tahoka...

Estimated Peak Wind:    90-100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  N/A
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/29/2024
Start Time:             2:50 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 NW Tahoka / Lynn County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.20 / -101.82

End Date:               05/29/2024
End Time:               3:05 AM CDT
End Location:           4 ESE Tahoka / Lynn County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.16 / -101.76

Survey Summary:
A West Texas Mesonet site northeast of Tahoka measured a 95 mph
gust at 256 AM CDT. This gust coincided with the tip of the bow
echo that continued to move southeast. The storm survey team
observed 20 center pivots flipped over and damaged along with
several newly installed power poles primarily on the north and
east sides of Tahoka. In Tahoka, damage was relegated to some
uprooted trees and numerous fallen tree limbs, with some minor
structural damage noted to roofs and siding. No additional damage
indicators were available beyond Highway 380 and County Road Y
east of Tahoka.

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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