Lubbock-County Emergency-Management

06/01/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
918 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Lubbock County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 917 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Reese Center, or 10 miles northwest of Lubbock, moving east-northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Lubbock, Shallowater, Lubbock International
Airport, Reese Center,and New Deal.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

05/29/2026

Event: Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Effective: 05:05 PM CDT on 05/29/2026
Expires: 10:00 PM CDT on 05/29/2026

Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 251 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST TEXAS COTTLE CROSBY DICKENS FLOYD GARZA HALE HOCKLEY KENT KING LAMB LUBBOCK LYNN MOTLEY STONEWALL TERRY

IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS BRISCOE CASTRO CHILDRESS HALL SWISHER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMHERST, ASPERMONT, BROWNFIELD, CEE VEE, CHILDRESS, CROSBYTON, DICKENS, DIM MITT, DUMONT, FLOYDADA, GUTHRIE, HALE CENTER, HAPPY, HART, JAYTON, KIRKLAND, LAKE ALAN HENRY, LEVELLAND, LITTLEFIELD, LOCKNEY, LUBBOCK, MATADOR, MEADOW, MEMPHIS, NEW HOME, ODONNELL, OLD GLORY, OLTON, PADUCAH, PLAINVIEW, POST, QUITAQUE, RALLS, ROARING SPRINGS, SILVERTON, SLATON, SPUR, SUNDOWN, TAHOKA, TULIA, TURKEY, WELLMAN, AND WOLFFORTH.

05/29/2026

05/29/2026

Severe storms may kick up across West/Northwest Texas today.

Do you have a plan for yourself and your family?

Stay prepared and stay informed.

05/26/2026

05/24/2026

Event: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Effective: 08:39 PM CDT on 05/23/2026
Expires: 09:45 PM CDT on 05/23/2026

Alert: SVRLUB The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Lubbock County in northwestern Texas... Central Hockley County in northwestern Texas... Southwestern Hale County in northwestern Texas... Southern Castro County in the Panhandle of Texas... Lamb County in northwestern Texas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 838 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4 miles south of Earth to 3 miles east of Littlefield to 5 miles southwest of Levelland, moving east at 10 o mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Levelland, Littlefield, Olton, Earth, Anton, Amherst, Cotton Center, Fieldton, Spade, Whitharral, Smyer, Opdyke West, and Springlake.

Instructions: For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Target Area: Castro, TX; Hale, TX; Hockley, TX; Lamb, TX; Lubbock, TX

05/23/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
242 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST TEXAS

BAILEY COCHRAN CROSBY oDICKENS FLOYD HALE HOCKLEY LAMB LUBBOCK MOTLEY

IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

BRISCOE CASTRO HALL PARMER SWISHER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMHERST, BOVINA, CROSBYTON, DICKENS, DIMMITT, FARWELL, FLOYDADA, FRIONA, HALE CENTER, HAPPY, HART, LEVELLAND, LITTLEFIELD, LOCKNEY, LUBBOCK, MATADOR, MEMPHIS,
MORTON, MULESHOE, OLTON, PLAINVIEW, QUITAQUE, RALLS, ROARING SPRINGS, SILVERTON, SLATON, SPUR, SUNDOWN, TULIA, TURKEY, WHITEFACE, AND WOLFFORTH.

05/23/2026

Here's the updated severe weather outlook for today (Saturday, May 23). There is a Slight Risk (level 2/5) of severe storms this afternoon and evening across most of the South Plains region. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be possible. Stay weather aware today!