NWS Lubbock, TX, May 17th 2010 Floydada Severe Thunderstorm

Morning Thunderstorm Complex Sweeps Across the South Plains Area - Causes Some Wind Damage at Floydada
17 May 2010

Radar image of a severe thunderstorm near Floydada, TX around 10 am CDT on May 17th, 2010

Above: Reflectivity image from the Lubbock WSR-88D radar at 10 am CDT on May 17th - just after the severe thunderstorm passed through Floydada

The morning thunderstorm complex moved southeast from the far southwest Texas Panhandle through the southeast Rolling Plains. In addition to wind damage in Floydada, the storms also brought street flooding to Floydada and Plainview, and large hail at Dickens and Aspermont (see the damage reports at the bottom of this page). The following image shows the path of radar-estimated hail size and is a good indicator of the stronger portions of the storm. This reveals the storm track across the area (click on the image to view a larger version).

Image of the radar estimated hail size following the storm track across the South Plains area on May 17th, 2010

Above: Composite image of radar-estimated hail size from the Lubbock WSR-88D from about 5 am to 12 pm CDT on 17 May 2010.

To view a page composed on the event by the TTU West Texas Mesonet Click Here.

Below is a summary of severe weather reports received from our office from this event...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
945 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2010

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

0716 AM     HAIL             2 SE HART               34.37N 102.09W
05/17/2010  E1.00 INCH       CASTRO             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

0735 AM     HAIL             5 N EDMONSON            34.35N 101.89W
05/17/2010  M0.75 INCH       SWISHER            TX   STORM CHASER

            PENNY HAIL REPORTED NORTH OF EDMONSON AT INTERSECTION
            OF FARM TO MARKET ROADS 1424 AND 145

0828 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 S PLAINVIEW           34.19N 101.72W
05/17/2010  M58 MPH          HALE               TX   AWOS

0837 AM     FLOOD            PLAINVIEW               34.19N 101.72W
05/17/2010                   HALE               TX   STORM CHASER

            ONE TO THREE INCHES OF WATER REPORTED OVER THE
            INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 AND INTERSTATE 27.

0935 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNE FLOYDADA          34.01N 101.32W
05/17/2010  M84 MPH          FLOYD              TX   MESONET

0935 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FLOYDADA                33.98N 101.34W
05/17/2010                   FLOYD              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF AT LEAST TWO SEMI-TRUCKS BLOWN OVER AND THREE
            ROOFS DAMAGED...INCLUDING A MUSEUM AND A GAS STATION IN
            FLOYDADA.

0935 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FLOYDADA                33.98N 101.34W
05/17/2010                   FLOYD              TX   NEWSPAPER

            REPORT OF TREES AND ELECTRICAL WIRES KNOCKED DOWN
            THROUGHOUT FLOYDADA. ALSO A REPORT OF A COUPLE BARN
            BLOWN OVER.

0940 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNE FLOYDADA          34.01N 101.32W
05/17/2010  M74 MPH          FLOYD              TX   MESONET

1000 AM     FLOOD            FLOYDADA                33.98N 101.34W
05/17/2010                   FLOYD              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            APPROX. THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
            CAUSED WIDESPREAD MINOR FLOODING IN FLOYDADA - SOME
            STREETS IMPASSABLE

1045 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 W SPUR                33.48N 100.87W
05/17/2010  M61 MPH          DICKENS            TX   MESONET

1055 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DICKENS                 33.62N 100.84W
05/17/2010                   DICKENS            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES LIMBS REPORTED DOWN IN DICKENS.

1055 AM     TSTM WND DMG     DICKENS                 33.62N 100.84W
05/17/2010                   DICKENS            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND UTILITY POLES KNOCKED IN
            DICKENS. ALSO A REPORT ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE.

1055 AM     HAIL             DICKENS                 33.62N 100.84W
05/17/2010  M1.00 INCH       DICKENS            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL TWO INCHES DEEP
            COVERING THE ROAD NEAR THE POST OFFICE IN DICKENS.

1100 AM     FLOOD            DICKENS                 33.62N 100.84W
05/17/2010                   DICKENS            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORT OF WATER OVER A FEW OF THE ROADS IN DICKENS.

1215 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NE ASPERMONT          33.17N 100.19W
05/17/2010  M60 MPH          STONEWALL          TX   MESONET

1218 PM     HAIL             1 E ASPERMONT           33.14N 100.21W
05/17/2010  E1.75 INCH       STONEWALL          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL HAIL REPORTED AT THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
            BUILDING.