Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley Counties TX
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NWS Lubbock TX has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Childress, Cottle, Hall, and Motley counties in Texas until 8:00 PM CDT on May 15, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Texas Panhandle
- Issued
- May 23, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Lubbock TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Texas Panhandle.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Lubbock TX. Effective from 2026-05-15T19:07:00-05:00 until 2026-05-15T20:00:00-05:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas; Eastern Motley County in northwestern Texas; Cottle County in northwestern Texas; Southeastern Hall County in the Panhandle of Texas. Locations impacted include Childress, Paducah, Matador, Cee Vee, Kirkland, Swearingen, Tell, Northfield, Delwin, Chalk, Hackberry, Roaring Springs, and Estelline.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 7:06 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles southwest of Dodson to 8 miles southeast of Matador, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective May 15 at 7:07 PM CDT until May 15 at 8:00 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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