Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley Counties TX
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NWS Lubbock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for four Texas counties until 9:30 PM CDT on May 22, with 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail observed on radar.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Texas Panhandle and Northwestern Texas
- Issued
- June 4, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Texas Panhandle and Northwestern Texas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Lubbock, TX. The alert is effective from May 22, 2026 at 8:57 PM CDT until May 22, 2026 at 9:30 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas, Northeastern Motley County in northwestern Texas, Cottle County in northwestern Texas, and Hall County in the Panhandle of Texas. Locations impacted include Childress, Memphis, Paducah, Cee Vee, Tell, Kirkland, Northfield, Swearingen, Hackberry, Estelline, Lakeview, and Plaska Community.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 8:57 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles east of Brice to 4 miles west of Tell to 9 miles southeast of Swearingen, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 9:30 PM CDT on May 22, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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