Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Lubbock and Surrounding Counties
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NOAA issued it on June 6, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Lubbock has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northwestern Texas until 11:15 PM CDT on May 23, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Texas
- Issued
- June 6, 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 Northwestern Texas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Lubbock, Texas. The alert is effective from May 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM CDT until May 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Lubbock County, northern Lynn County, southwestern Floyd County, western Crosby County, and southeastern Hale County in northwestern Texas. Impacted locations include Lubbock, Plainview, Slaton, Floydada, Shallowater, Idalou, Ralls, Lockney, Petersburg, Lorenzo, Ransom Canyon, Cone, Caprock, Lubbock International Airport, Texas Tech University, Downtown Lubbock, New Deal, and Buffalo Springs.
What You Should Do
Residents should move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for protection.
Expected Conditions
At 10:11 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles south of Floydada to Lorenzo to 8 miles south of Woodrow, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 11:15 PM CDT on May 23, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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