Alert
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 6 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 6 p.m. 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
454 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026
The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lubbock County in northwestern Texas...
Southwestern Floyd County in northwestern Texas...
Eastern Hockley County in northwestern Texas...
Southeastern Hale County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Reese Center,
or 12 miles northwest of Lubbock, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Lubbock, Slaton, Abernathy, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Idalou,
Petersburg, Ransom Canyon, Lubbock South Plains Mall, Lubbock
International Airport, Texas Tech University, Slide, Downtown
Lubbock, Woodrow, Reese Center, New Deal, Smyer, Buffalo Springs,
and Lubbock Science Spectrum.
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Address/Location
City of Idalou
301 Main St
Idalou, TX 79329
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-892-2531
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
