Posted by JAC on 4/16/2009, 5:37 pm, in reply to "Severe weather South / Cntrl TX late tonight into Friday morning"

WFUS54 KLUB 162128 TORLUB TXC303-162215- /O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0005.090416T2128Z-090416T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 428 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... LUBBOCK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS. * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 425 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLIDE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTH PLAINS MALL. STORM SPOTTERS ARE REPORTING STRONG ROTATION JUST EAST OF SLIDE. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS. ANOTHER POTENTIALLY TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RANSOM CANYON. * SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RANSOM CANYON... SLIDE...WOODROW...LUBBOCK SOUTH PLAINS MALL...LUBBOCK INT. AIRPORT...DOWNTOWN LUBBOCK...LUBBOCK...TEXAS TECH UNIV. AND IDALOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME...TAKE COVER NOW! ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 7 4 5 1 2 9 0. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS.