Texas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/15/2026 16:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 6:17PM CDT until May 15 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 15, 2026 - 4:17pm
Expires: 
May 15, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 616 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles west of Lorenzo to 5 miles west of Ransom Canyon to 10 miles southwest of Wolfforth, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Near zero visibility will be possible along any outflow boundary or stronger wind gust that occurs. Locations impacted include... Lubbock, Slaton, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Idalou, Ransom Canyon, Lubbock South Plains Mall, Lubbock International Airport, Texas Tech University, Slide, Downtown Lubbock, Woodrow, Reese Center, New Deal, Buffalo Springs, New Home, and Lubbock Science Spectrum.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lubbock TX