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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 4:53PM CDT until October 14 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Briscoe, TX; Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Floyd, TX; Garza, TX; Hale, TX; Hall, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Motley, TX; Swisher, TX. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
13 October 2026 at 21:53 UTC
First saved by us
13 October 2026 at 21:58 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Lubbock TX · Briscoe, TX; Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Floyd, TX; Garza, TX; Hale, TX; Hall, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Motley, TX; Swisher, TX
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
14 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
13 October 2026 at 21:53 UTC / 14 October 2026 at 05:00 UTC

Archived official description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 683 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST TEXAS COTTLE CROSBY DICKENS FLOYD GARZA HALE KENT KING LUBBOCK LYNN MOTLEY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS BRISCOE CHILDRESS HALL SWISHER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CEE VEE, CHILDRESS, CROSBYTON, DICKENS, DUMONT, FLOYDADA, GUTHRIE, HALE CENTER, HAPPY, JAYTON, KIRKLAND, LAKE ALAN HENRY, LOCKNEY, LUBBOCK, MATADOR, MEMPHIS, NEW HOME, ODONNELL, PADUCAH, PLAINVIEW, POST, QUITAQUE, RALLS, ROARING SPRINGS, SILVERTON, SLATON, SPUR, TAHOKA, TULIA, TURKEY, AND WOLFFORTH.

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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 21:58 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 4:53PM CDT until October 14 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 21:53 UTC

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      "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
      "references": [],
      "category": "weather",
      "title": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 13 at 4:53PM CDT until October 14 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX",
      "eventType": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-13T21:53:00.000Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-13T21:53:00.000Z",
      "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
      "effectiveAt": "2026-10-13T21:53:00.000Z",
      "onsetAt": "2026-10-13T21:53:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-14T05:00:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-14T05:00:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Future",
      "certainty": "Possible",
      "messageType": "Alert",
      "status": "Source alert",
      "place": "Briscoe, TX; Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Floyd, TX; Garza, TX; Hale, TX; Hall, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Motley, TX; Swisher, TX",
      "coordinates": null,
      "issuer": "NWS Lubbock TX",
      "summary": "Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Briscoe, TX; Childress, TX; Cottle, TX; Crosby, TX; Dickens, TX; Floyd, TX; Garza, TX; Hale, TX; Hall, TX; Kent, TX; King, TX; Lubbock, TX; Lynn, TX; Motley, TX; Swisher, TX. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
      "description": "THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH\n683 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS\n\nIN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES\n\nIN NORTHWEST TEXAS\n\nCOTTLE                CROSBY                DICKENS\nFLOYD                 GARZA                 HALE\nKENT                  KING                  LUBBOCK\nLYNN                  MOTLEY\n\nIN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS\n\nBRISCOE               CHILDRESS             HALL\nSWISHER\n\nTHIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CEE VEE, CHILDRESS, CROSBYTON,\nDICKENS, DUMONT, FLOYDADA, GUTHRIE, HALE CENTER, HAPPY, JAYTON,\nKIRKLAND, LAKE ALAN HENRY, LOCKNEY, LUBBOCK, MATADOR, MEMPHIS,\nNEW HOME, ODONNELL, PADUCAH, PLAINVIEW, POST, QUITAQUE, RALLS,\nROARING SPRINGS, SILVERTON, SLATON, SPUR, TAHOKA, TULIA, TURKEY,\nAND WOLFFORTH.",
      "instruction": "",
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      "source": "nws",
      "sourceName": "NOAA NWS"
    }
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