Severe Thunderstorm Warning

FROM: NWS Lubbock TX
AREA: Lubbock, TX
SENT: 2025-08-17T17:32:00-05:00

NWS:DESTRUCTIVE WIND STORM in this area til 615 PM CDT. Take shelter now. Check media.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 5:32PM CDT until August 17 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

SVRLUB

The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Lubbock County in northwestern Texas…

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 532 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Texas Tech
University, or near Lubbock, moving north at 5 mph.

THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND WESTERN
LUBBOCK COUNTY.

HAZARD…80 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Locations impacted include…
Lubbock, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Lubbock International Airport,
Texas Tech University, Downtown Lubbock, Lubbock South Plains Mall,
Reese Center, New Deal, and Lubbock Science Spectrum.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Alert Expiration: 2025-08-17T18:15:00-05:00