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Tornado Watch — NWS Lubbock TX

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Tornado Watch issued November 2 at 1:32AM CST until November 2 at 4:00AM CST by NWS Lubbock TX

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A tornado watch was extended until 4:00 AM CST for Bailey, Castro, and Parmer counties in northwest Texas. The source lists six affected cities and describes the threat as possible.

At a glance

  • Affected location: Northwest Texas
In the false-color image, acquired at 2:29 p.m. on Aug. 28, 2017, NASA's Aqua satellite shows a large area of dark blue and purple centered along the southeastern Texas coast denotes the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms.
Illustrative image: In the false-color image, acquired at 2:29 p.m. on Aug. 28, 2017, NASA's Aqua satellite shows a large area of dark blue and purple centered along the southeastern Texas coast denotes the coldest cloud top temperatures and strongest thunderstorms. — NASA/JPL-Caltech/NASA Image and Video Library, NASA Media Usage Guidelines
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Why it matters

The watch identifies a possible tornado threat in the listed Texas counties until 4:00 AM CST.

Update history

  1. The watch for six Texas Panhandle counties was extended from 2:00 AM to 4:00 AM CST. The source lists affected cities including Amarillo, Borger, and Perryton.

    U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS

  2. The National Weather Service extended Tornado Watch 700 to three Texas Panhandle counties through 4:00 AM CST. The watch includes Armstrong, Donley, and Gray counties and the cities listed in the source.

    U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS

  3. A tornado watch was extended until 4:00 AM CST for Bailey, Castro, and Parmer counties in northwest Texas. The source lists six affected cities and describes the threat as possible.

    U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS
Generated scores

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Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Urgency
6/10

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