Special Weather Statement Texas | Effective 04/01/2026 13:25

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 1 at 3:25PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 1, 2026 - 1:25pm
Expires: 
April 1, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 323 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 8 miles west of Happy to 4 miles northeast of Bledsoe. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lubbock, Plainview, Levelland, Littlefield, Tulia, Abernathy, Hale Center, Olton, Morton, Hart, Earth, Shallowater, Petersburg, Anton, Sudan, Amherst, Kress, Happy, Cotton Center, and Vigo Park.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Castro; Swisher; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lubbock TX
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov