A landspout tornado formed in extreme southern Lubbock County during the late afternoon hours of July 21st, 2009. A severe storm over Lynn County interacted with an existing boundary along the Lynn/Lubbock County line. A brief landspout tornado developed 1 mile west of Slide around 4:09 pm CDT under a line of developing towering cumulus clouds near the boundary and severe thunderstorm.

Looking south at landspout tornado in extreme southern Lubbock County around 4:09 pm (1 mile west of Slide). Photo Credit: Sarah Dillingham.

KLBB base velocity image for 4:05 pm CDT on July 21st. No obvious indications of the landspout are visible in the base velocity scan.

KLBB radar base reflectivity loop for 3:02 pm to 4:30 pm CDT on July 21st showing initial boundary with developing Lynn County storm and their interaction.