An isolated pulse severe storm produced small areas of wind damage in Floyd and Lubbock Counties during the evening of August 12th, 2009. A microburst associated with this storm hit Reese Center with a peak gust at the WTM station of 66 mph at 7:10 pm CDT. Additional storms moved into the Texas Panhandle around midnight on the 13th. These storms would merge into an MCS producing widespread severe wind gusts throughout the central and eastern parts of the panhandle. Outflow from this thunderstorm complex generated several heat burst signatures at WTM stations near Lubbock during the early morning hours of August 13th, 2009.

Lubbock WSR-88D base reflectivity loop from 6:00-8:00 pm CDT on August 12th, 2009 showing pulse severe storm moving southwest across Lubbock County.

Lubbock WSR-88D base reflectivity image from 4 am CDT on August 13th, 2009 showing MCS with damaging winds moving through the southern Texas Panhandle.

Infrared satellite image at 4 am CDT on August 13th, 2009 showing storms moving through the Texas Panhandle.

Meteogram plots for several WTM stations showing the damaging winds in the Texas Panhandle and Reese microburst (and Lubbock-area heat burst). Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Reese Center meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Lubbock 3W meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Abernathy 5ENE meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Floydada 2NNE meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Wolfforth 6SSW meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Tulia 2ENE meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Clarendon 2WSW meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Pampa 2E meteogram plot. Click on thumbnail for full-sized image.

Microburst hits the WTM Reese Center station. Please see the 5-minute data: CLICK HERE!