⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hockley, TX – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 4:36PM CDT until August 13 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

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The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Hockley County in northwestern Texas…

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 436 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
of Levelland, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Levelland, Whitharral, Smyer, and Opdyke West.

Instructions

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

Large hail is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.