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Live watches and warnings for Lubbock, TX, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Lubbock by the numbers
Lubbock gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 390 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 169 hail reports, 207 damaging-wind reports and 14 tornado reports. On average that is 14.8 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 71% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 8 hail reports, 40 wind reports and 4 tornado reports around Lubbock; the largest hail was 1.75″ (golf ball) on May 22, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Lubbock
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi W · Lubbock Co. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi W · Lubbock Co. |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 5 mi W · Lubbock Co. |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi NW · Hockley Co. |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SW · Lubbock Co. |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Damaging wind | 11 mi SW · Lubbock Co. |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi N · Hale Co. |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi S · Lubbock Co. |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Tornado | 22 mi NE · Crosby Co. |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi E · Lubbock Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Lubbock
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Lubbock
Lubbock averages 7.6 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 5.00 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 21 miles from the city centre on Jun 5, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Lubbock
There have been 14 tornado reports within 25 miles of Lubbock since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Jun 5, 2025, 14 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Lubbock
Does Lubbock get a lot of severe storms?
Lubbock averages 14.8 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Lubbock?
Most severe-weather reports around Lubbock come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Lubbock?
5.00 inches (grapefruit size) on Jun 5, 2025, 21 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Lubbock?
Yes — 14 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Jun 5, 2025.
How do I get storm alerts for Lubbock?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Lubbock, TX. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Lubbock, TX. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 5, 2026.