Tornadic Winds Ravage Lubbock Area In Severe Storm
A violent Lubbock storm drove 86 mph winds dumping .67 inches of rain and six inch hail piles. Debris blocked Erskine and Avenue Q, with downed power lines, damaged roofs, and flooding. Numerous homes, sheds, and commercial buildings sustained extensive damage as emergency crews assisted and investigators evaluated the tornado’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Erskine
Ave. Q
Hale
Defense Setup In Operation After Lubbock Storm
Civil Defense and city officials met in the Emergency Operating Center at City Hall Friday afternoon to assess damage and coordinate plans after a damaging thunderstorm in Lubbock. Police fire street electric and water crews, over 250 workers and 120 pieces of equipment were deployed, with service restoration targeted by noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Bill Payne
Fire Department
Payne
Civil Defense
Harry Tower
Little Rock
Ark
Kbble
Lubbock Power & Light
McCullough
Whitties
Terskine
Avenue A
Southweestern Public Service Co
Tachela
Levelland
Littlefield
Phunview
Amarillo
Seminole
Seacraves
Slaton
Ralls
Post
Windstorm Injures Eighteen in Texas towns
Eighteen people were hurt on Friday as a fierce windstorm lashed Lubbock Abernathy and Plainview. Six workers at H C Lewis Construction suffered injuries at a Quirt Ave and Erskine Rd site while ten were treated at West Texas Hospital and three at Methodist Hospital.
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Erskine
Quirt
Northeast High School
H.C. Lewis
Lubbock
Abernathy
Plainview
H. C
Lewis General Contractors
Quirt Ave
Erskine Road
West Texas Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Hail and Wind Ravage Plainview Area Crops Homes
Severe hail and wind struck near Plainview, Texas, tearing out windows and damaging homes along a stretch of U S Highway 70 and in West Ridge. The storm killed dozens of chickens and many geese, toppled trees, and caused minor downtown flooding with two inches of rain in 15 to 20 minutes. Local farmers reported the worst storm in years, with one resident noting hail the size of hen eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
Montgomery Ward Co
U.S. Hwy
Bruce Walker
Walker
Preston Walker
Lois Cartwright
Elmer Watson
West Ridge
Troy
Pritchard
Hale County
James Smith
Finney
Ollie Liner
Lee McKivey
Lubbock
Abernathy
Lynn County
Bill Griffin
Lynn
DPS
New Deal
Happy
Ralls
Hale Center
Tom Rambo
Cotton Center
Olton
Orton
Lamb County
Littlefield
Bailey County
South Plains
Muleshoe
Gil Lamb
Maleshoe
Lawbuddie
Tulia
Swisher County
Tula
Castro County
Dimmit
Lovington
Lea County
New Mexico
Hockles County
Levelland
Level- Hane
Sundown
State Pay debate echoes across Texas agencies
Officials and lawmakers clashed over rising living costs and wage competitiveness with the federal government. Anschutz warned of staffing shortages in highways and mental health, while McGee prepared legislation on unemployment compensation for state workers amid ongoing weather and crop damage reports across Plains counties.
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Anschutz
Heatly
House Appropriations Committee
Texas
Highway Department
Department of Mental Health
Vernon McGee
Congress
McGee
Births from Luddbork to Porterschime and beyond
A composite birth notice list reports numerous families welcoming children in Lubbock area hospitals. Details include parents names, addresses, child weights, birth dates, and fathers' occupations ranging from city employees to manufacturing workers, with events at Porterchime, Methodist, West Texas, Reese Air, and Highland hospitals.
Thunderstorm Tops City With 86 MPH Winds
Meteorologist Harold Frost described a sudden storm that formed near Lubbock at 2:45 pm and moved in with hail up to two inches and gusts near 60 mph. The Teletype failed by 3:19 pm cutting civil defense warnings, leaving no siren alert.
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Harold L
Jack) Frost
U.S. Weather Bureau
Municipal
Here
Frost
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Lubbock County
City of
Pea
Marble
Civil Defense
Bill Payne
Payne
Civil Defense Agencies
Vietnamese Front Crashes Paratrooper Medical Evacuation
Front reports indicate a Viet Nam frontline gunner on ridgelines opened fire with a 50 caliber machine rifle on paratroopers making medevac nearly impossible. The Communist death toll rose to at least 573 and is expected to climb further.
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Erskine Street
Avenue Q
Pete, White Roofing & Insulating Co
Awa
Dale Teague
Teague
Mike Tucker
39Th St
Cittera-Hill
James Insulating Co
James
Joan Alarburser
Preute I. Slaton
Marburner
Jarre
Jerry Cartey
Alfa
Laan
Barbara Feanwircds
Jowae
Storsce Duiteine
Uwieir Wigerinus
Fennison
Whod Ave
Jay Joyeus
Burling
Wwe
Tyseius Scat Tennison
Lewis
Virgie Manning
E. Fordham
Furnure
Federal Aviation Agency
Hipport
Aero Conymunications
Awith
Eqithort
Vo Ante Mobiles
Ales
Wayne FP. Sweele
Clearfield
Utah
Ventures
Tass Hiarvis Underwood
Prideacrer F Weet Tessas Congress
Fosacy
Phere
Milford Sims
Il Ave. Q
Strand
Rusheed
Car
Tohoka
Ralph Webster
Goth
Shiton Highway
Circle
Robnetts Eye Farm
Coachman Estates
Plainview Highway
Jerry Bethell
Tech
Hecronim
Richard McCully
Jay W. Dickey
Farmer's Bargain Center
Idkshine Road
Avenue Ht
Bargain Center
Dickey & Frazier Mill Works
Dickey Lumber Co
hOo Block Avenue H
Dura
Burlington Lines
Plains Warehouse Co
50Th Street
Colleste Avenue
Ave. ST
Daik
First Methodist Church
Pioneer Hotel
Othe Colrthouse
Jint Hasor
Agape Apts
Ati Street
Foumis
Derace
Jon Choseon
Tas
Dan
Claveson
Bob Brummal
Southawwestern Bell
Pelephone! A
Tol Gus
Point Ee Cout
Wes
Damier
Cross
Voteht
Red Cross
Sue Haigood
Doris Haigood
St. Fordham
Fordham
Queen St
Jim Coker
West Texas
Jesus Sanchez
Auburn St
H. CG. Lewis Construction
Wiredl RO Thachlett
Brownfield
Jeanes
Th. Lewis Construction
Louise Lancaster
60Th St
Womack
Attice Waller
Queens St
Barbara Hodges
Owens St
M. Ff. Tumble
Bangor Ave
L. B. Foster Co
Clovis Re
David Miller
H.C. Lewis Construction
R. 4. Wilson
Fordham Ave
John B. Wester
22Nd St
W. OF
Hah
Avell St
Methodist
Foye v. Freeman
TH. C. Lewis Construction
W. G. Landin
H. C. Lewis Construction
Jimmy R. Waits
Box Wi
Walter
Petermann
48Th St
Orport
Stanley Waits
Abernathy Clinic
Michael
Linda Durham
First National Bank
Goodnight
Goodnight Treaspital
Juanita Villegas
Porter Clinic
Santiago Luna
Broadway
Porterchime Hospital
Mroo
Too Ramen
Thorsdas
Meroc
Catletano Terres
Cariste Stufen
Doaupreres
Wm. Fidav
Hancock Manufacturing
Sfcoo
Reanmmne Henson
Priday
T Father
Plains Coeay Mail
Louis Traveland
St St
Tart Manufacturing Co
Ronnie M. Brown
Faroe Head
Abs
Robert Warne Adams
Rey SH Cone
Fey
Laol
Cone Farma Supply Co
Z. VP. Baker
Lubbock Osteopathie Hospital
Massing and Son Constructon Co
Kenneth Spears
Kiddam
Gind
Venture Vasquez
Sath St
Catc
Drew Richard
Toi
Tdt Am
Lauf Cine
Emat Johnson Manufacturing Co
Atmanbas
Cleorge W. Roy
Sthoon
Aim
Reese Air Hospital
Reese
Jerry Denton
Highland Hospital
Reese McGram
Weeat Tesas Hospital
Dis Liget
Doh Patton
Brown
No Daughter
Wot Tesads Hospital
Adee
Barer
Meooy
Michael Deavis
Pop Peiday
Bulher
Great Southern Life Ins Cu
Robert Rogers
Viet Nam
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