He says the NWS takes those decisions seriously when it’s time to issue a tornado warning. According to Weaver, this was only the sixth tornado warning for the City of Lubbock in the last 23 years.

But tornado warnings in Lubbock are pretty rare. “This was only the sixth tornado warning for the city of Lubbock going back to 2002,” Weaver said. Weaver also added that it was only the 3rd ...