A strong upper level storm system brought both severe weather and a haboob with strong winds to the region. This storm system moved eastward over central New Mexico on the afternoon of the 22nd bringing very strong lift overhead. The lift encountered better moisture over the central South Plains bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Many locations received hail with the largest reported hail in Crosbyton (Crosby County) of quarter size. Scattered thunderstorms intensified into a line as they moved eastward during the afternoon hours also bringing severe wind gusts. Additional showers and thunderstorms developed underneath the center of the low in eastern New Mexico in the afternoon. Very dry surface air was present in eastern New Mexico which helped generate an intense outflow that raced from southeastern New Mexico across the southern South Plains and southern Rolling Plains. Wind gusts in excess of 70 mph lofted copious amounts of blowing dust and generated a haboob. The wall of dust dropped the visibility to near zero as it moved through.
High wind gusts from the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet follow:
77 mph at Plains (Yoakum County),
76 mph at Slaton (Lubbock County), and Graham (Garza County),
74 mph at Sundown (Cochran County),
73 mph at Denver City (Yoakum County), and Brownfield (Terry County),
67 mph at Wolfforth (Lubbock County),
65 mph at Levelland (Hockley County),
61 mph at O'Donnell (Lynn County),
60 mph at Post (Garza County),
59 mph at New Home and Tahoka (Lynn County), and White River Lake (Crosby County).

Thunderstorm Wind in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 13:43:00 to 22-MAR-21 13:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: DICKENS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported that a carport had been blown down in Dickens and a roof was blown off of a home.

Hail in MOTLEY, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 14:10:00 to 22-MAR-21 14:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUMMIT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

High Wind in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 14:45:00 to 22-MAR-21 16:45:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 67.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:10:00 to 22-MAR-21 15:55:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 64.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 16:04:00 to 22-MAR-21 16:14:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in TERRY, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:26:00 to 22-MAR-21 17:37:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in LYNN, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:51:00 to 22-MAR-21 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:54:00 to 22-MAR-21 17:07:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 66.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in GARZA, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 16:31:00 to 22-MAR-21 17:23:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 66.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

High Wind in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 18:17:00 to 22-MAR-21 18:17:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Dust Storm in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 14:45:00 to 22-MAR-21 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Dust Storm in TERRY, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:26:00 to 22-MAR-21 16:26:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Dust Storm in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:10:00 to 22-MAR-21 16:10:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Dust Storm in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 16:04:00 to 22-MAR-21 17:04:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Dust Storm in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:54:00 to 22-MAR-21 16:54:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Dust Storm in LYNN, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 15:51:00 to 22-MAR-21 16:51:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Dust Storm in GARZA, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 16:31:00 to 22-MAR-21 17:31:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Tornado in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 18:44:00 to 22-MAR-21 18:44:00 (CST-6)
Location: PADUCAH
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter recorded a video of a brief tornado south of Paducah along the leading edge of a thunderstorm.

Hail in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 13:13:00 to 22-MAR-21 13:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROSBYTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Crosby County law enforcement reported quarter size hail in the city of Crosbyton.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARZA, TEXAS
From 22-MAR-21 12:51:00 to 22-MAR-21 12:53:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAHAM CHAPEL
Magnitude: 66.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Graham measured severe wind gusts from 1251 to 1253 CST. A peak wind gust of 76 mph was measured at 1251 CST.