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No active alerts from the National Weather Service for Lubbock County as of Oct 13, 2:32 AM CDT.
That is the Weather Service’s answer at that moment. Conditions and alerts can change quickly, so open the source if you are unsure.
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Set up alerts on your phoneA question neighbors ask every storm season. Here is what the City and the Weather Service publish, and how to get a warning in time.
City Emergency Management806-775-3464
The City of Lubbock’s emergency notification system. Sign up at lbkalert.com, or text your ZIP code to 888-777 with LBKALERT for English or LBKALERTES for Spanish.
Source: City of Lubbock, Emergency Management · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageWireless Emergency Alerts. iPhone: Settings, then Notifications, and scroll down to choose which alerts you get. Android: Settings, then Notifications or Safety & Emergency, then Wireless Emergency Alerts.
Source: City of Lubbock, Emergency Management (FAQ) · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageThe City says the sirens are for people who are outdoors, away from a radio, TV, computer or phone, and that no system is guaranteed, so have more than one way to get alerts. They sound for a tornado warning for any part of the city, a tornado seen in or heading toward the city, or a severe thunderstorm warning with winds of 90 mph or more.
Source: City of Lubbock, Emergency Management (FAQ) · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageThe National Weather Service’s tornado safety page. The City’s Emergency Management page also points to the Weather Service guidance for tornado watches and warnings.
Source: National Weather Service, Tornado Safety · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageThe City uses the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry. If you or a family member has medical dependencies or a disability, registering lets first responders check on you in a disaster or long power outage. The City says to update it each year.
Source: City of Lubbock, Emergency Management (FAQ) · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageFor people who have their own shelter. The City says registration tells first responders that a shelter is there and how to find it, so they can check for you if debris covers it after a storm. Lubbock County’s emergency planning committee has its own Storm Shelter Registration page.
Call806-775-7300
Source: Lubbock County, Storm Shelter Registration · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageClosures are posted by whoever maintains the road. City streets are the City’s; state highways are TxDOT’s. Open the one that matches your road.
City streets. Linked from the City’s Traffic Management page as “City of Lubbock Temporary Road Closures.”
Source: City of Lubbock, Traffic Management · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official sourceState-maintained roads: Interstates, US and State Highways, and Farm- and Ranch-to-Market roads. For city or county streets, DriveTexas says to ask the city or county. Its map refreshes every 5 minutes while open.
Help line1-800-452-9292
Source: DriveTexas FAQ · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official sourcePlans, builds and maintains state roads in 17 counties, including Lubbock. Project pages and news for the district.
Source: TxDOT, Lubbock District · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official sourceThe City’s yearly repair and resurfacing plan (Pavement Management Operations), with maps of 2026 work.
Source: City of Lubbock, Street Maintenance · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official sourceFor City streets and traffic signals, the City lists these numbers on its Traffic Management page.
Traffic Management806-775-2132
After-hours emergency806-775-2865
Source: City of Lubbock, Traffic Management · Checked September 29, 2026City of Lubbock Traffic Management pageMore on 806 Connect: Lubbock traffic · Weather for Lubbock and other 806 towns
Numbers below are printed by the organizations themselves. We read each one on the date shown.
Fire, injury, a crime in progress, or anyone in immediate danger.
Search for resources for food, health, housing and more. Dial 2-1-1.
Source: 2-1-1 Texas (Texas Health and Human Services) · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageCall or text 988 if you or someone you know is in crisis.
Call988
Source: SAMHSA · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageAmerica’s Poison Centers. If someone has collapsed, had a seizure, has trouble breathing or can’t be awakened, call 911 first.
Call1-800-222-1222
Source: poisonhelp.org (America’s Poison Centers) · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageThe district that provides Enhanced 9-1-1 service to Lubbock County, and what the 9-1-1 network is.
Source: Lubbock Emergency Communication District · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageNon-emergency dispatch line, for things that do not need an immediate response. In an emergency, call 911. The City’s Police Department page also has reports and forms, crime and safety, and media pages.
Call806-775-2865
Source: City of Lubbock, Police Department (listed as “Police Dispatch” and, in the City directory, “Dispatch: Non-Emergencies”) · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageThe tip line the City lists on its Police Department page, for information about a crime that already happened. It is not for emergencies: call 911.
Call806-741-1000
Source: City of Lubbock, Police Department (listed as “Crime Tip Line”) · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageOur missing-persons page points to the official agencies and notices.
Missing persons in the 806Texas law lets you ask government bodies for records. These are the official starting points.
The Attorney General’s plain-language overview of how to ask a Texas government body for records.
Source: Texas Attorney General · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageWhere the City says to send an open records request to the Police Department (online, email, mail, in person or fax).
Source: City of Lubbock, LPD Media page · Checked September 29, 2026Open the official pageHow long Flock cameras keep license plate data, who can search it, what police say in their own words, and how to ask for the records.
Read about Flock cameras in LubbockSee the Flock camera mapWhat police say about their Flock camerasBuild a Flock camera records requestWe link to records. We do not take a side on how they should be used.
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