Tornado Warning 32, NWS Amarillo, TX

Issued

Jun 12, 1989, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 1989, 12:15 AM CDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Amarillo, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Donley County, TX, Hall County, TX

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

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TTAA00 KAMA 130431
TORAMA
TXC129-191-130515-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1130 PM CDT MON JUN 12 1989
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
 
IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
          ...SOUTHERN DONLEY...NORTHERN HALL
 
THE DONLEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTED A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF
HEDLEY MOVING SOUTH TOWARD HEDLEY AT 20 MPH. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF
THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.
 
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A
BASEMENT.  GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE.
IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM
SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS...
OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY.  AVOID WINDOWS.
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
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In the hours before

STORM REPORT..DELAYED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO, TX
530 PM CDT MON JUN 12 1989

DELAYED STORM REPORT FOR JUNE 11 AND MORNING OF JUNE 12, 1989

1)  1806-1915 CDT...SVR TSTM WRNG FOR SRN DALLAM CNTY

      1805 CDT..NICKEL SIZE HAIL..20 MI W OF DALHART..DALLUM SO
      1825 CDT..NICKEL SIZE NEAR TURKEY..REPORTED BY TURKEY PD

2)  2223-2330 CDT..SVR TSTM WRNG FOR NRN ARMSTRONG

      2221 CDT..NICKEL SIZE HAIL AT CLAUDE..RPTD BY SO
      2245 CDT..NICKEL SIZE HAIL ENDED AT CLAUDE..RPTD BY SO

3)  2256-2345 CDT...TORNADO WRNG FOR SRN CARSON/SRN GRAY CNTIES

      2255 CDT..SPOTTER RPTD TORNADO 8 MI W OF GROOM (CARSON)
      2306 CDT..SPOTTER RPTD TORNADO 5 MI W OF GROOM (CARSON)

4)  0002-0030 CDT..TORNADO WRNG FOR DONLEY CNTY

      0002 CDT..TORNADO RPTD NR CLARENDON BY DONLEY SO
      0007 CDT..TORNADO AT HOWARDWICK (8 MI N OF CLARENDON)
           30 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED WITH ROOF DAMAGE
           TO SEVERAL HOMES (PERSONAL INSPECTION INDICATED 2 SMALL
           TORNADOES MAY HAVE OCCURRED)

5)  0018-0115 CDT..TORNADO WRNG FOR HALL

      0040 CDT..POWER LINES DOWNED..TORNADO IN HILLS NW OF
           MEMPHIS BY MEMPHIS PD

6)  0032-0130 CDT..SVR TSTM WRNG FOR BRISCOE CNTY

7)  0049-0145 CDT..TORNADO WRNG FOR CHILDRESS CNTY

      CHILDRESS WX OBSVR RPTED FUNNEL CLD FROM 0115 TO 0132 WITH WINDS
      OF 65 MPH

8)  0152-0300 CDT...SVR TSTM WRNG FOR ARMSTRONG

      0245 CDT..DIME SI=ZE HAIL 3 MI S OF CLAUDE..RPTD BY ARMSTRONG SO
           (TIME APPROX.)

9)  0259-0400 CDT..SVR TSTM SRN ARMSTRONG/NRN BRISCOE CNTIES

10) 0336-0445 CDT..SVR TSTM WRNG FOR HALL CNTY

WSO..AMA
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.