Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 16, 1992, 4:19 PM CDT for Swisher County, Texas. It was in force for 56 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 1992, 4:19 PM CDT (21:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 16, 1992, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Swisher County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:25 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Swisher, TX | |
| Apr 16, 4:40 PM CDT | Hail 1.25 | Swisher, TX |
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 290 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 983 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 16, 12:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1245 PM CDT THU APR 16 1992
STORM REPORTS FOR EVENING OF APRIL 15,1992
1817 CST...QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CLARENDON. REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER.
(DONLEY CO.)
1824 CST...3/4 INCH SIZE HAIL IN CLARENDON. REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE.
(DONLEY CO.)
1842 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN FRITCH AND LAKE MEREDITH. REPORTED BY
WATER AUTHORITY. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1850 CST...2 INCH SIZE HAIL NE OF FRITCH. REPORTED BY BORGER EOC.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
1906 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT LAKE MEREDITH. REPORTED BY WATER
AUTHORITY. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1915 CST...FLOODING IN FRITCH TEXAS. 5 INCH RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR AT
FRITCH REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON CO. E.O.C. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1930 CST...NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT FOUR WAY. REPORTED BY
SHERIFF OFFICE. (MOORE CO.)
1951 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 4NE OF FRITCH. REPORTED BY WATER AUTHORITY.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
2049 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL JUST SW OF BORGER.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
2140 CST...DIME SIZE HAIL IN NW CARSON CO. REPORTED BY SKYWARN
AMATEUR SPOTTER. (CARSON CO.)
2135 CST...NICKEL SIZE HAIL 2N OF FM ROADS 2381 AND 1061.
2200 CST...1/2 INCH SIZE HAIL IN AMARILLO AT 34TH AND WESTERN.
REPORTED BY TV WEATHERMAN. (RANDALL CO.)
2259 CST...DIME SIZE HAIL 2 MILES SOUTH OF QUITAQUE. REPORTED BY
SHERIFF OFFICE. (BRISCOE CO.)
APRIL 16, 1992
1100 CST...PALO DURO STATE PARK REPORTS 2 INCH TOTAL RAINFALL.
ALSO REPORTED THAT DURING STORM SOME WATER CROSSINGS WERE
INPASSABLE AND SOME CAPMSITE WERE UNDER WATER.
THIS MORNING..ONLY ONE WATER CROSSING REMAIN INPASSABLE.
CVB/RRRLocal storm report, Apr 16, 1:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1245 PM CDT THU APR 16 1992
STORM REPORTS FOR EVENING OF APRIL 15,1992
1817 CST...QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CLARENDON. REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER.
(DONLEY CO.)
1824 CST...3/4 INCH SIZE HAIL IN CLARENDON. REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE.
(DONLEY CO.)
1842 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN FRITCH AND LAKE MEREDITH. REPORTED BY
WATER AUTHORITY. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1850 CST...2 INCH SIZE HAIL NE OF FRITCH. REPORTED BY BORGER EOC.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
1906 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT LAKE MEREDITH. REPORTED BY WATER
AUTHORITY. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1915 CST...FLOODING IN FRITCH TEXAS. 5 INCH RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR AT
FRITCH REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON CO. E.O.C. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1930 CST...NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT FOUR WAY. REPORTED BY
SHERIFF OFFICE. (MOORE CO.)
1951 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 4NE OF FRITCH. REPORTED BY WATER AUTHORITY.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
2049 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL JUST SW OF BORGER.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
2140 CST...DIME SIZE HAIL IN NW CARSON CO. REPORTED BY SKYWARN
AMATEUR SPOTTER. (CARSON CO.)
2135 CST...NICKEL SIZE HAIL 2N OF FM ROADS 2381 AND 1061.
2200 CST...1/2 INCH SIZE HAIL IN AMARILLO AT 34TH AND WESTERN.
REPORTED BY TV WEATHERMAN. (RANDALL CO.)
2259 CST...DIME SIZE HAIL 2 MILES SOUTH OF QUITAQUE. REPORTED BY
SHERIFF OF~FICE. (BRISCOE CO.)Special weather statement, Apr 16, 1:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
TXZ001>009-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-170500- TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 100 PM CDT THU APR 16 1992 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION... WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLED OUT EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTH PART OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS FRONT WILL HELP INITIATE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE PLUS THE THREAT OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE FROM THE WEST WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFT FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING IF NECESSARY. TG
Local storm report, Apr 16, 1:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
ADDITIONAL STORM REPORTS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
140 PM CDT THU APR 16 1992
STORM REPORTS FOR EVENING OF APRIL 15,1992
1817 CST...QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CLARENDON. REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER.
(DONLEY CO.)
1824 CST...3/4 INCH SIZE HAIL IN CLARENDON. REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE.
(DONLEY CO.)
1842 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL IN FRITCH AND LAKE MEREDITH. REPORTED BY
WATER AUTHORITY. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1850 CST...2 INCH SIZE HAIL NE OF FRITCH. REPORTED BY BORGER EOC.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
1906 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT LAKE MEREDITH. REPORTED BY WATER
AUTHORITY. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1915 CST...FLOODING IN FRITCH TEXAS. 5 INCH RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR AT
FRITCH REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON CO. E.O.C. (HUTCHINSON CO.)
1915 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT LAKE MEREDITH HARBOR. REPORTED
BY LAKE MEREDITH PARK RANGER. (HUTCHINSON CO,)
1930 CST...NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT FOUR WAY. REPORTED BY
SHERIFF OFFICE. (MOORE CO.)
1951 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 4NE OF FRITCH. REPORTED BY WATER AUTHORITY.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
2000 CST...QUARTER TO GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AT ALIBATES RECREATION AREA
IN NORTHEASTERN POTTER CO. REPORTED BY LAKE MEREDITH PARK
RANGER. (POTTER CO.)
2049 CST...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL JUST SW OF BORGER.
(HUTCHINSON CO.)
2140 CST...DIME SIZE HAIL IN NW CARSON CO. REPORTED BY SKYWARN
AMATEUR SPOTTER. (CARSON CO.)
2135 CST...NICKEL SIZE HAIL 2N OF FM ROADS 2381 AND 1061.
2200 CST...1/2 INCH SIZE HAIL IN AMARILLO AT 34TH AND WESTERN.
REPORTED BY TV WEATHERMAN. (RANDALL CO.)
2259 CST...DIME SIZE HAIL 2 MILES SOUTH OF QUITAQUE. REPORTED BY
SHERIFF OFFICE. (BRISCOE CO.)
APRIL 16, 1992
1100 CST...PALO DURO STATE PARK REPORTS 2 INCH TOTAL RAINFALL.
ALSO REPORTED THAT DURING STORM SOME WATER CROSSINGS WERE
INPASSABLE AND SOME CAPMSITE WERE UNDER WATER.
THIS MORNING..ONLY ONE WATER CROSSING REMAIN INPASSABLE.
CVBi/RRRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Potter | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 10:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter | 66 min |
| Apr 16, 12:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Briscoe, Hall | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 1:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Randall | 2 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hall | 69 min |
| Apr 16, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Childress | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hall | 59 min |
| Apr 16, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Childress | 59 min |
| Apr 16, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Swisher | 58 min |
| Apr 16, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Castro | 56 min |
| Apr 16, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 59 min |
| Apr 16, 5:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson | 66 min |
| Apr 16, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 25 min |
| Apr 16, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter, Randall | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray | 61 min |
| Apr 16, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson | 61 min |
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Sources
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.