Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1992
Tornado Warning 22, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 4, 1992, 11:05 PM CDT for Moore County, Texas. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 4, 1992, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 1992, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Moore County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 11:07 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Moore, 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 1541 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1377 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAMA 050407 TORAMA TXC341-050500- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1105 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ...SOUTHERN MOORE COUNTY AT 1105 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND POSSIBLE TORNADO IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF MOORE COUNTY...JUST NORTHEAST OF MASTERSON. THE STORM WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:09 PM CDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
TXZ001>009-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-042245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 507 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INCLUDING POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES AT 500 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL OVER THE SOUTHWEST PART OF CASTRO COUNTY...ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES WEST OF HART. THESE STORMS HAD MOVED VERY LITTLE DURING THE PAST HOUR...AND APPEARED TO BE DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT NEAR 5 MPH. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND PONDING OF WATER ON FARM TO MARKET ROADS. OTHER STRONG STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE SHOWN IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF BAILEY COUNTY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TG
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 5:50 PM CDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
TXZ001>012-COZ015>017-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>004-008-009-012-013- KSZ003-006-042345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 548 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INCLUDING POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES... AT 535 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS. MOST OF THE STORMS WERE OVER COCHRAN AND HOCKLEY COUNTIES NORTH THROUGH BAILEY AND LAMB COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS SHOWN IN EAST CENTRAL BAILEY COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MULESHOE...WITH ANOTHER STRONG STORM 5 MILES NORTH OF LEVELLAND IN HOCKLEY COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL DURING THE PAST HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT NEAR 10 MPH. THE STORMS OVER SOUTHWESTERN CASTRO COUNTY HAD WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HALF HOUR...WITH RADAR NOT INDICATING ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE TEXAS OR OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. REMEMBER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. PERSONS IN THE= WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TG
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:47 PM CDT, 4 hours 18 minutes before
TXZ001>012-COZ015>017-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>004-008-009-012-013- KSZ003-006-050045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 645 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INCLUDING POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES... AT 635 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. THE STRONGEST STORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS WAS DETECTED OVER NORTHERN COCHRAN COUNTY JUST NORTHWEST OF MORTON WITH ANOTHER STRONG STORM JUST SOUTHEAST OF NEEDMORE IN BAILEY COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AS WELL VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. OTHER STORMS IN THIS AREA HAD WEAKENED DURING THE PAST HOUR. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST COLORADO INTO MAINLY UNION COUNTY OF NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS SHOWN NEAR PASAMONTE. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS ALSO TO THE SOUTH AT 10 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM YOUR NAyTIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TG
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
TXZ001>009-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-050040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 722 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING RAPIDLY ACROSS MOORE COUNTY NORTH OF DUMAS TEXAS... AT 715 PM CDT...RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MOORE COUNTY OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAD DEVELOPED RAPIDLY DURING THE PAST 20 MINUTES JUST NORTH OF DUMAS. MOVMENT RWAS SOUTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE CITY OF DUMAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS STORM AS IT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS MOORE COUNTY.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
TXZ001>009-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>003-050200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 735 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR ARMSTRONG..DONLEY..BRISCOE..HALL AND CHILDRESS COUNTIES... THE COUNTIES LISTED ABOVE ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED EARLIER. HOWEVER...POTTER..RANDALL.. OLDHAM..DEAF SMITH..PARMER..CASTRO..AND SWISHER COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE REMAIN UNDER A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING. THE WATCH ALSO CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OF THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS. LARGE HAIL..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. TG
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
TXZ001>012-COZ015>017-NMZ005-009-013-OKZ001>004-008-009-012-013- KSZ003-006-050145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 753 PM CDT THU JUN 4 1992 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9PM CDT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... AT 740 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER NORTHERN MOORE COUNTY NEAR DUMAS AND BRYDEN. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS PRODUCING PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. PERSONS IN MOORE COUNTY SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THIS STORM IT MOVES SOUTH AT 10 MPH ACROSS THE COUNTY. BECAUSE OF THE STORMS SLOW MOVEMENT...THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS EXSISTS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS UNION AND HARDING COUNTIES FROM AROUND PASAMONTE SOUTH TO MOSQUERO. ^ MOVEMENT WAS ALSO TO THE SOUTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Moore | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Moore | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Sherman | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 9:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Moore | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 10:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Moore | 69 min |
| Jun 4, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 11:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 11:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 11:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Moore, Potter | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 64 min |
| Jun 5, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson | 55 min |
| Jun 5, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter | 61 min |
| Jun 5, 1:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Potter | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Randall | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 1:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Carson | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Potter | 18 min |
| Jun 5, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 2:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Randall | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Randall, Swisher | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 2:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Donley | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 2:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Swisher | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam | 57 min |
| Jun 5, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Randall | 48 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.