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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 154, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 2, 1995Oldham County, Potter County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1995, 9:02 PM CDT for Oldham County, Potter County, Texas. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 2, 1995, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 1995, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 58 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Whole counties

Counties Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 825 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -178 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1380 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 322 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.2

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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.

NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 8:25 PM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 8:25 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
825 PM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995

IN LIGHT OF ALL THE SEVERE WEATHER TAKING PLACE ACRS THE PNHDLS
THIS EVE...WILL LEAVE THE PREV FCST PACKAGE ALONE FOR THE FIRST PD.
LOOKS TO BE IN THE BALLPARK AS FAR AS TEMPS AND WNDS GO.

.AMA...NONE.
.OK...NONE.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:24 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO, TX
330 PM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1040 AM    DUMAS                     TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD
06/02/95   MOORE                          BY SHERIFFS OFFICE

1046 AM    ALIBATES NAT'L MONUMENT   TX   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL RPTD
06/02/95   POTTER                         BY LAKE MEREDITH RANGERS

1106 AM    4SW FRITCH                TX   DIME SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   POTTER/CARSON                  SKYWARN SPOTTER

1115 AM    4SW FRITCH                TX   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL COVERING
06/02/95   POTTER/CARSON                  ROAD RPTD BY DPS TROOPERS

1215 PM    5W MCBRIDE                TX   DIME SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CARSON                         SKYWARN SPOTTER

1217 PM    10S BORGER                TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CARSON                         SKYWARN SPOTTER

1217 PM    2E TELL                   TX   NICKEL SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CHILDRESS                      TV MET

1221 PM    2E TELL                   TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CHILDRESS                      SKYWARN SPOTTER

1225 PM    3 S OF BORGER             TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD
06/02/95   CARSON                         BY SKYWARN SPOTTER

0127 PM    WHITEDEER                 TX   DIME SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CARSON                         SKYWARN SPOTTER

0205 PM    HWY 136 AND ALIBATES      TX   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 2" DEEP
06/02/95   POTTER                         RPTD BY LAKE MEREDITH RANGER

GARCIA

Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO, TX
330 PM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1040 AM    DUMAS                     TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD
06/02/95   MOORE                          BY SHERIFFS OFFICE

1046 AM    ALIBATES NAT'L MONUMENT   TX   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL RPTD
06/02/95   POTTER                         BY LAKE MEREDITH RANGERS

1106 AM    4SW FRITCH                TX   DIME SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   POTTER/CARSON                  SKYWARN SPOTTER

1115 AM    4SW FRITCH                TX   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL COVERING
06/02/95   POTTER/CARSON                  ROAD RPTD BY DPS TROOPERS

1215 PM    5W MCBRIDE                TX   DIME SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CARSON                         SKYWARN SPOTTER

1217 PM    10S BORGER                TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CARSON                         SKYWARN SPOTTER

1217 PM    2E TELL                   TX   NICKEL SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CHILDRESS                      TV MET

1221 PM    2E TELL                   TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CHILDRESS                      SKYWARN SPOTTER

1225 PM    3 S OF BORGER             TX   QUARTER SIZE HAIL RPTD
06/02/95   CARSON                         BY SKYWARN SPOTTER

0127 PM    WHITEDEER                 TX   DIME SIZE HAIL RPTD BY
06/02/95   CARSON                         SKYWARN SPOTTER

0205 PM    HWY 136 AND ALIBATES      TX   GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 2" DEEP
06/02/95   POTTER                         RPTD BY LAKE MEREDITH RANGER

GARCIA

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before

TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-021-022-OKZ002-NMZ007-013-021-
020-022215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
411 PM CDT (311 PM MDT) FRI JUN 2 1995

THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH 10 PM CDT.

THE COUNTIES OF TEXAS INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE:

DALLAM          HARTLEY                 MOORE           SHERMAN

DEAF SMITH      OLHAM                   POTTER          RANDALL

CASTRO          PARMER

IN OKLAHOMA:

CIMARRON

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE REST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

NMZ007-013-020-021-OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-021-022-
022215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
420 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH 10 PM CDT.

THE COUNTIES OF TEXAS INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE:

DALLAM          HARTLEY                 MOORE           SHERMAN

DEAF SMITH      OLHAM                   POTTER          RANDALL

CASTRO          PARMER

IN OKLAHOMA:

CIMARRON

IN NEW MEXICO:

UNION          QUAY                     ROOSEVELT      CURRY

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE REST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS
NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 4:21 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before

NMZ007-013-020-021-OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-021-022-
022215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
420 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995

THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH
EFFECTIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH 10 PM CDT.

THE COUNTIES OF TEXAS INCLUDED IN THIS WATCH ARE:

DALLAM          HARTLEY                 MOORE           SHERMAN

DEAF SMITH      OLHAM                   POTTER          RANDALL

CASTRO          PARMER

IN OKLAHOMA:

CIMARRON

IN NEW MEXICO:

UNION          QUAY                     ROOSEVELT      CURRY

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE REST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS
NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	44 min
Jun 2, 7:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Parmer	33 min
Jun 2, 7:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Castro	50 min
Jun 2, 7:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Swisher	47 min
Jun 2, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Potter, Randall	62 min
Jun 2, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	62 min
Jun 2, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Oldham	65 min
Jun 2, 8:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Castro	51 min
Jun 2, 8:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Swisher	46 min
Jun 2, 8:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Randall	45 min
Jun 2, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	68 min
Jun 2, 8:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Swisher	65 min
Jun 2, 9:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Randall	59 min
Jun 2, 9:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Swisher	65 min
Jun 2, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong	60 min
Jun 3, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Oldham	52 min
Jun 3, 12:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Potter	46 min
Jun 3, 1:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Potter	48 min
Jun 3, 2:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	67 min
Jun 3, 4:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hall	59 min
Jun 3, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	65 min
Jun 3, 5:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hall	66 min
Jun 3, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Childress	62 min
Jun 3, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Briscoe	59 min
Jun 3, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	60 min
Jun 3, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Briscoe, Childress, Hall	62 min
Jun 3, 6:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Childress	55 min
Jun 3, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Potter	64 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.