Alert archive / Texas / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 25, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 1995, 8:14 PM CDT for Swisher County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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 2, 1995, 8:14 PM CDT (01:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 1995, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Swisher County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado F1 | Tulia To, TX | Large hail and several tornadoes developed across southern Texas Panhandle. The tornado near Dimmitt tore up a garage attached to a home on the south side of town then moved northeast and destroyed an office building at a local grain mill. The tornado procee |
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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAMA 030115 TORAMA TXC437-030200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 814 PM CDT FRI JUN 2 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ...SWISHER COUNTY DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN SWISHER COUNTY APPROACHING THE TOWN OF HAPPY BY 820 PM. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS IN THE VICINITY OF NAZARETH IN CASTRO COUNTY MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH INTO SWISHER COUN .THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED A TORNADO WEST OF NAZARETH. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...DO NOT WATCH FOR THE TORNADO. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDINGS. AS A LAST RESORT... FIND A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
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.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 2, 3:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before
FPUS3 KAMA 021954 AFDAMA TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 315 PM CDT FRI JUN 02 1995 ALL CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR 60 HRS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MODELS CONTINUE TO ROTATE UPPER LEVEL VORT CENTERS AROUND THE UPPER LOW IN UTAH. THE FIRST OF THESE SHOULD TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WESTERN ZONES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIDELY SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING ALL MORNING IN THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE AND SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE. STRONGER INFLOW WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE HELPING TO BUILD THE STORMS TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ARE GETTING MANY REPORTS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL. HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE MAJOR THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. VERY LITTLE IF ANY ROTATION IS EVIDENT. NGM GUIDANCE LOOKS TO BE DROPPING THE POPS TOO QUICKLY. WILL HOLD 50 PERCENT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. IN THE LONGER RANGES THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WILL BE VERY SLOW TO MOVE OUT OF THE PLAINS...CONSEQUENTLY THERE WILL BE A SERIES OF LOWS AND TROUGHS MOVING THROUGH THE PANHANDLES TO TRIGGER CONVECTION. NORMAL AFTERNOON HEATING AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WILL ALSO BE A GOOD TRIGGER FOR THUNDERSTORMS. WILL HOLD AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH TUES. PRELIMINARY CCF: AMA TE 060/078 058/080 057 554 DHT TE 056/075 054/079 054 553 .AMA...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CARSON COUNTY. .OK...NONE. COPLEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 3:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 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
GARCIALocal storm report, Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 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
: ? $76SnvqNiF'*KSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 4:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 3 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, 3 hours 54 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, 3 hours 53 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, 8:45 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, 9:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Oldham, Potter | 58 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 |
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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.