Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Amarillo, TX

Issued

Jul 28, 1997, 5:26 PM CDT (22:26 UTC)

Expired

Jul 28, 1997, 7:30 PM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Amarillo, TX

Area

Whole counties

County Ochiltree County, TX

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KAMA 282226
FFWAMA
TXC357-290030-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
526 PM CDT MON JUL 28 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING  EFFECTIVE UNTIL  730 PM CDT
FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
 
   ...NORTHERN OCHILTREE COUNTY
 
AT 525 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT A LARGE
AREA OF NEAR FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED IN THE AREA NEAR THE
LORD COMMUNITY. OCHILTREE COUNTY S.O. HAS REPORTED SEVERAL VEHICLES TO
BE STALLED IN PERRYTON DUE TO HIGH WATER ON ROADWAYS.
 
HEAVY STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS
OCHILTREE COUNTY.  THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS INCREASE THE THREAT
OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.
 
CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR THOSE TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 15 SOUTHWEST OF
PERRYTON.
 
 
 
 
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY
OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...
ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.  RAPIDLY RISING
WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY.
MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
 
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NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 28, 3:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
330 PM CDT MON JUL 28 1997

LATEST SFC ANLYS SHOWS CDFNT FM S TCC TO VCNTY AMA INTO NRN OK. 10
DEG + DIFFERENCE ACRS BOUNDARY IN MOST PLACES WITH MOISTURE
CONVERGENCE MAXIMIZED ALONG IT IN SW AND NE FA WHERE CURRENT RADAR
LOOP SHOWS MOST ACTIVITY. PLAN ON CATEGORICAL POPS ALL AREAS XCPT SE
WHICH IS VOID OF PRECIP ATTM. WILL PLACE HIGHEST POPS ALONG FNT FM
SW TO NE. DON'T BELIEVE MODELS HANDLING FEATURE WELL TO BEGIN WITH
GIVEN EACH QPF OUTPUT. WILL USE ETA/AVN IN LATER PERIODS FOR MOSTLY
TEMP GUIDANCE.

EXPECT FNT TO LINGER ACRS FA WITH A BIT FURTHER S PUSH IN THE ERN
ZNS AS SFC HIGH BUILDS INTO PLAINS. WILL KEEP CHC POPS INTO WED AS
PWS EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES/FNT REMAIN
AS FOCUS. E-SE UPSLOPE WILL ALSO AID NOCTURNAL FLARE-UPS IN
MONSOONAL FLOW AROUND HIHG AND HELP KEEP DAYTIME TEMPS FM CLIMBING
MUCH.

IN EXTENDED...EXPECT WMFNT TO RETURN E ACRS AREA BY THU AS UPR HIGH
CENTER MEANDERS OVER AREA. EURO MODELS HINTING AT MORE NW FLOW
DEVELOPING BY SAT SO WILL INCREASE POPS THEN. TEMPS SHOULD TAKE A
GRADUAL TURN UPWARD...HOWEVER EXPECT CLDS TO KEEP THEM AOB NORMALS.

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

COBB

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