Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 21, 1997, 8:39 PM CDT for Hutchinson County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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 21, 1997, 8:39 PM CDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 1997, 9:40 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hutchinson County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 9:05 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Stinnett, TX | |
| Apr 21, 9:25 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Hutchison Co Arpt, TX | Damage to aircraft. |
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 663 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAMA 220138 RRA SVRAMA TXC233-220240- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 839 PM CDT MON APR 21 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO TX HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 940 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE ...NORTHERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY AT 838 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY AMARILLO WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 27 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BORGER OR 16 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF STINNETT MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF... STINNETT BY 900 PM CDT BORGER BY 915 PM CDT WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CRZOSSINGS.
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 Apr 21, 3:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 3:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 245 PM CDT MON APR 21 1997 COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE WAS PUSHING SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AS OF 200 PM. MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE NOW PUSHING INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS STILL SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES AND IS EXPECTED TO STAY THERE UNTIL AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THE AREA...SO WE WILL NOT MENTION ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ZONES TONIGHT. WE LIKE THE SURFACE PATTERN OF THE ETA...BUT WE LIKE THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OF THE AVN/NGM THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ONE THING THAT WE ARE PUZZLED ABOUT IS THE BULLSEYE WE ARE GETTING OVER PANHANDLES FROM THE MODEL QPF OUT PUTS. WE WILL STILL GO WITH POPS AROUND 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA...BUT THINK THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL STAY TO THE SOUTH. WE WILL LINGER A LITTLE RAIN INTO THE MORNING HOURS. WE WILL KEEP CLOUDS IN FOR MOST OF THE DAY GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF CAA AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR TUESDAY NIGHT...AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE A DRY DAY...HOWEVER A FEW INSTABILITY CU COULD POP IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHEAST...CLOSER TO THE WRAP-AROUND. WE WILL STAY CLOSE TO THE COOLER FAN NUMBERS FOR HIGHS ON TUESDAY AND GO WITH A MIX OF TEMPERATURES FOR THE REST OF THE PERIODS. THE EXTENDED LOOKS WET WITH A STRONG DIGGING UPPER LOW TO OUR SOUTHWEST EJECTING SHORT WAVES AT US. THANK YOU FOR THE COORDINATION DDC AND LB B. A FEW NUMBERS TO PONDER: DHT 40/59 37/69 42 510 AMA 43/60 40/70 44 520 BVR 42/58 37/68 43 530 .AMA... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. GOEHRING
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 21, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
700 PM CDT MON APR 21 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0710 PM 4 N KERRICK OK FUNNEL CLOUD
04/21/97 CIMARRON REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTER
0717 PM 2 S KERRICK TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 DALLAM REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC
0747 PM STRATFORD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE
0749 PM 10 NE STRATFORD TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY GUYMON OHPLocal storm report, Apr 21, 8:10 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
700 PM CDT MON APR 21 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0710 PM 4 N KERRICK OK FUNNEL CLOUD
04/21/97 CIMARRON REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTER
0717 PM 2 S KERRICK TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 DALLAM REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC
0747 PM STRATFORD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE
0749 PM 10 NE STRATFORD TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY GUYMON OHPLocal storm report, Apr 21, 8:11 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED ISSUANCE TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO, TX
811 PM CDT MON APR 21 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0710 PM 4 N KERRICK OK FUNNEL CLOUD
04/21/97 CIMARRON REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTER
0717 PM 2 S KERRICK TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 DALLAM REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC
0747 PM STRATFORD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE
0749 PM 10 NE STRATFORD TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY GUYMON OHPLocal storm report, Apr 21, 8:12 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED ISSUANCE TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO, TX
811 PM CDT MON APR 21 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0710 PM 4 N KERRICK OK FUNNEL CLOUD
04/21/97 CIMARRON REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTER
0717 PM 2 S KERRICK TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 DALLAM REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC
0747 PM STRATFORD TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY SHERIFF OFFICE
0749 PM 10 NE STRATFORD TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
04/21/97 SHERMAN REPORTED BY GUYMON OHPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Sherman | 34 min |
| Apr 21, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Sherman | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 9:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 61 min |
| Apr 21, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray | 62 min |
| Apr 21, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 34 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.