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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 15, 1997Randall County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1997, 8:08 AM CDT for Randall County, Texas. It was in force for 37 min. 5 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: May 15, 1997, 8:08 AM CDT (13:08 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 1997, 8:45 AM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Whole counties

County Randall County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 15, 8:08 AM CDT	Hail 0.75	Amarillo, TX	Report at 34th Street and Georgia Street.
May 15, 8:09 AM CDT	Hail 0.88	Amarillo, TX
May 15, 8:10 AM CDT	Hail 1	Amarillo, TX	Report at 34th Street and Georgia Street.
May 15, 8:20 AM CDT	Hail 1.25	Amarillo, TX	Numerous cars damaged at car dealerships at 34th Street and Georgia Street.
May 15, 8:28 AM CDT	Hail 0.75	Amarillo, TX	Report at Claude Highway and Washington Street.

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 text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.