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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 14, 1997Carson County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 1997, 7:12 PM CDT for Carson County, Texas. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 1997, 7:12 PM CDT (00:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 1997, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Whole counties

County Carson County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

420 
WFUS1 KAMA 150013 RRA
TORAMA
TXC065-150100-
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
712 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  800 PM CDT
FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
 
   ...NORTHEASTERN CARSON COUNTY
 
AT 710 PM CDT...CARSON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED A TORNADO JUST
WEST OF SKELLYTOWN. THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL APPROACH SKELLYTOWN BY 715
PM.
 
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.
 
&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:15 PM CDTTornado WarningAMAHutchinson45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.