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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 30, 1999Ochiltree County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1999, 3:59 AM CDT for Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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: Jun 30, 1999, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 1999, 4:45 AM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Ochiltree County, TX

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 30, 4:00 AM CDT	Hail 1.75	Waka, TX
Jun 30, 4:00 AM CDT	Thunderstorm Wind 61	Waka, TX

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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 29, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The text

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

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 Jun 30, 2:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:45 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 29, 10:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1020 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0444 PM    4 N EVA                   OK   **TORNADO**  REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         TV CHANNEL 7 SPOTTER

0445 PM    6 S ELKHART               OK   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         TEXAS COUNTY EOC

0530 PM    3 SE EVA                  OK   2.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         GUYMON EMERGENCY MANAGER

0530 PM    7 SE EVA                  OK   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         NWS SPOTTER

0535 PM    7 SE EVA                  OK   **TORNADO** REPORTED BY NWS
06/29/99   TEXAS                          SPOTTER

0610 PM    2 W GOODWELL              OK   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   TEXAS                          NWS SPOTTER

0617 PM    GOODWELL                  OK   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   TEXAS                          NWS SPOTTER

0618 PM    TEXHOMA                   TX   WIND DAMAGE NUMEROUS POWER
06/29/99   SHERMAN                        LINES DOWN / FIRES RPTD BY
                                          TEXHOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT

0635 PM    8 NE GOODWELL             OK   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   TEXAS                          TEXAS COUNTY EOC

0658 PM    S OF SPEARMAN             TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       TV METEOROLOGIST

0705 PM    10 W GRUVER               TX   **TORNADO** REPORTED BY NWS
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       SPOTTER

0712 PM    8 NW GRUVER               TX   **TORNADO** 712 PM - 720 PM
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       RPTD BY HANSFORD CNTY SO

0712 PM    10 NW GRUVER              TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       CHANNEL 7 TV METEOROLOGIST

0715 PM    3 SE GRUVER               TX   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       HANSFORD SHERIFF

0730 PM    WHITE DEER                TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0743 PM    1 ESE PANHANDLE           TX   **TORNADO** 743 PM - 748 PM
06/29/99   CARSON                         REPORTED BY ARES SPOTTER

0757 PM    WHITE DEER                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         NWS SPOTTER

0756 PM    MORSE                     TX   **TORNADO** 75 PM6-802 PM
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       RPTD BY HANSFORD CNTY S.O.

0758 PM    6 S PANHANDLE             TX   **TORNADO** 758 PM-803 PM
06/29/99   CARSON                         REPORTED BY ARES SPOTTER

0800 PM    PANHANDLE                 TX   TSTM WIND GUST TO 91 MPH
06/29/99   CARSON                         RECORDED FROM CH. 7 SCHOOL
                                          NET SITE

0850 PM    5 W GROOM                 TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0851 PM    5 W GROOM                 TX   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0822 PM    10 N STINNETT             TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HUTCHINSON                     ARES SPOTTER

0931 PM    SKELLYTOWN                TX   0.88 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0940 PM    5 SE SKELLYTOWN           TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0940 PM    GOODNIGHT                 TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   ARMSTRONG                      ARMSTRONG COUNTY S.O.

0950 PM    PAMPA                     TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   GRAY                           ARES SPOTTER

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Local storm report, Jun 29, 10:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1020 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0444 PM    4 N EVA                   OK   **TORNADO**  REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         TV CHANNEL 7 SPOTTER

0445 PM    6 S ELKHART               OK   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         TEXAS COUNTY EOC

0530 PM    3 SE EVA                  OK   2.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         GUYMON EMERGENCY MANAGER

0530 PM    7 SE EVA                  OK   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99    TEXAS                         NWS SPOTTER

0535 PM    7 SE EVA                  OK   **TORNADO** REPORTED BY NWS
06/29/99   TEXAS                          SPOTTER

0610 PM    2 W GOODWELL              OK   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   TEXAS                          NWS SPOTTER

0617 PM    GOODWELL                  OK   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   TEXAS                          NWS SPOTTER

0618 PM    TEXHOMA                   TX   WIND DAMAGE NUMEROUS POWER
06/29/99   SHERMAN                        LINES DOWN / FIRES RPTD BY
                                          TEXHOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT

0635 PM    8 NE GOODWELL             OK   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   TEXAS                          TEXAS COUNTY EOC

0658 PM    S OF SPEARMAN             TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       TV METEOROLOGIST

0705 PM    10 W GRUVER               TX   **TORNADO** REPORTED BY NWS
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       SPOTTER

0712 PM    8 NW GRUVER               TX   **TORNADO** 712 PM - 720 PM
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       RPTD BY HANSFORD CNTY SO

0712 PM    10 NW GRUVER              TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       CHANNEL 7 TV METEOROLOGIST

0715 PM    3 SE GRUVER               TX   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       HANSFORD SHERIFF

0730 PM    WHITE DEER                TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0743 PM    1 ESE PANHANDLE           TX   **TORNADO** 743 PM - 748 PM
06/29/99   CARSON                         REPORTED BY ARES SPOTTER

0757 PM    WHITE DEER                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         NWS SPOTTER

0756 PM    MORSE                     TX   **TORNADO** 75 PM6-802 PM
06/29/99   HANSFORD                       RPTD BY HANSFORD CNTY S.O.

0758 PM    6 S PANHANDLE             TX   **TORNADO** 758 PM-803 PM
06/29/99   CARSON                         REPORTED BY ARES SPOTTER

0800 PM    PANHANDLE                 TX   TSTM WIND GUST TO 91 MPH
06/29/99   CARSON                         RECORDED FROM CH. 7 SCHOOL
                                          NET SITE

0850 PM    5 W GROOM                 TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0851 PM    5 W GROOM                 TX   1.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0822 PM    10 N STINNETT             TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   HUTCHINSON                     ARES SPOTTER

0931 PM    SKELLYTOWN                TX   0.88 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0940 PM    5 SE SKELLYTOWN           TX   1.00 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   CARSON                         ARES SPOTTER

0940 PM    GOODNIGHT                 TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   ARMSTRONG                      ARMSTRONG COUNTY S.O.

0950 PM    PAMPA                     TX   0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED BY
06/29/99   GRAY                           ARES SPOTTER

CL

Local storm report, Jun 30, 1:38 AM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 29, 7:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hutchinson	63 min
Jun 29, 7:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Carson	50 min
Jun 29, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford	59 min
Jun 29, 8:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hutchinson	69 min
Jun 29, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Donley	60 min
Jun 29, 9:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson	68 min
Jun 29, 9:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong	55 min
Jun 29, 9:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray	63 min
Jun 29, 10:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford	44 min
Jun 30, 12:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Hansford	2 hr
Jun 30, 12:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford	65 min
Jun 30, 12:52 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hansford	23 min
Jun 30, 3:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	54 min
Jun 30, 4:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb	66 min
Jun 30, 2:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	65 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.