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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2002, 2:30 AM CDT for Lipscomb County, Texas. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2002, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2002, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lipscomb County, TX
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS54 KAMA 240730
SVRAMA
TXC295-240800-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
227 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LIPSCOMB COUNTY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
* UNTIL 300 AM CDT
* AT 225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER-SIZED HAIL 11 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FOLLETT...OR ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LIPSCOMB...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STORM INCLUDE...
FOLLETT
QUARTER-SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN LIPSCOMB
AROUND 220 AM CST. LARGE HAIL SHOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM AS
IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN LIPSCOMB COUNTY. TAKE COVER NOW. GO TO
THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS.
LAT...LON 3630 10035 3617 10019 3631 10000 3650 10001
3650 10012What 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 May 24, 2:15 AM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:15 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 215 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2002 LTST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWING CDFNT STALLED OVR THE TX PNHDL FM NR A KLVS TO KTCC TO S OF KAMA AND THEN TO BTWN KCSM AND KGAG LN. SFC LOW NR KROW FCSTD TO MOV INTO THE SRN TX PNHDL/TX S PLNS RGN TDA KEEPING THE FNT STALLED OUT IN PRETTY MUCH THE SAME LOCATION WHERE IT IS NOW. BOTH ETA/NEW AVN FCSTG ANOTHER STRONG SHRTWV TROF MOVG THRU THE GRT BASIN RGN/CNTRL AND SRN RCKYS BY THIS AFTN AND ERY THIS EVE. PLENTY OF BNDRY/S AROUND FM TNGT/S CNVTN ALG WITH STALLED OUT FNT...SO FEEL CNVTN CHC/S LOOK GOOD AGAIN THIS AFTN AND TNGT. NEW DAY 1 OUTLOOK INDICATING SLGT TO MODERATE RISK OF SVR ALL ACRS THE FA TDA AND TNGT...SO WL MENTION SOME STORMS SVR IN THE FCST. CDFNT FINALLY PUSHES SWD OUT OF THE PNHDLS TNGT AS SFC HIGH BUILDS IN OVR THE FA ON SAT. UPR RDG FM THE SWRN STATES NWWD INTO THE PAC NW SAT WL KEEP A NWLY FLOW ALF ACRS THE PNHDLS. THE UPR RDG BUILDS EWD ON SUN OVR W TX TO THE PAC NW TIL A STRONG SHRTWV APCHS THE PNHDLS FM THE FOUR-CORNERS RGN BY SUN EVE AND SUN NGT. LOOKS AS THOUGH GOOD CHC FOR CNVTN AGAIN LT SUN INTO SUN NGT. LEE SIDE SFC TROF DVLPS ACRS ERN CO/ERN NM LT SAT AND THEN SHARPENS UP TO A DRYLN BY LT SUN THRU MON. FEEL THAT ANOTHER ROUND OF CNVTN NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION LT MON AND MON NGT...SO WL KEEP CHC POPS GOING. UPR RDG SETS UP OVR THE FOUR-CORNERS RGN ERY NEXT WK KEEPING A NWLY FLOW ALF ACRS THE FA. CANNOT RULE OUT CNVTN PROPAGATING OFF THE HIER TRRN/MTNS OF SRN CO/NRN NM EACH DAY...SO WL JUST MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF ONGOING POPS IN THE EXTENDED FCST PD. PRELIM CCF: AMA 074/047 076/053 081 232 GUY 062/043 073/049 078 342 DHT 068/044 075/052 079 232 .AMA... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. SCHNEIDER/HOLSENBECK/BILODEAU
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 23, 10:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
>OKZ002-003-TXZ002>005-007>010-014-015-240800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1052 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2002 OKZ002-003-TXZ002-240800- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CLEARED A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 323. COUNTIES CLEARED INCLUDE: IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE: TEXAS...BEAVER... IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE: SHERMAN... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...GUYMON...STRATFORD... TXZ003>005-007>010-014-015-240800- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 323 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 300 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE: HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS... HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BOOKER...BORGER...CANADIAN...DUMAS... MIAMI...PAMPA...PERRYTON...SHAMROCK...SPEARMAN...
Local storm report, May 23, 11:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1126 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0529 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 RANDALL REPORTED BY POTTER COUNTY
EM.
0530 PM AMARILLO TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 RANDALL REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0531 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 RANDALL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
0542 PM AMARILLO TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0542 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
0544 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0545 PM DARROUZETT TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0557 PM DARROUZETT TX 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0615 PM 20NE AMARILLO TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0618 PM FOLLETT TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0620 PM FOLLETT TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0622 PM DARROUZETT TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY LIPSCOMB
COUNTY SO.
0625 PM FOLLETT TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0630 PM 2S FOLLETT TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0630 PM 2S FOLLETT TX 2.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER. LASTED 30
MINUTES.
0634 PM 3SE FRITCH TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0634 PM 3SE FRITCH TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 CARSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0637 PM FOLLETT TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0638 PM 8W BORGER TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM.
0638 PM 6W BORGER TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0648 PM 2S SPEARMAN TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HANSFORD REPORTED BY HANSFORD
COUNTY SO.
0649 PM 5W STINNETT TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY SO.
0721 PM 1SW SPEARMAN TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HANSFORD REPORTED BY HANSFORD
COUNTY SO.
0725 PM BORGER TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM.
0725 PM BORGER TX FLOODING
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON STREET FLOODING
0737 PM 10S FARNSWORTH TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 OCHILTREE REPORTED BY OCHILTREE
COUNTY SO.
0745 PM BORGER TX 2.50 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM. HAIL DAMAGED
VEHICLES
0805 PM BALKO OK 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 BEAVER REPORTED BY BEAVER COUNTY
EM.
0825 PM 12SE WAKA TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 OCHILTREE REPORTED BY OCHILTREE
COUNTY SO.
0834 PM BEAVER OK 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 BEAVER REPORTED BY BEAVER COUNTY
EM.
0840 PM FORGAN OK 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 BEAVER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0900 PM BORGER TX FLOODING
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON STREET FLOODING REPORTED
BY HUTCHINSON COUNTY EM.
0910 PM 20NW MIAMI TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0912 PM 5W STINNETT TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY SO.
0923 PM STINNETT TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0931 PM STINNETT TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM.
0955 PM BORGER TX 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY BORGER ASOS.
1115 PM 10NW MIAMI TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
1118 PM 9NW MIAMI TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
1125 PM 10NW MIAMI TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
1125 PM 10NW MIAMI TX 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.Local storm report, May 23, 11:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1136 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0529 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 RANDALL REPORTED BY POTTER COUNTY
EM.
0530 PM AMARILLO TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 RANDALL REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0531 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 RANDALL REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
0542 PM AMARILLO TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0542 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY NWS EMPLOYEE
0544 PM AMARILLO TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0545 PM DARROUZETT TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0557 PM DARROUZETT TX 1.25 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0615 PM 20NE AMARILLO TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 POTTER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0618 PM FOLLETT TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0620 PM FOLLETT TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0622 PM DARROUZETT TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY LIPSCOMB
COUNTY SO.
0625 PM FOLLETT TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0630 PM 2S FOLLETT TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0630 PM 2S FOLLETT TX 2.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER. LASTED 30
MINUTES.
0634 PM 3SE FRITCH TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0634 PM 3SE FRITCH TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 CARSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0637 PM FOLLETT TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 LIPSCOMB REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0638 PM 8W BORGER TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM.
0638 PM 6W BORGER TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0648 PM 2S SPEARMAN TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HANSFORD REPORTED BY HANSFORD
COUNTY SO.
0649 PM 5W STINNETT TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY SO.
0721 PM 1SW SPEARMAN TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HANSFORD REPORTED BY HANSFORD
COUNTY SO.
0725 PM BORGER TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM.
0725 PM BORGER TX FLOODING
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON STREET FLOODING
0737 PM 10S FARNSWORTH TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 OCHILTREE REPORTED BY OCHILTREE
COUNTY SO.
0745 PM BORGER TX 2.50 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM. HAIL DAMAGED
VEHICLES
0805 PM BALKO OK 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 BEAVER REPORTED BY BEAVER COUNTY
EM.
0825 PM 12SE WAKA TX 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 OCHILTREE REPORTED BY OCHILTREE
COUNTY SO.
0834 PM BEAVER OK 0.88 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 BEAVER REPORTED BY BEAVER COUNTY
EM.
0840 PM FORGAN OK 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 BEAVER REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0843 PM 17E BORGER TX TORNADO
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0855 PM 20W MIAMI TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0900 PM BORGER TX FLOODING
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON STREET FLOODING REPORTED
BY HUTCHINSON COUNTY EM.
0910 PM 20NW MIAMI TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0912 PM 5W STINNETT TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY SO.
0923 PM STINNETT TX 0.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
0931 PM STINNETT TX 1.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY HUTCHINSON
COUNTY EM.
0955 PM BORGER TX 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/23/02 HUTCHINSON REPORTED BY BORGER ASOS.
1115 PM 10NW MIAMI TX 2.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
1118 PM 9NW MIAMI TX 2.00 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
1125 PM 10NW MIAMI TX 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.
1125 PM 10NW MIAMI TX 60 MPH WIND GUST
05/23/02 ROBERTS REPORTED BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER.The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 30 min |
| May 23, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree | 62 min |
| May 23, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 26 min |
| May 23, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 31 min |
| May 23, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 30 min |
| May 23, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 57 min |
| May 23, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 49 min |
| May 23, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Roberts | 43 min |
| May 23, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Roberts | 38 min |
| May 23, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Roberts | 45 min |
| May 24, 12:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill | 63 min |
| May 24, 1:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 66 min |
| May 24, 2:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 26 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2002Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2002
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.