Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2004, 5:20 PM CDT for Armstrong County, Texas. It was in force for 55 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2004, 5:20 PM CDT (22:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2004, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Armstrong County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 5:22 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 14 Sw Claude, TX | |
| Jun 17, 5:42 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Claude, TX | ALSO 3/4 SAME TIME FROM S.O. |
| Jun 17, 5:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Claude, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 27 minutes after it went out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547 WUUS54 KAMA 172220 SVRAMA TXC011-172315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 520 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2004 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 520 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAUDE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STORM INCLUDE... CLAUDE AND WASHBURN LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 287 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LAT...LON 3485 10157 3484 10126 3518 10126 3518 10160 $$
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 17, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:37 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 337 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2004 .DISCUSSION... OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SHOWS UP NICELY ON THE KAMA 88-D RADAR THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. COLD FRONT STRETCHES FROM SOUTHWEST KANSAS BACK INTO SOUTHEAST COLORADO. TEMPERATURES AND SURFACE WINDS WERE SLOWLY RECOVERING FROM LAST NIGHT/S CONVECTION. 18Z SOUNDING FROM KAMA SHOWS THAT MOISTURE HAS DEEPENED OVER YESTERDAY. WIND SHEAR IS ALSO A LITTLE BIT BETTER ORGANIZED COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. SO FACTORS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE ACROSS THE AREA. LOW LEVEL JET SHOULD ALSO ENHANCE THE SHEAR AS THE MCS DEVELOPS AND MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST KANSAS/PANHANDLES LATER THIS EVENING. FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE ZONAL AND SOMEWHAT NORTHWEST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD KEEP ROLLING OFF OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/S AND EVENING/S. FLOW ALOFT WEAKENS EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT STILL REMAINS ZONAL...SO SEE NO REASON WHY THE THUNDERSTORM TRAIN WOULD END. BY MID WEEK NEXT WEEK...MODELS HINT THAT A RIDGE MAY START TO BUILD OVER THE PLAINS AGAIN...SO WILL NOT ADD POPS FOR THIS TIME FRAME. COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW POSITIONS WILL BE A FORECAST CHALLENGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW FIRST GUESS IS THAT THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE REGION BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO 65 89 62 82 / 50 30 30 30 BEAVER 62 83 58 76 / 60 40 40 40 BOISE CITY 57 81 56 77 / 70 40 40 40 BORGER 65 91 64 79 / 50 30 30 30 BOYS RANCH 64 86 59 79 / 60 30 30 30 CANYON 65 92 62 84 / 50 30 30 30 CLARENDON 68 93 65 85 / 40 30 30 30 DALHART 60 82 58 78 / 70 30 30 30 GUYMON 61 81 57 79 / 70 40 40 40 HEREFORD 63 95 62 85 / 50 30 30 30 LIPSCOMB 62 87 61 78 / 60 30 30 30 PAMPA 66 91 64 80 / 40 30 30 30 SHAMROCK 69 94 65 83 / 30 30 30 30 WELLINGTON 70 95 67 87 / 30 30 30 30 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 17/15
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 12:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 48 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1232 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2004 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-181100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 1232 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM SEVERE WEATHER WILL COME FROM LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION... CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. JORDAN
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 17, 4:32 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
432 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0413 PM HAIL FRITCH 35.64N 101.60W
06/17/2004 1.00 INCH HUTCHINSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
RDSpecial weather statement, Jun 17, 5:00 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 500 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2004 TXZ018-172300- ARMSTRONG- 500 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2004 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST EAST OF WAYSIDE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING HAIL...AND UP TO 55 MPH WINDS...WILL MOVE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS ARMSTRONG COUNTY...THROUGH 6 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL...AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS EAST OF WAYSIDE AND SOUTH OF CLAUDE THROUGH 6 PM. SCHNEIDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 7:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Dallam | 64 min |
| Jun 16, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Sherman | 84 min |
| Jun 16, 8:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley | 85 min |
| Jun 16, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 8:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Randall | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Sherman | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 96 min |
| Jun 16, 9:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Roberts | 64 min |
| Jun 17, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Sherman | 53 min |
| Jun 17, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 6:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 83 min |
| Jun 17, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley | 58 min |
| Jun 17, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Oldham | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 6:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong | 62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.