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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 2, 2004Hartley County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2004, 6:48 PM CDT for Hartley County, Texas. It was in force for 57 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: Jun 2, 2004, 6:48 PM CDT (23:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2004, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Hartley County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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 nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1755 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -233 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.7

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The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KAMA 022348
SVRAMA
TXC205-030045-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
648 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HARTLEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 648 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARTLEY...OR ABOUT 2
  MILES SOUTH OF DALHART...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STORM INCLUDE...
  ROMERO...HARTLEY AND CHANNING

HAIL LARGER THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. TAKE
COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 3603 10300 3566 10300 3565 10219 3604 10219

$$

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 2, 3:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 3:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
332 PM CDT WED JUN  2 2004

.DISCUSSION...
CONVECTION IS FINALLY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN THE PANHANDLES AS
SURFACE HEATING IS OVERCOMING THE MIDLEVEL WARM LAYER NEAR 700MB.
STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL INSTABILITY AND HELICITY SHOULD PROVIDE A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. CONVECTION
MAY DEVELOP INTO AN MCS OVERNIGHT AND MOVE SOUTHEAST AS AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA INCEASING THE AREAL
COVERAGE. CONTINUED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS SHOULD INCREASE AND DEEPEN
THE MOIST LAYER TOMORROW...HOWEVER THE WARM LAYER MAY BE HARDER TO
OVERCOME SO COVERAGE COULD BE LESS. FRIDAY MAY SEE SOME DRYER AIR
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PANHANDLES SHIFTING THE FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TO THE EASTERN PANHANDLES. MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY
ON THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT ON SATURDAY WITH PERHAPS A WIND
SHIFT OCCURING DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT COLD AIR ADVECTION SHOULD
HOLD OFF TIL THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDED SLIGHT CHC POPS TO THE
NORTHERN ZONES SUNDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES BACK NORTH AND SERVES AS A
LINE OF CONVERGENCE NEEDED TO INTIATE CONVECTION. MOISTURE SHOULD
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD BUT
WARM AIR ALOFT PREVENTS MENTIONING ANY POPS AT THIS TIME.

HENNIG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO     60  82  61  89 /  60  20  40  20
BEAVER       58  84  58  89 /  30  10  20  20
BOISE CITY   53  84  55  93 /  50  20  40  20
BORGER       61  83  61  92 /  50  10  30  20
BOYS RANCH   59  83  61  91 /  60  20  40  20
CANYON       60  83  62  90 /  60  20  40  20
CLARENDON    63  83  65  90 /  60  10  30  20
DALHART      56  85  58  91 /  50  20  40  20
GUYMON       56  84  57  91 /  40  10  30  20
HEREFORD     60  85  62  91 /  60  20  40  20
LIPSCOMB     59  85  60  88 /  40  10  20  20
PAMPA        61  82  61  90 /  60  10  30  20
SHAMROCK     63  84  65  88 /  60  10  30  20
WELLINGTON   65  84  67  88 /  70  10  30  20

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 03Z TXZ 01>20.
OK...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT TIL 03Z OKZ 01>03.

&&

10/11

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 1:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
100 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2004

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-031100-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
100 PM CDT WED JUN 2 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE FOR DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

HOWEVER...THE VERTICAL WIND PROFILE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM...
BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL OR LARGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF THE
TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES ON FRIDAY. THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IS
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE
AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

SCHNEIDER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:12 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
612 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 PM     HAIL             GRIGGS                  36.60N 102.12W
06/02/2004  1.75 INCH        CIMARRON           OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:20 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
620 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             9 S CANYON              34.85N 101.92W
06/02/2004  2.75 INCH        RANDALL            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:33 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
633 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0522 PM     HAIL             1 NE TEXHOMA            36.52N 101.77W
06/02/2004  1.00 INCH        TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0522 PM     HAIL             1 SW TEXHOMA            36.50N 101.80W
06/02/2004  1.00 INCH        TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0523 PM     HAIL             6 N TEXHOMA             36.59N 101.79W
06/02/2004  2.00 INCH        TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER

0528 PM     HAIL             GRUVER                  36.26N 101.41W
06/02/2004  0.75 INCH        HANSFORD           TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:38 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
638 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     HAIL             8 N ADRIAN              35.39N 102.66W
06/02/2004  1.75 INCH        OLDHAM             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:40 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
640 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0637 PM     HAIL             WELLINGTON              34.85N 100.21W
06/02/2004  1.00 INCH        COLLINGSWORTH      TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

RD

Local storm report, Jun 2, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
646 PM CDT WED JUN 02 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0632 PM     HAIL             25 N DALHART            36.42N 102.51W
06/02/2004  1.00 INCH        DALLAM             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

RD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Oldham	36 min
Jun 2, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Randall	39 min
Jun 2, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Oldham	44 min
Jun 2, 4:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Roberts	50 min
Jun 2, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Moore	62 min
Jun 2, 5:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Randall	52 min
Jun 2, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Roberts	47 min
Jun 2, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	38 min
Jun 2, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray	65 min
Jun 2, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Wheeler	60 min
Jun 2, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hutchinson	73 min
Jun 2, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford	56 min
Jun 2, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Sherman	53 min
Jun 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	62 min
Jun 2, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth	56 min
Jun 2, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Wheeler	44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.