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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 170, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2005, 10:45 PM CDT for Oldham 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2005, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2005, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Oldham County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 357 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
- 1722 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1307 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
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 Jul 6, 3:21 PM CDT, 7 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 3:21 PM CDT, 7 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 321 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 .DISCUSSION... NEARLY FULL INSOLATION HAS ALLOWED THE AIRMASS OVER THE PANHANDLES TO BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE USUAL TSTMS ARE DEVELOPING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PUSH ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLES WHERE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 612 HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED. HEAVY RAIN...WIND AND HAIL LOOK TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. MEANWHILE... DECENT CU/TCU FIELD HAS DEVELOPED OVER OLDHAM...DEAF SMITH...POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE FURTHER CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT OVER THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. UPPER AIR PATTERN DOES NOT CHANGE A WHOLE LOT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HAVE NOT MADE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE LATER PERIODS EXCEPT TO ADD POPS TO THE THURSDAY NIGHT PERIOD. THE WESTERN ZONES ARE FAVORED AGAIN BASED ON PROXIMITY TO THE MOUNTAINS WHERE TSTM INITIATION IS MORE LIKELY. PRIMARY CHALLENGE WILL BE TO SEE HOW THE REMNANTS OF DENNIS PLAY OUT. WE MAY SEE LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE ACROSS THIS PORTION OF THE HIGH PLAINS SO INHERITED DRY FORECAST STILL LOOKS PLAUSIBLE. SLATTERY && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 13/02
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 10:32 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1032 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-071100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 1032 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 612 WAS CLEARED FOR CIMARRON... DALLAM...AND HARTLEY COUNTIES...BUT WAS EXTENDED FOR OLDHAM AND DEAF SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. ALSO...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 615 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE UNTIL 1 AM CDT. STORMS IN THE WATCH AREAS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM GUYMON OKLAHOMA TO AMARILLO TEXAS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY EVENING AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. ANY STORMS THAT DO FORM ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TONIGHT...AND AGAIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANDRADE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 9:47 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
947 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0946 PM TORNADO 12 N VEGA 35.42N 102.43W
07/06/2005 OLDHAM TX NWS EMPLOYEE
TORNADO STARTED AT 9:28 PM AND ENDED AT 9:30 PM. LASTED
2 MINUTES.
&&
JJBLocal storm report, Jul 6, 9:50 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
950 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0936 PM HAIL BOYS RANCH 35.51N 102.25W
07/06/2005 1.75 INCH OLDHAM TX TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JJBLocal storm report, Jul 6, 10:26 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1026 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1025 PM HAIL 6 N ADRIAN 35.36N 102.66W
07/06/2005 2.50 INCH OLDHAM TX TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TENNIS TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL
NORTH OF ADRIAN.
&&
JJBSpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 10:32 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1032 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 TXZ013-070415- CARSON TX- 1032 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CARSON COUNTY... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF PANHANDLE AT 1032 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN CARSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF PANHANDLE...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JORDAN
Local storm report, Jul 6, 10:38 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 6, 10:39 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1039 PM CDT WED JUL 06 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1039 PM HAIL 4 E ADRIAN 35.28N 102.59W
07/06/2005 0.75 INCH OLDHAM TX AMATEUR RADIO
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JJBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 8:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hartley | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hartley | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 9:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Oldham | 59 min |
| Jul 6, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Oldham | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 10:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 12:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 8:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Texas | 54 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.