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Tornado Warning 45, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2007, 7:28 PM CDT for Hutchinson County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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 23, 2007, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2007, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Hutchinson County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 1239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 11.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KAMA 240028 TORAMA TXC233-240130- /O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0045.070524T0028Z-070524T0130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 728 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS * UNTIL 830 PM CDT * AT 724 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 12 MILES NORTH OF BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... STINNETT... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. LAT...LON 3587 10149 3578 10141 3587 10109 3605 10119 $$ KRAMAR
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KAMA 240049 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 748 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 TXC233-240130- /O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-070524T0130Z/ HUTCHINSON TX- 748 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY... AT 743 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS LIKELY TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 19 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. LAT...LON 3588 10140 3587 10109 3605 10112 3604 10132 $$ KRAMAR
000 WWUS54 KAMA 240100 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 759 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 TXC233-240130- /O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-070524T0130Z/ HUTCHINSON TX- 759 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY... AT 756 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 19 MILES SOUTH OF SPEARMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY... A SECOND TORNADO MAY BE RAINWRAPPED AND CROSSING FARM TO MARKET ROAD 281 EAST OF HIGHWAY 207. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. LAT...LON 3589 10129 3587 10109 3605 10112 3604 10136 $$ KRAMAR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 63 min |
| May 23, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 55 min |
| May 23, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 65 min |
| May 23, 7:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 63 min |
| May 23, 7:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford | 63 min |
| May 23, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 58 min |
| May 23, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree, Roberts | 66 min |
| May 23, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Roberts | 60 min |
| May 23, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford | 59 min |
| May 23, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hansford | 37 min |
| May 23, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree, Roberts | 62 min |
| May 23, 9:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Roberts | 61 min |
| May 23, 9:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 49 min |
| May 23, 9:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford | 65 min |
| May 23, 10:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 58 min |
| May 23, 10:14 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 4 hr |
| May 23, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 58 min |
| May 23, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 52 min |
| May 23, 10:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Roberts | 3 hr |
| May 23, 11:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 60 min |
| May 23, 11:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 57 min |
| May 23, 11:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Roberts | 63 min |
| May 24, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 45 min |
| May 24, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill | 54 min |
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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.