Alert archive / Oklahoma / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 57, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 31, 2007, 8:29 PM CDT for Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 31 min. 4 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
- May 31, 2007, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2007, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Texas County, OK
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:38 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 W Guymon, OK | |
| May 31, 8:40 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 7 Nw Guymon, OK | BASEBALL SIZE HAIL OBSERVED 7 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 136 ON HIGHWAY 64 |
| May 31, 8:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Guymon, OK | DAMAGE OCCURRED OVER THE SOUTH SIDE OF GUYMON MAINLY ALONG SW 5TH ST...A TWO CAR GARAGE WAS DESTROYED...DUMPSTERS WERE FLIPPED...FENCES DOWN |
| May 31, 8:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Guymon, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 31, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 2316 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 10.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KAMA 010130
TORAMA
OKC139-010200-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0057.070601T0129Z-070601T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
829 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
* AT 824 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR
UNITY...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. GUYMON IS IN THE DIRECT
PATH OF THIS STORM. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GUYMON...
OPTIMA...
HOUGH...
GOODWELL...
HOOKER...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY
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 3698 10188 3670 10186 3657 10164 3656 10120
3699 10119
$$2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KAMA 010139
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
838 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007
OKC139-010200-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-070601T0200Z/
TEXAS OK-
838 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TEXAS COUNTY...
AT 830 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS POTENTIAL TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
GUYMON...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GUYMON...
OPTIMA...
GOODWELL...
HOUGH...
HOOKER...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3698 10188 3670 10186 3657 10164 3656 10120
3699 10119
$$000
WWUS54 KAMA 010148 RRA
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
848 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007
OKC139-010200-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-070601T0200Z/
TEXAS OK-
848 PM CDT THU MAY 31 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TEXAS COUNTY...
AT 843 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GUYMON...MOVING
EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION...GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS
REPORTED 1 MILE NORTH OF GUYMON.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GUYMON...
OPTIMA...
GOODWELL...
HOOKER...
HOUGH...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. 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.
LAT...LON 3698 10188 3670 10186 3657 10164 3656 10120
3699 10119
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Texas | 53 min |
| May 31, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 59 min |
| May 31, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Texas | 42 min |
| May 31, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Texas | 32 min |
| May 31, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Texas | 62 min |
| May 31, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver | 58 min |
| May 31, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver | 42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.