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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this winter storm warning at Jan 18, 2007, 3:05 PM CST for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 19, 2007, 4:23 AM CST. It was in force for 47 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2007, 3:05 PM CST (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2007, 4:23 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2007, 3:37 AM CST
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
All 21 counties
Beaver County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:39 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Texline, TX | |
| Jan 20, 4:47 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 10 E Amarillo, TX | |
| Jan 20, 5:32 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Borger, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KAMA 182105 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 305 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 ...NEXT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PANHANDLES BEGINNING FRIDAY... .ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY ACROSS THE PANHANDLES BEGINNING ON FRIDAY AS AN UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE PANHANDLES. COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...SETTING THE TABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BEFORE DRIER AIR FILTERS IN. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS IN THE EXACT PATH OF THE UPPER- LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL LIKELY BE BETTER DEFINED THAN IN PREVIOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THIS SEASON. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. TXZ004-005-007>020-190615- /O.UPG.KAMA.WS.A.0002.070119T1800Z-070121T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0002.070119T1800Z-070121T1200Z/ OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM- POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 305 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...EXCLUDING THE EXTREME NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST COUNTIES. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY FRIDAY...SPREADING AREAWIDE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>003-006-190615- /O.NEW.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.070120T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY... CHANNING 305 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EXTREME NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYTEM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JOHNSON
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KAMA 190446 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1046 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 ...WINTER STORM TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE PANHANDLES ON FRIDAY... .THE NEXT WINTER STORM LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA OF MEXICO TONIGHT...WAS BEGINNING TO TRACK EAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...SETTING THE TABLE FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW COULD START AS EARLY AS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND SHOULD LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BEFORE DRIER AIR FILTERS IN THE AREA. THE STRONGEST INTENSITY AND GREATEST AREAL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHEN THE STRONGEST LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINTER STORM IS SCHEDULED TO MOVE OVERHEAD. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS IN THE EXACT PATH OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...LATEST GUIDANCE SUPPORTS A TRACK THAT MOVES DIRECTLY OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SOME SLEET COULD DEVELOP FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY IN THIS EVENT...PARTICULARLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. OTHERWISE...SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION. TXZ004-005-007>020-191300- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.070119T1800Z-070121T1200Z/ OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM- POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1046 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY FRIDAY...SPREADING AREAWIDE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>003-006-191300- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.070120T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY... CHANNING 1046 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KAMA 191023 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 423 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...WINTER STORM TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE PANHANDLES TODAY... .AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAJA OF MEXICO TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...SETTING THE STAGE FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW COULD START AS EARLY AS THIS MORNING OVER THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND SHOULD LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BEFORE DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. THE STRONGEST SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND GREATEST AREAL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHEN THE STRONGEST LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVERHEAD. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS CONCERNING THE EXACT PATH OF THE UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...LATEST GUIDANCE SUPPORTS A TRACK THAT MOVES DIRECTLY OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SOME SLEET COULD DEVELOP FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY IN THIS EVENT...PARTICULARLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. OTHERWISE...SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION. OKZ003-TXZ003-191800- /O.UPG.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.070120T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.WS.W.0002.070119T1800Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER 423 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ TXZ004-005-007>020-191800- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.070119T1800Z-070121T1200Z/ OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM- POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 423 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY TODAY...SPREADING AREAWIDE BY THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-191800- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.070120T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING 423 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ COCKRELL
000 WWUS44 KAMA 191759 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1159 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...WINTER STORM TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE PANHANDLES TODAY... .AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAJA PENINSULA OF MEXICO TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. COLD AIR IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...SETTING THE STAGE FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND SHOULD LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES BEFORE DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. THE STRONGEST SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND GREATEST AREAL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WHEN THE STRONGEST LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVERHEAD. WHILE SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS CONCERNING THE EXACT PATH OF THE UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM...LATEST GUIDANCE SUPPORTS A TRACK THAT MOVES DIRECTLY OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. SOME SLEET COULD DEVELOP FOR A BRIEF PERIOD EARLY IN THIS EVENT...PARTICULARLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. OTHERWISE...SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION. OKZ003-TXZ003>005-007>020-200200- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.070119T1800Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 1159 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING AREAWIDE AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE WARNING AREA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60...FROM HEREFORD...TO AMARILLO...TO CANADIAN...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60...INCLUDING THE AMARILLO AREA...WIDESPREAD SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-200200- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.070120T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING 1159 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BEFORE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JOHNSON
000 WWUS44 KAMA 200228 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 828 PM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER PANHANDLES THIS WEEKEND... .AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED INTO NORTHWEST MEXICO THIS EVENING...AND WILL TRACK EAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. WITH A WARM LAYER ABOVE THE SURFACE...A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WAS OCCURRING OVER THE PANHANDLES EARLY THIS EVENING. AS LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES COOL BELOW FREEZING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. OKZ003-TXZ003>005-007>020-201030- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 828 PM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. AS LOWER LEVEL TEMPERATURES COOL BELOW FREEZING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER COMPLETELY TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD AREAWIDE AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ACROSS THE WARNING AREA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60...FROM HEREFORD...TO AMARILLO...TO CANADIAN...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60... INCLUDING THE AMARILLO AREA...WIDESPREAD SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-201030- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING 828 PM CST FRI JAN 19 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. AS LOWER LEVEL TEMPERATURES COOL BELOW FREEZING...PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER COMPLETELY TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NUNEZ
000 WWUS44 KAMA 200607 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1207 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...HEAVY SNOWS WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLES THIS WEEKEND... .LIGHT SLEET WAS REPORTED OVER SOME SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE LOCATIONS. LOWER LEVEL TEMPERATURE PROFILES CONTINUE TO COOL...AND THE SLEET SHOULD SOON COME TO AN END. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWEST MEXICO TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOWFALL INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE PANHANDLES AND SNOW SHOULD START TO CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST. SNOWFALL MAY LINGER INTO EARLY SUNDAY OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. OKZ003-TXZ003>005-007>020-201415- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 1207 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. LIGHT SLEET WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE WARNING AREA FOR A FEW MORE HOURS TONIGHT. AS THE LOWER LEVEL TEMPERATURES COOL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK...PRECIPITATION SHOULD COMPLETELY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEFORE DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ACROSS THE WARNING AREA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60...FROM HEREFORD...TO AMARILLO...TO CANADIAN...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 60... INCLUDING THE AMARILLO AREA...WIDESPREAD SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-201415- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING 1207 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. SNOWFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BRING AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KAMA 201101 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 501 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING THE PANHANDLES THIS WEEKEND... .UPPER LOW OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CONUS WILL MOVE EASTWARD TODAY...TAPPING RICH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE. CHANGEOVER TO SNOW HAS OCCURRED AREAWIDE...AND MODERATE SNOW RATES WILL PERSIST...AIDED FURTHER BY LIFT ENHANCEMENT COURTESY OF FAVORABLE UPPER JET POSITION DURING THE DAY TODAY. AS A RESULT...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...WILL EXPERIENCE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. OKZ003-TXZ003>005-007>020-201915- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 501 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL BUT THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TODAY...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW LIKELY...PRODUCING ACCUMULATION RATES AT OR ABOVE 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF NEAR 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-201915- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING 501 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH OCCASIONAL INCREASES TO MODERATE INTENSITY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE ADVISORY AREA BY SUNDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KRAMAR
000 WWUS44 KAMA 201649 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1049 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING THE PANHANDLES THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. TXZ001-002-006-210100- /O.UPG.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...HARTLEY... CHANNING 1049 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRESS WARMLY AND MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. BE SURE THAT YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND THAT BRAKES...LIGHTS...BATTERY ...EXHAUST...HEATER CONNECTIONS...DEFROSTER...AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. $$ OKZ003-TXZ003>005-007>020-210100- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 1049 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS NEAR 12 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. NEARLY ONE THIRD OF PEOPLE KILLED IN WINTER STORMS DIE IN VEHICLES FROM EXPOSURE. SHOULD YOU BECOME STRANDED IN YOUR CAR...STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE. REMAIN VISIBLE TO RESCUERS BY ATTACHING A BRIGHTLY COLORED CLOTH TO YOUR ANTENNA...AND KEEP THE OVERHEAD LIGHT ON. DO NOT RUN YOUR ENGINE MORE THAN 10 MINUTES EVERY HOUR...AND MAKE SURE ICE OR SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK YOUR EXHAUST. MOVE YOUR ARMS AND LEGS TO KEEP BLOOD CIRCULATING. KEEP ONE WINDOW SLIGHTLY OPEN TO LET FRESH AIR IN. $$ OKZ001-002-210100- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON 1049 AM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ANDRADE
000 WWUS44 KAMA 210057 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 657 PM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW IMPACTING THE PANHANDLES THIS WEEKEND... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. OKZ003-TXZ001>020-211200- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HARTLEY-MOORE- HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD... SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA... AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 657 PM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EAST...AND MOISTURE WRAPS AROUND THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN EDGES OF THE LOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. NEARLY ONE THIRD OF PEOPLE KILLED IN WINTER STORMS DIE IN VEHICLES FROM EXPOSURE. SHOULD YOU BECOME STRANDED IN YOUR CAR... STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE. REMAIN VISIBLE TO RESCUERS BY ATTACHING A BRIGHTLY COLORED CLOTH TO YOUR ANTENNA...AND KEEP THE OVERHEAD LIGHT ON. DO NOT RUN YOUR ENGINE MORE THAN 10 MINUTES EVERY HOUR...AND MAKE SURE ICE OR SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK YOUR EXHAUST. MOVE YOUR ARMS AND LEGS TO KEEP BLOOD CIRCULATING. KEEP ONE WINDOW SLIGHTLY OPEN TO LET FRESH AIR IN. $$ OKZ001-002-211200- /O.CON.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON 657 PM CST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDTIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS LATE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS44 KAMA 210937 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 337 AM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...WINTER STORM HAS PASSED... .UPPER LOW THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE PANHANDLES HAS EXITED THE AREA. THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS PASSED. ALTHOUGH BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING...VISIBILITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED BY ANY SIGNIFICANT MARGIN. OKZ003-TXZ001>020-211045- /O.CAN.KAMA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HARTLEY-MOORE- HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD... SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA... AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 337 AM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STRONG UPPER LOW THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO THE PANHANDLES HAS EXITED THE AREA. BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH ONLY MINOR IMPACTS ON VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION...ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN SLICK WITH ICE OR PACKED SNOW. $$ OKZ001-002-211045- /O.CAN.KAMA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070121T1200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON 337 AM CST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE STRONG UPPER LOW THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL TO THE PANHANDLES HAS EXITED THE AREA. BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH ONLY MINOR IMPACTS ON VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION...ROADWAYS ARE STILL LIKELY TO BE SLICK WITH ICE OR PACKED SNOW. $$ KRAMAR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 18, 2:14 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 2:14 PM CST, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
214 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007
.DISCUSSION...
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE PANHANDLES
THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD HIGH CLOUDS. CIGS WILL LOWER
LATE TONIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY PART OF FRIDAY AS LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE INCREASES ON THE WEST SIDE OF RETREATING SURFACE HIGH.
EXPECT SOME LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST CWA AS
EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT...BUT CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AROUND FREEZING
FOR MOST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY AS SNOW DEVELOPS. POINT SOUNDINGS
INDICATE THAT MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW.
HOWEVER...THERE STILL MAY BE SOME SLEET MIXED IN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
ZONES. WILL LEAVE AS ALL SNOW AT THIS TIME. HAVE UPGRADED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH TO A WARNING BEGINNING AT 18Z FRIDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DO NOT THINK THAT THE
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE COUNTIES WILL REACH
WSW CRITERIA. HOWEVER...DO THINK THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY...SO A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT STARTING 00Z SATURDAY. THE
HEAVIER SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN ZONES EARLIER...BUT SHOULD
QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE NORTH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. HAVE INCREASED
POPS ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WILL GO WITH
THE SLIGHTLY SLOWER UKMET SOLUTION WITH REGARD TO THE UPPER- LOW.
THIS WILL DELAY THE DRYING DEPICTED BY THE GFS...KEEPING FAIRLY HIGH
POPS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT /WITH THE BEST CHANCE IN
THE EASTERN ZONES BY THIS TIME/.
DEPARTING UPPER-LOW WILL BRINGING A REINFORCING SURFACE HIGH INTO THE
AREA ON SUNDAY. TEMPS ON SUNDAY WILL BE TRICKY AS SNOW PACK WILL
BE A BIG WILD-CARD. RETAINED SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE FAR EASTERN ZONES
SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE AREA BEGINS TO DRY OUT. DRY CONDITIONS ON
SUNDAY APPEAR TO BE SHORT-LIVED AS ANOTHER SYSTEM DIVES SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM DOES NOT LOOK AS SIGNIFICANT
AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL BEAR WATCHING BY FUTURE SHIFTS AS THE STORM
TRACK AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE BECOME MORE CLEAR. TEMPERATURES MONDAY
AND TUESDAY SHOULD REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL...WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN
THE LOWER TO MID 30S. LOW- LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP FOR THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...PROVIDING A MODEST WARM-UP /STILL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPS/ AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE. MEX
VALUES LOOK TO WARM FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD AND HAVE UNDERCUT BY
SEVERAL DEGREES.
JOHNSON
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX 22 31 22 29 19 / 10 60 80 60 40
BEAVER OK 17 36 20 32 22 / 0 20 50 60 50
BOISE CITY OK 15 35 19 31 18 / 0 30 60 50 30
BORGER TX 23 35 23 32 23 / 5 40 70 60 40
BOYS RANCH TX 20 33 22 31 20 / 10 50 80 60 40
CANYON TX 21 30 23 29 19 / 20 60 80 70 40
CLARENDON TX 23 31 23 30 22 / 10 60 80 70 50
DALHART TX 17 34 19 31 16 / 5 40 70 50 30
GUYMON OK 18 36 22 32 21 / 0 20 50 50 40
HEREFORD TX 20 29 21 30 19 / 20 70 90 60 40
LIPSCOMB TX 19 36 21 32 23 / 0 30 50 70 50
PAMPA TX 21 34 22 31 22 / 5 40 70 70 50
SHAMROCK TX 23 33 23 31 26 / 10 50 70 80 60
WELLINGTON TX 25 32 24 31 25 / 10 60 80 80 60
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...
DEAF SMITH...DONLEY...GRAY...HEMPHILL...HUTCHINSON...
LIPSCOMB...MOORE...OCHILTREE...OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL...
ROBERTS...WHEELER.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: DALLAM...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...SHERMAN.
OK...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.
&&
24/02Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 18, 1:00 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 100 PM CST THU JAN 18 2007 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-191200- 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 CST THU JAN 18 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. THIS UPCOMING STORM IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. PRELIMINARY FORECASTS SUGGEST 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL... AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...LESS THAN 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER WINTER STORM EVENT BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND. ANDRADE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:05 PM CST | Snow Advisory | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Sherman | 61 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
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