Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2008, 7:10 PM CDT for Hartley County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 23, 2008, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2008, 7:58 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Hartley County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 322 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
- 729 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2896 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
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 23, 6:23 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:23 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 4:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 455 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-241100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 455 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK...WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JOHNSON
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:06 PM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 306 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 TXZ001-232030- DALLAM TX- 306 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY... AT 306 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TEXLINE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LG
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 346 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 TXZ001-232115- DALLAM TX- 346 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY... AT 346 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF TEXLINE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LG
Local storm report, Jun 23, 4:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
423 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM TSTM WND GST 4 WNW WHITE DEER 35.45N 101.24W
06/22/2008 E65 MPH CARSON TX PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00754
CNSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 4:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 449 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 TXZ001-232230- DALLAM TX- 449 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY... AT 449 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TEXLINE MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN DALLAM COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 535 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 TXZ001-232315- DALLAM TX- 535 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL DALLAM COUNTY... AT 535 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARE MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL DALLAM COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 6:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 603 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 TXZ001-006-011-016-240000- DALLAM TX-DEAF SMITH TX-HARTLEY TX-OLDHAM TX- 603 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2008 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...HARTLEY AND OLDHAM COUNTIES... AT 603 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WARE...TO NARA VISA...TO BROADVIEW...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL APPROACH THE COMMUNITIES OF DALHART...ROMERO...AND ADRIAN THROUGH 7 PM. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PEOPLE IN DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...HARTLEY AND OLDHAM COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DALHART...HEREFORD AND VEGA...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson | 59 min |
| Jun 24, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 65 min |
| Jun 23, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Texas | 63 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.