Alert archive / Oklahoma / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2008, 6:26 PM CDT for Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 64 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
- Aug 9, 2008, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2008, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Cimarron County, OK
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Aug 9, 5:47 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 5:47 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 1:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 100 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-101100- 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 CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. THIS COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE TO HELP PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM THE STRONGEST STORMS. LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE PANHANDLES SUNDAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SUNDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON MONDAY...AND MAINLY DURING THE EVENING AND NIGHTTIME HOURS ON TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE STRONGER STORMS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY THEIR RAINFALL AND FLOODING REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO. GOEHRING
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 318 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 OKZ002-003-TXZ002-003-092045- BEAVER OK-HANSFORD TX-SHERMAN TX-TEXAS OK- 318 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWESTERN BEAVER...TEXAS...NORTHWESTERN HANSFORD AND NORTHEASTERN SHERMAN COUNTIES... AT 318 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN GOODWELL AND HARDESTY MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LG
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 3:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 341 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>003-092115- BEAVER OK-CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX-HANSFORD TX-SHERMAN TX-TEXAS OK- 341 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWESTERN BEAVER...SOUTHEASTERN CIMARRON...SOUTHERN TEXAS...NORTHERN DALLAM...NORTHERN HANSFORD AND NORTHERN SHERMAN COUNTIES... AT 341 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 4 MILES NORTH OF BOYD TO 10 MILES EAST OF TEXLINE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN BEAVER...SOUTHEASTERN CIMARRON...SOUTHERN TEXAS...NORTHERN DALLAM...NORTHERN HANSFORD AND NORTHERN SHERMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEAVER...STRATFORD AND HARDESTY...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. LG
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 4:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 417 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 OKZ002-003-TXZ001>003-092215- BEAVER OK-DALLAM TX-HANSFORD TX-SHERMAN TX-TEXAS OK- 417 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN BEAVER...SOUTHERN TEXAS... DALLAM...NORTHERN HANSFORD AND SHERMAN COUNTIES... AT 417 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BEAVER...TO TEXHOMA...TO TEXLINE. THE LINE WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN WESTERN BEAVER...SOUTHERN TEXAS...DALLAM...NORTHERN HANSFORD AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEAVER... DALHART...GUYMON AND STRATFORD...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:31 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 531 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 OKZ001-TXZ001-092330- CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX- 531 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTHERN CIMARRON AND NORTHERN DALLAM COUNTIES... AT 531 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES EAST OF FELT. THIS STORM IS NEARLY STATIONARY. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS AROUND 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CIMARRON AND NORTHERN DALLAM COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 5:40 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 9, 6:09 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 609 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 OKZ002-100015- TEXAS OK- 609 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY... AT 609 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOUGH MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. PEOPLE IN CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF GUYMON... 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 65 min |
| Aug 9, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 62 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.