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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2008, 12:28 PM CDT for 6 counties in 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 counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2008, 12:28 PM CDT (17:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2008, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 9:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 1133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 837 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 7.4
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 Apr 23, 11:44 AM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 11:44 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 11:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1126 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-231800- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 1126 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AND THE EASTERN FOUR COLUMNS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. ALSO...BREEZY WINDS WILL REQUIRE BOATERS TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... DRY AIR AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGER AND SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUESTED ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TODAY. SCHNEIDER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 10:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1014 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 OKZ002-231615- TEXAS OK- 1014 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN TEXAS COUNTY... AT 1014 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF GOODWELL MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN TEXAS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF GUYMON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 10:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1020 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 TXZ009-231615- ROBERTS TX- 1020 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN ROBERTS COUNTY... AT 1020 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIAMI MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN ROBERTS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF MIAMI...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Local storm report, Apr 23, 11:41 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1141 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1137 AM HAIL 1 N CANADIAN 35.93N 100.38W
04/23/2008 E0.75 INCH HEMPHILL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
THREE QUARTER INCH HAIL AT THE CANADIAN RIVER BRIDGE ON
HIGHWAY 83
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00172
CKSpecial weather statement, Apr 23, 11:46 AM CDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1146 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 TXZ017>020-231745- ARMSTRONG TX-COLLINGSWORTH TX-DONLEY TX-RANDALL TX- 1146 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN ARMSTRONG...COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY AND EASTERN RANDALL COUNTIES... AT 1146 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 12 MILES SOUTH OF WAYSIDE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN ARMSTRONG...COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY AND EASTERN RANDALL COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANYON...CLARENDON...CLAUDE AND WELLINGTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 12:20 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1220 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008 TXZ011-016-231815- DEAF SMITH TX-OLDHAM TX- 1220 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHWESTERN DEAF SMITH AND SOUTHWESTERN OLDHAM COUNTIES... AT 1220 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES WEST OF SIMMS MOVING NORTH AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN NORTHWESTERN DEAF SMITH AND SOUTHWESTERN OLDHAM COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 12:21 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1221 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008 TXZ007-011-012-231815- MOORE TX-OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX- 1221 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE...EAST CENTRAL OLDHAM AND NORTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES... AT 1221 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF VALLEY DE ORO MOVING NORTH AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL MOORE...EAST CENTRAL OLDHAM AND NORTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 5:54 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 9:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 53 min |
| Apr 23, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Roberts | 63 min |
| Apr 23, 1:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter | 65 min |
| Apr 23, 1:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Donley, Gray, Roberts | 111 min |
| Apr 23, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Wheeler | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 10:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Texas | 35 min |
| Apr 23, 2:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 60 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.