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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 25, 2008, 3:41 PM CDT for Hartley County, Moore County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. 6 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 25, 2008, 3:41 PM CDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2008, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 3:48 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Wnw Four Way, TX | TORNADO LOCATED AT MIDDLEWELL ROAD ALONG HWY 722 AT 348 PM. CONFIRMED BY NWS EMPLOYEE |
| May 25, 3:49 PM CDT | TORNADO | 10 Wnw Four Way, TX | TORNADO LOCATED AT MIDDLEWELL ROAD ALONG HWY 722 AT 348 PM. CONFIRMED BY NWS EMPLOYEES. END TIME OF TORNADO THAT STARTED AT 337 PM. |
| May 25, 3:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 10 Ne Channing, TX | NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 722 JUST WEST OF HARTLEY AND MOORE COUNTY LINE...HAIL LASTED BETWEEN 350 PM AND 355 PM |
| May 25, 4:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Dumas, TX | QUARTER SIZE HAIL |
| May 25, 4:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 4 Sw Dumas, TX | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL ON COUNTY ROAD 722 |
| May 25, 4:40 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Sw Dumas, TX |
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 25, 12:39 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 2607 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 325 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.1
- Supercell composite
- 17.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KAMA 252041 TORAMA TXC205-341-252130- /O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0007.080525T2041Z-080525T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 341 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL HARTLEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS... NORTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DUMAS... * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 339 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUMAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DUMAS BY 405 PM CDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...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 3605 10190 3579 10182 3573 10223 3584 10230 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 246DEG 29KT 3577 10218 $$ JJB/MJ
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KAMA 252050 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 348 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 TXC205-341-252130- /O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080525T2130Z/ HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX- 348 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MOORE AND EAST CENTRAL HARTLEY COUNTIES... AT 343 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS AND THE SHERIFFS OFFICE WERE TRACKING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLEWELL...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUMAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DUMAS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. LAT...LON 3605 10190 3579 10182 3573 10223 3584 10230 TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 246DEG 29KT 3579 10212 $$ JJB/MJ
000
WWUS54 KAMA 252102
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
402 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
TXC205-252112-
/O.CAN.KAMA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080525T2130Z/
HARTLEY TX-
402 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HARTLEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1.
LAT...LON 3596 10189 3579 10182 3577 10193 3577 10194
3575 10205 3586 10212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 251DEG 30KT 3581 10196
$$
TXC341-252130-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080525T2130Z/
MOORE TX-
402 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MOORE COUNTY...
AT 400 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7
MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF DUMAS...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUMAS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW. IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1.
LAT...LON 3596 10189 3579 10182 3577 10193 3577 10194
3575 10205 3586 10212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 251DEG 30KT 3581 10196
$$
JJB/MJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:28 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 12 hr |
| May 25, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Oldham | 66 min |
| May 25, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Oldham | 63 min |
| May 25, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hartley | 37 min |
| May 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman | 66 min |
| May 25, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hartley | 27 min |
| May 25, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 60 min |
| May 25, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley | 55 min |
| May 25, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore | 49 min |
| May 25, 4:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Moore | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 59 min |
| May 25, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 57 min |
| May 25, 5:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Roberts | 65 min |
| May 25, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman | 55 min |
| May 25, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 58 min |
| May 25, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 55 min |
| May 25, 6:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hutchinson, Roberts | 4 hr |
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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.