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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2009, 7:19 PM CDT for Armstrong County, Donley County, Texas. It was in force for 56 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
- Jul 4, 2009, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2009, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Donley County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
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 Jul 4, 6:22 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 6:22 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 3:17 PM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 317 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-051100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 317 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WHERE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. IN ADDITION...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS... PARTICULARLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. SJOHNSON/GOEHRING
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:42 PM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 242 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 TXZ015-042015- WHEELER TX- 242 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR WHEELER COUNTY. AT 241 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LELA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. SJOHNSON
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:56 PM CDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 256 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 TXZ019-020-042030- COLLINGSWORTH TX-DONLEY TX- 256 PM CDT SAT JUL 4 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR DONLEY AND COLLINGSWORTH COUNTIES. AT 256 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF QUAIL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. SJOHNSON
Local storm report, Jul 4, 3:23 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
323 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0323 PM HAIL 6 NW DOZIER 35.14N 100.42W
07/04/2009 E0.75 INCH COLLINGSWORTH TX PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA0900002
SMBSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 3:56 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 9:23 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Gray, Wheeler | 110 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.