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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 25, 20094 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2009, 8:22 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 53 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: May 25, 2009, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2009, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Hemphill County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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 May 25, 6:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 6:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 1:00 PM CDT, 7 hours 22 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
100 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-261100-
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 MON MAY 25 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY STORMS WILL BE
LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND AGAIN ACROSS THE
WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY STORMS THAT FORM
WILL BE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

SCHNEIDER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 3:12 PM CDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
312 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

TXZ001-252115-
DALLAM TX-
312 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS DALLAM COUNTY...

AT 210 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF TEXLINE...OR ABOUT 33 MILES NORTH
OF AMISTAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.
BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

Special weather statement, May 25, 4:32 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
432 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

TXZ001-006-252200-
DALLAM TX-HARTLEY TX-
432 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS HARTLEY AND DALLAM COUNTIES...

AT 431 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DALHART...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

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.

Special weather statement, May 25, 5:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
515 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

TXZ004-005-009-010-252300-
LIPSCOMB TX-OCHILTREE TX-ROBERTS TX-HEMPHILL TX-
515 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS HEMPHILL...ROBERTS...OCHILTREE AND
LIPSCOMB COUNTIES...

AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES WEST OF GLAZIER...OR ABOUT 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CANADIAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 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.

Local storm report, May 25, 6:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 7:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb	3 hr
May 25, 8:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Roberts	6 hr
May 25, 10:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hemphill	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.