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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 5, 2009Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2009, 5:45 PM CDT for Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 60 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: Jun 5, 2009, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2009, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK

The radar

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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
Jun 5, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 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 Jun 5, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 1:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
100 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-061100-
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 FRI JUN 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN
THREATS.

IN ADDITION...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THEREFORE...BOATERS ARE URGED
TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

FOR SATURDAY...DRY...WARM AND WINDY WEATHER COULD RESULT IN CRITICAL
FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES. THEREFORE...A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PANHANDLES SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

NUNEZ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 3:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
338 PM CDT FRI JUN 05 2009

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0506 PM     HAIL             8 SE ROMERO             35.65N 102.83W
06/04/2009  E0.75 INCH       HARTLEY            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MOSTLY PEA SIZE HAIL WITH SOME PENNIES

0520 PM     HAIL             2 NW DUMAS              35.88N 101.99W
06/04/2009  E1.00 INCH       MOORE              TX   PUBLIC

0524 PM     HAIL             1 NE DUMAS              35.87N 101.95W
06/04/2009  E1.00 INCH       MOORE              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

0540 PM     HAIL             5 E DUMAS               35.86N 101.88W
06/04/2009  E0.75 INCH       MOORE              TX   PUBLIC

0602 PM     TSTM WND GST     VEGA                    35.25N 102.43W
06/04/2009  M63 MPH          OLDHAM             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SCHOOLNET OBSERVATION

0603 PM     HAIL             2 NW WILDORADO          35.24N 102.27W
06/04/2009  E0.75 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   PUBLIC

0608 PM     HAIL             WILDORADO               35.22N 102.24W
06/04/2009  M0.75 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

0608 PM     TORNADO          1 N VEGA                35.26N 102.43W
06/04/2009                   OLDHAM             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED A LANDSPOUT TORNADO 1 MILE
            NORTH OF VEGA. RATED EF-0 WITH A WIDTH OF 100 YARDS AND
            A PATHLENGTH OF 1 MILE. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 3
            MINUTES.

0609 PM     HAIL             2 NE WILDORADO          35.24N 102.22W
06/04/2009  E0.88 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   PUBLIC

0610 PM     HAIL             2 E ADRIAN              35.28N 102.63W
06/04/2009  E0.75 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

0612 PM     HAIL             11 N GRUVER             36.42N 101.41W
06/04/2009  E0.75 INCH       HANSFORD           TX   PUBLIC

0633 PM     TORNADO          14 SW AMARILLO          35.06N 101.99W
06/04/2009                   RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            AMMENDED REPORT. BRIEF TOUCHDOWN AT FM 2219 AND CITY
            LAKE ROAD. TORNADO WAS RATED EF-0 WITH A WIDTH OF 100
            YARDS AND A PATHLENGTH OF 200 YARDS. TORNADO WAS ON THE
            GROUND FOR LESS THAN 1 MINUTE.

0640 PM     HAIL             12 S ADRIAN             35.10N 102.66W
06/04/2009  E0.75 INCH       DEAF SMITH         TX   PUBLIC

0640 PM     TORNADO          7 W CANYON              34.98N 102.05W
06/04/2009                   RANDALL            TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            WEST OF ARNOT RD AND NORTH OF FM 1062. RATED EF-0 WITH
            A WIDTH OF 100 YARDS AND AND A PATHLENGTH OF THREE
            QUARTERS OF A MILE. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 2
            MINUTES.

0644 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 W CANYON              34.98N 102.01W
06/04/2009  E75 MPH          RANDALL            TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            HIGH WIND REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 60 ABOUT 5 MILES WEST
            OF CANYON

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 W CANYON              34.98N 102.05W
06/04/2009                   RANDALL            TX   PUBLIC

            BARN DESTROYED AT FM 1062 AND BLESSEN RD. ONE ANIMAL
            WAS INJURED.

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 W CANYON              34.98N 102.06W
06/04/2009                   RANDALL            TX   NWS STORM SURVEY

            ROOF PEELED OFF A BARN AT FM 1062 AND BUSHLAND RD

0647 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 ENE UMBARGER          34.97N 102.06W
06/04/2009                   RANDALL            TX   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NUMEROUS SHEETS OF TIN WERE REMOVED FROM SMALL
            STRUCTURES ALONG HIGHWAY 60. SOME DOWNED TREE BRANCHES
            WERE ALSO OBSERVED.

0648 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 W CANYON              34.98N 102.05W
06/04/2009  E65 MPH          RANDALL            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

0652 PM     HAIL             7 N HEREFORD            34.92N 102.40W
06/04/2009  E0.75 INCH       DEAF SMITH         TX   AMATEUR RADIO

0659 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DAWN                    34.91N 102.20W
06/04/2009                   DEAF SMITH         TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            6 INCH LIMBS DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 60 AT FM 809

0700 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HEREFORD                34.82N 102.40W
06/04/2009                   DEAF SMITH         TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            ROOF BLOWN OFF AT LUMBER YARD AND SMALL TREE LIMBS
            DOWN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA01422 AMA01423 AMA01424 AMA01425 AMA01437 AMA01426
AMA01429 AMA01439 AMA01427 AMA01430 AMA01428 AMA01431 AMA01432
AMA01440 AMA01433 AMA01441 AMA01442 AMA01443 AMA01434 AMA01435
AMA01436 AMA01438

SMB/SD

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
410 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

TXZ011-052145-
OLDHAM TX-
410 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS OLDHAM COUNTY...

AT 409 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WESTERN OLDHAM COUNTY...OR ABOUT 16 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NARA VISA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL
TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN OLDHAM COUNTY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE CANADIAN
RIVER.

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.

KIMBLE

Local storm report, Jun 5, 4:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
431 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

TXZ001-052200-
DALLAM TX-
431 PM CDT FRI JUN 5 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS DALLAM COUNTY...

AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF WARE...OR ABOUT 17
MILES NORTHWEST OF DALHART...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL
IMPACT HIGHWAY 87 INCLUDING THE TOWN OF WARE.

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.

KIMBLE

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:47 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 5:39 PM CDT, 6 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
Jun 5, 3:25 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 6 more	36 hr
Jun 5, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter	62 min
Jun 5, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Moore, Oldham, Potter	55 min
Jun 5, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Potter	62 min
Jun 5, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	58 min
Jun 5, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	64 min
Jun 5, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver	27 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2009 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

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.