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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 13, 20104 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2010, 4:40 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. 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 13, 2010, 4:40 PM CDT (21:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2010, 8:45 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Hansford County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1689 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 188 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1689 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
188 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.6
Supercell composite
8.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at Jun 13, 3:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
329 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

.DISCUSSION...
ONCE AGAIN...SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL FORCE A SHORTER AFD THAN
NORMAL. STORMS ARE FORMING ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT WHICH IS
SITUATED FROM AROUND TUCUMCARI TO BUSHLAND THEN NORTH TO
BORGER...SPEARMAN AND TOWARD DODGE CITY. AT THE SAME TIME...THE UPPER
LOW HAS DRIFTED TO THE EAST PROVIDING A STRONG WIND COMPONENT ALOFT
ALONG WITH A MORE SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTATION. SO THIS WILL FAVOR
TRAINING STORMS ALONG THE NORTH SOUTH PORTION OF THE FRONT. ONCE
AGAIN...HEAVY RAIN IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT AND WE HAVE ISSUED A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH FOR THE MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST PANHANDLES. SHEAR PROFILES
SUPPORT SUPERCEL STORMS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONT...SO
ISOLD TORNADOES ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DOWNBURST WINDS.

STRONGER COLD FRONT SHOULD MAKE ITS PUSH SOUTH THIS EVENING AND MOVE
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY 12Z MONDAY. HOWEVER...THIS
FRONT IS ALSO PROGGED TO STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.
FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSITION TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AS THE BASE OF THE
UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA...SO LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST
TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL BE MOST FAVORED FOR HEAVY RAIN AND ANY SEVERE
THREAT MONDAY. FAVORED THE COOLER GUIDANCE SOLUTIONS THROUGH TUESDAY
BASED ON THE FRONTAL POSITION AND EXPECTED CLOUD COVER AND STORMS.

STATIONARY FRONT MAY TRY TO LIFT SLOWLY NORTH OF TUESDAY WHILE THE
FLOW ALOFT BECOMES ZONAL. CARRIED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE
PANHANDLES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT ONCE AGAIN KEPT THE DRY
FORECAST GOING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS WEAK RIDGING BUILDS
OVER THE AREA. THERE IS A CAVEAT HOWEVER...AS THE DRYLINE SHOULD
REFORM ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS A LEE SIDE TROUGH DEEPENS OVER
EASTERN COLORADO. WITH THE WEAK FLOW ALOFT DUE TO THE RIDGE...ITS
POSSIBLE ANY STORMS THAT FORM IN EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO REACH THE PANHANDLES. SO IF THE RIDGE HOLDS...THE DRY FORECAST MAY
PAN OUT.

JJB

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MOISTURE IN PLACE ALONG WITH COOLER AIR BEHIND A FRONT SHOULD KEEP
THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LOW THROUGH TUESDAY. INCREASING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK WHICH SHOULD CAUSE
THE RH VALUES TO FALL ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLES.

JJB

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                60  77  60  83  64 /  30  30  50  20  20
BEAVER OK                  59  77  59  84  65 /  70  30  30  20  20
BOISE CITY OK              53  73  55  83  60 /  40  20  30  20  20
BORGER TX                  60  79  62  85  66 /  40  30  40  20  20
BOYS RANCH TX              59  79  60  84  63 /  30  30  40  20  20
CANYON TX                  61  80  61  87  63 /  30  30  50  20  20
CLARENDON TX               68  81  63  85  66 /  30  40  60  20  20
DALHART TX                 55  75  56  84  59 /  30  20  30  20  20
GUYMON OK                  57  74  59  85  63 /  60  20  30  20  20
HEREFORD TX                59  80  61  85  62 /  20  30  40  20  20
LIPSCOMB TX                64  79  61  86  66 /  60  30  40  20  20
PAMPA TX                   61  75  61  83  64 /  40  30  50  20  20
SHAMROCK TX                70  85  65  87  67 /  30  40  60  20  20
WELLINGTON TX              72  86  66  88  67 /  30  40  60  20  20

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HANSFORD...HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...MOORE...
     OCHILTREE...ROBERTS...SHERMAN.

OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BEAVER...TEXAS.

&&

07/14
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 1:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
122 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-141200-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
122 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

.DAY ONE...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP MAY BE SEVERE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS...THOUGH A FEW TORNADOES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE LEADING TO FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING. HANSFORD COUNTY HAD 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL SO FAR SO ANY
ADDITIONAL RAIN IN THIS AREA WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON PALO DURO
CREEK NEAR SPEARMAN AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FOR THE NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS
PANHANDLE.

BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE FRONT. THEREFORE...BOATERS ARE URGED TO
EXERCISE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BE
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD BE READY FOR ACTIVATION TODAY. SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE NEEDED MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

SP

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
150 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

OKZ002-003-TXZ003-004-008-009-131945-
TEXAS OK-BEAVER OK-HANSFORD TX-OCHILTREE TX-ROBERTS TX-HUTCHINSON TX-
150 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR HUTCHINSON...
ROBERTS...OCHILTREE...HANSFORD...BEAVER AND TEXAS COUNTIES.

AT 147 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED
A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOOKER
OKLAHOMA TO 18 MILES SOUTH OF SPEARMAN TEXAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.

HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
257 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

OKZ002-003-TXZ004-132100-
TEXAS OK-BEAVER OK-OCHILTREE TX-
257 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR OCHILTREE...BEAVER
AND TEXAS COUNTIES.

AT 255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PERRYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:18 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
418 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

0418 PM     HAIL             7 S BEAVER              36.71N 100.52W
06/13/2010  E1.00 INCH       BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1000684

SMB
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:23 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
423 PM CDT SUN JUN 13 2010

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

0415 PM     HAIL             8 NW WOLF CREEK PARK    36.30N 100.75W
06/13/2010  E1.75 INCH       OCHILTREE          TX   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1000685

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 7:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMADallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree and 2 more6 hr
Jun 12, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree95 min
Jun 12, 7:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman97 min
Jun 12, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree97 min
Jun 12, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Sherman93 min
Jun 12, 9:02 PM CDTTornado WarningAMAHansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts58 min
Jun 12, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman90 min
Jun 12, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman97 min
Jun 12, 10:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Oldham55 min
Jun 12, 10:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman67 min
Jun 12, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree64 min
Jun 12, 11:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham, Randall54 min
Jun 12, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson64 min
Jun 13, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham, Randall53 min
Jun 13, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman64 min
Jun 13, 12:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts2 hr
Jun 13, 1:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree59 min
Jun 13, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree3 min
Jun 13, 2:04 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman19 hr
Jun 13, 3:11 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts13 hr
Jun 13, 1:14 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts and 1 more23 hr
Jun 13, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAOchiltree79 min
Jun 13, 3:56 PM CDTTornado WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree49 min
Jun 13, 4:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree55 min
Jun 13, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts67 min
Jun 13, 4:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree66 min
Jun 13, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts62 min
Jun 13, 5:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMALipscomb, Ochiltree3 hr
Jun 13, 5:19 PM CDTTornado WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree41 min
Jun 13, 5:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree3 hr
Jun 13, 5:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts55 min
Jun 13, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb53 min
Jun 13, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree53 min
Jun 13, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAOchiltree, Roberts60 min
Jun 13, 12:17 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMABeaver, Texas3 hr
Jun 13, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver57 min
Jun 13, 4:35 PM CDTTornado WarningAMABeaver40 min

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.