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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2010, 8:09 PM CDT for Armstrong County, Donley County, Texas. It was in force for 66 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 24, 2010, 8:09 PM CDT (01:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2010, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 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 01:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 11:46 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 24, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 4:09 PM CDT, 4 hours before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 409 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-251100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 409 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PANHANDLES... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TONIGHT. THESE STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE DRYLINE...WHICH WILL TRACK SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS... ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. AS A RESULT...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED ACROSS MOST OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH THIS EVENING IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS. WYNNE
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 24, 6:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, May 24, 7:44 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
744 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNE HIGGINS 36.14N 100.02W
05/24/2010 E70 MPH LIPSCOMB TX CO-OP OBSERVER
TREES KNOCKED OVER.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000537
JACKSONSpecial weather statement, May 24, 7:47 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 747 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010 TXZ018-019-250115- ARMSTRONG TX-DONLEY TX- 747 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR DONLEY AND ARMSTRONG COUNTIES. AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GOODNIGHT TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF HEDLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES 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, May 24, 8:00 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
800 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM HAIL HIGGINS 36.12N 100.03W
05/24/2010 E1.00 INCH LIPSCOMB TX PUBLIC
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000538
JACKSONLocal storm report, May 24, 8:08 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
808 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0645 PM HAIL 18 SE CANADIAN 35.73N 100.16W
05/24/2010 E1.75 INCH HEMPHILL TX STORM CHASER
APPROX 15 MILES EAST OF HWY 83 ON 33.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000539
JOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb | 53 min |
| May 24, 8:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 28 min |
| May 24, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 48 min |
| May 24, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Moore, Potter, Randall | 61 min |
| May 24, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 66 min |
| May 24, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 58 min |
| May 24, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Potter, Roberts | 59 min |
| May 24, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 67 min |
| May 24, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 55 min |
| May 24, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 60 min |
| May 24, 10:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson | 24 min |
| May 24, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Potter, Randall | 61 min |
| May 24, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson | 23 min |
| May 24, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 67 min |
| May 24, 10:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray | 35 min |
| May 24, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson | 63 min |
| May 24, 11:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 32 min |
| May 24, 11:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson | 57 min |
| May 24, 11:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 22 min |
| May 24, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Potter, Randall | 62 min |
| May 24, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler | 54 min |
| May 24, 11:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 37 min |
| May 24, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Donley, Gray, Roberts | 31 min |
| May 25, 12:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Potter, Randall | 42 min |
| May 25, 12:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Randall, Roberts | 66 min |
| May 25, 12:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Wheeler | 30 min |
| May 25, 12:16 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 4 hr |
| May 25, 12:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson | 32 min |
| May 25, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Potter, Randall | 67 min |
| May 25, 12:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Wheeler | 35 min |
| May 25, 12:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Potter, Randall | 116 min |
| May 25, 1:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 55 min |
| May 25, 1:41 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 4 hr |
| May 25, 2:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Potter, Randall | 3 hr |
| May 25, 2:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 3 hr |
| May 25, 3:18 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Potter, Randall | 3 hr |
| May 25, 10:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Gray | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley | 43 min |
| May 25, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 39 min |
| May 25, 4:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 63 min |
| May 25, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley | 59 min |
| May 25, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Oldham | 62 min |
| May 25, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 53 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.