Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 2, 2012, 8:24 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 51 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2012, 8:24 PM CST (02:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2012, 9:15 PM CST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Carson County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Potter County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 8:27 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 1 W Lake Meredith, TX | |
| Feb 2, 8:30 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 1 Nne Stinnett, TX | PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL |
| Feb 2, 8:52 PM CST | HAIL 1 | Stinnett, TX | PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 7:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
859 WUUS54 KAMA 030224 SVRAMA TXC065-233-341-375-030315- /O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0002.120203T0224Z-120203T0315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 824 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CARSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS HUTCHINSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS NORTHEASTERN POTTER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS * UNTIL 915 PM CST * AT 823 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FRITCH...OR ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SANFORD... FRITCH... LAKE MEREDITH... BORGER... STINNETT... SKELLYTOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. && LAT...LON 3605 10120 3557 10111 3550 10172 3577 10184 TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 246DEG 34KT 3567 10159 $$ JACKSON/MOULTON
4 follow-up statements
998 WWUS54 KAMA 030238 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 838 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 TXC341-375-030248- /O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120203T0315Z/ MOORE TX-POTTER TX- 838 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POTTER AND SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... AT 838 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAD WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3551 10161 3587 10161 3605 10120 3557 10111 TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 246DEG 34KT 3572 10144 $$ TXC065-233-030315- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120203T0315Z/ HUTCHINSON TX-CARSON TX- 838 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CST FOR NORTHERN CARSON AND HUTCHINSON COUNTIES... AT 832 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANFORD...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SKELLYTOWN. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. LAT...LON 3551 10161 3587 10161 3605 10120 3557 10111 TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 246DEG 34KT 3572 10144 $$ JACKSON/MOULTON
511 WWUS54 KAMA 030245 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 845 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 TXC065-233-030315- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120203T0315Z/ HUTCHINSON TX-CARSON TX- 845 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CST FOR NORTHERN CARSON AND HUTCHINSON COUNTIES... AT 827 PM CST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR LAKE MEREDITH MARINA. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANFORD...OR ABOUT NEAR BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. LAT...LON 3551 10161 3587 10161 3605 10120 3557 10111 TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 246DEG 34KT 3574 10139 $$ JACKSON/MOULTON
993 WWUS54 KAMA 030255 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 855 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 TXC065-030304- /O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120203T0315Z/ CARSON TX- 855 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN CARSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 854 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAD WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. LAT...LON 3565 10152 3590 10153 3605 10120 3566 10113 TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 242DEG 37KT 3580 10134 $$ TXC233-030315- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120203T0315Z/ HUTCHINSON TX- 855 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CST FOR CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTY... AT 852 PM CST...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND AT STINNETT. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STINNETT...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1. LAT...LON 3565 10152 3590 10153 3605 10120 3566 10113 TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 242DEG 37KT 3580 10134 $$ JACKSON/MOULTON
522 WWUS54 KAMA 030310 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 910 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 TXC233-030315- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120203T0315Z/ HUTCHINSON TX- 910 PM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CST FOR CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTY... AT 905 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3567 10134 3593 10147 3605 10120 3574 10115 TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 242DEG 37KT 3587 10117 $$ JACKSON/MOULTON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 8:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Wheeler | 29 min |
| Feb 2, 9:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 38 min |
| Feb 2, 9:49 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 41 min |
| Feb 2, 9:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Randall | 38 min |
| Feb 2, 11:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson | 36 min |
| Feb 2, 11:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 42 min |
| Feb 3, 12:49 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 41 min |
| Feb 3, 1:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Roberts | 17 min |
| Feb 3, 1:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb | 34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.