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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX

October 13, 2012Dallam County, Sherman County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 13, 2012, 1:29 AM CDT for Dallam County, Sherman County, Texas. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 13, 2012, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2012, 2:30 AM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Dallam County, TX, Sherman County, TX

The radar

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 13, 12:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 12:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 10:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-131100-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
1030 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

IN ADDITION...CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO BREEZY
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE
LIMITED ACTIVATION TONIGHT.

ANDRADE

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 12, 10:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1033 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

OKZ001-TXZ001-130400-
CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX-
1033 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DALLAM AND WESTERN
CIMARRON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

AT 1030 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF FELT...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CLAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WHEELESS...           FELT...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 3651 10301 3669 10301 3691 10274 3667 10249
      3643 10298 3650 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 231DEG 28KT 3658 10293

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Special weather statement, Oct 12, 11:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1111 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

OKZ001-TXZ001-130445-
CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX-
1111 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DALLAM AND
SOUTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

AT 1111 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF
WHEELESS TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEDAN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FELT...               TEXLINE...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 3650 10305 3651 10301 3661 10301 3668 10297
      3674 10252 3616 10285 3614 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0411Z 261DEG 19KT 3661 10290 3620 10314

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Special weather statement, Oct 12, 11:16 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1116 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

OKZ001-130445-
CIMARRON OK-
1116 PM CDT FRI OCT 12 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON COUNTY
UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

AT 1116 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF BOISE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON COUNTY.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

LAT...LON 3700 10206 3674 10244 3688 10259 3700 10243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 228DEG 39KT 3687 10243

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Special weather statement, Oct 12, 11:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 13, 12:30 AM CDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 13, 1:29 AM CDT, 0 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
Oct 12, 7:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	39 min
Oct 12, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Randall	33 min
Oct 12, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	36 min
Oct 12, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	31 min
Oct 12, 8:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts	39 min
Oct 12, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts	35 min
Oct 12, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	31 min
Oct 12, 9:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	29 min
Oct 12, 9:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	27 min
Oct 12, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam	34 min
Oct 13, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Sherman	60 min
Oct 13, 1:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	42 min
Oct 13, 2:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	58 min
Oct 13, 3:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	38 min
Oct 13, 3:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Potter	47 min
Oct 12, 10:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	29 min
Oct 12, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	27 min
Oct 12, 11:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	29 min
Oct 12, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Cimarron	36 min
Oct 12, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	64 min
Oct 13, 2:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Texas	32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.