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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Nov 10, 2012, 6:29 PM CST for Collingsworth County, Donley County, Wheeler County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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
- Nov 10, 2012, 6:29 PM CST (00:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2012, 7:15 PM CST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 3776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Nov 10, 5:21 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 5:21 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 6:28 PM CST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 628 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-111200- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 628 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SOME STORMS WILL BE STRONG...WITH AN OUTSIDE CHANCE FOR A SEVERE STORM UNTIL 10 PM. GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 10, 3:05 PM CST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
305 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SE KENTON 36.83N 102.88W
11/10/2012 M66 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET
1140 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W GUYMON 36.69N 101.51W
11/10/2012 M60 MPH TEXAS OK ASOS
1152 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 WNW BOOTLEG 34.89N 102.99W
11/10/2012 M58 MPH DEAF SMITH TX MESONET
1200 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 E GOODWELL 36.60N 101.60W
11/10/2012 M59 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET
1210 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSE BOISE CITY 36.69N 102.50W
11/10/2012 M59 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET
1217 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 WNW BOOTLEG 34.89N 102.99W
11/10/2012 M63 MPH DEAF SMITH TX MESONET
1222 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW DALHART 36.03N 102.55W
11/10/2012 M62 MPH HARTLEY TX ASOS
1223 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GRUVER 36.25N 101.41W
11/10/2012 M59 MPH HANSFORD TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1235 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 W GUYMON 36.69N 101.51W
11/10/2012 M64 MPH TEXAS OK ASOS
1239 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GOODWELL 36.59N 101.64W
11/10/2012 M58 MPH TEXAS OK BROADCAST MEDIA
1255 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSE BOISE CITY 36.69N 102.50W
11/10/2012 M60 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET
1255 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 E GOODWELL 36.60N 101.60W
11/10/2012 M60 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET
1257 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BALKO 36.63N 100.68W
11/10/2012 M58 MPH BEAVER OK BROADCAST MEDIA
0110 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W HOOKER 36.86N 101.23W
11/10/2012 M59 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET
0112 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW DALHART 36.03N 102.55W
11/10/2012 M63 MPH HARTLEY TX ASOS
0115 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSE BOISE CITY 36.69N 102.50W
11/10/2012 M63 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET
0130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SE KENTON 36.83N 102.88W
11/10/2012 M67 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET
0135 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 W DUMAS 35.86N 102.01W
11/10/2012 M58 MPH MOORE TX AWOS
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EASpecial weather statement, Nov 10, 6:05 PM CST, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 605 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 TXZ019-020-110030- COLLINGSWORTH TX-DONLEY TX- 605 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN COLLINGSWORTH AND DONLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CST... AT 602 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF BRICE...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLARENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CLARENDON... LELIA LAKE... HOWARDWICK... HEDLEY... GREENBELT LAKE... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3475 10109 3516 10084 3514 10027 3475 10077 TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 224DEG 49KT 3476 10096 JOHNSON
Special weather statement, Nov 10, 6:29 PM CST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
629 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012
TXZ014-015-019-020-110115-
COLLINGSWORTH TX-DONLEY TX-GRAY TX-WHEELER TX-
629 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN COLLINGSWORTH...
WHEELER...SOUTHEASTERN GRAY AND EASTERN DONLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM
CST...
AT 626 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF
HEDLEY TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRICE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHAMROCK... WHEELER... TWITTY...
SAMNORWOOD... QUAIL... MCLEAN...
LUTIE... LELIA LAKE... LELA...
KELLERVILLE... HEDLEY... DOZIER...
ALANREED...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 135 AND 169.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3536 10065 3557 10036 3558 10001 3476 10028
3476 10092 3511 10081
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 216DEG 42KT 3502 10064 3472 10081
JOHNSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 6:05 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 25 min |
| Nov 10, 7:02 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Wheeler | 24 min |
| Nov 10, 7:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 27 min |
| Nov 10, 7:42 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 33 min |
| Nov 10, 8:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley, Wheeler | 29 min |
| Nov 10, 8:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Nov 10, 9:15 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth, Wheeler | 30 min |
| Nov 10, 9:46 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Nov 10, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Wheeler | 63 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.