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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 28, 20134 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2013, 11:00 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 30 min. 2 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: May 28, 2013, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2013, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Deaf Smith County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:03 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 28, 11:11 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	4 Sw Bushland, TX	POWER FLASHES ALSO REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION
May 28, 11:38 PM CDT	HAIL 1.25	7 Wsw Amarillo, TX

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
May 28, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 34 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 4237 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 232 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 427 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

294 
WFUS54 KAMA 290400
TORAMA
TXC117-359-375-381-290430-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0009.130529T0400Z-130529T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1100 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN RANDALL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
  NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1059 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE
  STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF WILDORADO...OR 15 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF VEGA. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING
  EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE
  OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  BUSHLAND...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 110 AND 120.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 68.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3524 10189 3502 10187 3501 10233 3519 10233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 266DEG 21KT 3511 10222

$$

SCHNEIDER

2 follow-up statements

288 
WWUS54 KAMA 290414
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1114 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

290423-
/O.CAN.KAMA.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130529T0430Z/

1114 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3504 10220 3518 10222 3518 10217 3521 10217
      3521 10215 3524 10193 3524 10189 3513 10188
      3507 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 262DEG 23KT 3515 10211

$$

TXC117-375-381-290430-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130529T0430Z/
DEAF SMITH TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-
1114 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDALL...
SOUTHWESTERN POTTER AND NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 1130
PM CDT...

AT 1108 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUSHLAND...OR 17
MILES NORTHWEST OF CANYON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  BUSHLAND...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND 120.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 68.

LAT...LON 3504 10220 3518 10222 3518 10217 3521 10217
      3521 10215 3524 10193 3524 10189 3513 10188
      3507 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0413Z 262DEG 23KT 3515 10211

$$

SCHNEIDER

645 
WWUS54 KAMA 290420
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1120 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

TXC117-290430-
/O.CAN.KAMA.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130529T0430Z/
DEAF SMITH TX-
1120 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA.

LAT...LON 3521 10216 3524 10193 3524 10189 3512 10188
      3508 10188 3505 10217
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 262DEG 23KT 3516 10206

$$

TXC375-381-290430-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130529T0430Z/
POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-
1120 PM CDT TUE MAY 28 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDALL AND
SOUTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...

AT 1117 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF BUSHLAND...OR 15 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CANYON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE
TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP
TO BASEBALL SIZE.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  BUSHLAND...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND 120.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 68.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT WAIT TO
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

&&

LAT...LON 3521 10216 3524 10193 3524 10189 3512 10188
      3508 10188 3505 10217
TIME...MOT...LOC 0420Z 262DEG 23KT 3516 10206

$$

SCHNEIDER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 7:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Deaf Smith	3 hr
May 28, 7:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	45 min
May 28, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	59 min
May 28, 8:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	36 min
May 28, 8:56 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	4 hr
May 28, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	66 min
May 28, 9:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	36 min
May 28, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Potter, Randall	30 min
May 28, 9:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	33 min
May 28, 10:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	31 min
May 28, 11:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Potter, Randall	32 min
May 28, 11:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Potter, Randall	65 min
May 29, 12:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Potter, Randall	3 hr
May 29, 1:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts	60 min
May 29, 1:46 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Gray	44 min
May 29, 1:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hemphill, Roberts	34 min
May 29, 2:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler	65 min
May 29, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	42 min
May 29, 2:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb	39 min
May 29, 3:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	49 min
May 29, 3:40 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts	54 min
May 29, 4:51 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	AMA	Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more	16 hr
May 29, 1:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	30 min
May 29, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson	65 min
May 29, 1:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	23 min
May 29, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	27 min
May 29, 2:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	29 min
May 29, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	31 min
May 29, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	32 min
May 29, 2:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	24 min
May 29, 2:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Donley, Gray	95 min
May 29, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Donley	46 min
May 29, 3:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	34 min
May 29, 3:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Donley, Gray	23 min
May 29, 4:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Gray, Wheeler	30 min
May 29, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler	87 min
May 29, 4:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley	65 min
May 29, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Wheeler	60 min
May 29, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth	93 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.