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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2014, 6:54 PM CDT for Texas County, Oklahoma. 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 22, 2014, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Texas County, OK
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 22, 12:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 679 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1350 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 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 22, 6:23 PM CDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 6:23 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 2:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 245 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-231100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 245 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THROUGH 11 PM...BUT THE HIGHER CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE WEST OF A GUYMON TO AMARILLO LINE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR WESTERN PANHANDLES UNTIL 8 PM CDT. ANY STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AFTER 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS THROUGH. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE MORE FAVORABLE TIMES FOR MORE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE SATURDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES AND SUNDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES. HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. JACKSON
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 22, 4:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 412 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 TXZ011-012-016-017-222200- DEAF SMITH TX-OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX- 412 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDALL... SOUTHWESTERN POTTER...SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM AND NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 412 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUSHLAND...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANYON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VEGA... WILDORADO... BUSHLAND... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 115 AND 119. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 64. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS... AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3522 10258 3548 10230 3513 10188 3499 10202 TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 130DEG 29KT 3515 10212 SIMPSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 4:54 PM CDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 454 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 TXZ010-015-222245- HEMPHILL TX-WHEELER TX- 454 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER AND SOUTHERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 450 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRISCOE...OR 24 MILES NORTH OF SHAMROCK...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... WHEELER... TWITTY... NEW MOBEETIE... KELLERVILLE... BRISCOE... ALLISON... MOBEETIE... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 162 AND 176. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS... AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3527 10052 3573 10052 3583 10000 3519 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 273DEG 19KT 3556 10020 MOULTON
Special weather statement, May 22, 4:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 459 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 TXZ006-007-011-012-222245- HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX-OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX- 459 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTER... NORTHEASTERN OLDHAM...SOUTHWESTERN MOORE AND SOUTHEASTERN HARTLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 500 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTH OF VALLEY DE ORO...OR 24 MILES SOUTH OF DUMAS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VALLEY DE ORO... CHANNING... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3575 10238 3583 10204 3546 10199 3542 10220 TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 167DEG 22KT 3553 10212 SIMPSON
Local storm report, May 22, 5:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
523 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SE KENTON 36.83N 102.88W
05/22/2014 M64 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET
OKLAHOMA MESONET
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1400355
JACKSONSpecial weather statement, May 22, 5:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 549 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-222330- CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX-HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX-OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX-SHERMAN TX-TEXAS OK- 549 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SHERMAN...NORTHWESTERN POTTER...NORTHEASTERN OLDHAM...WESTERN MOORE...EASTERN HARTLEY... EASTERN DALLAM...WESTERN TEXAS AND EASTERN CIMARRON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT... AT 548 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOISE CITY TO 5 MILES WEST OF BOYS RANCH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BOISE CITY... STRATFORD... DUMAS... KEYES... GRIGGS... MASTERSON... HARTLEY... FOUR WAY... CONLEN... CHANNING... CACTUS... BOYS RANCH... STURGIS... THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. LAT...LON 3700 10193 3549 10186 3548 10244 3700 10254 TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 265DEG 33KT 3680 10239 3553 10232 SIMPSON
Special weather statement, May 22, 6:49 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Randall | 76 min |
| May 21, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 66 min |
| May 21, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 63 min |
| May 21, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 54 min |
| May 21, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong, Carson | 65 min |
| May 21, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 60 min |
| May 22, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hemphill | 53 min |
| May 22, 2:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong | 43 min |
| May 22, 3:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hemphill, Roberts | 3 hr |
| May 22, 3:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hemphill | 57 min |
| May 22, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 48 min |
| May 22, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 67 min |
| May 22, 4:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 82 min |
| May 22, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 51 min |
| May 22, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 46 min |
| May 22, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore, Sherman | 41 min |
| May 22, 6:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 5 hr |
| May 22, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 41 min |
| May 22, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 71 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.