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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 22, 20144 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2014, 11:45 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 22, 2014, 11:45 PM CDT (04:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2014, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Gray County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:45 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 9:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 114 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2676 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2676 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
266 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
16.5

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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 Jun 22, 7:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 7:04 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
704 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

.AVIATION...
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY AT SOME DISTANCE FROM ALL
TERMINALS.  THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO EXPECTED
TO CONSOLIDATE INTO A LARGE CONVECTIVE COMPLEX...AND MOVE SOUTHEAST
INTO FORECAST AREA.  THUS...VCTS WILL BE CARRIED THROUGH MOST OF THE
EVENING.  THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS WILL CAUSE VARIABILITY IN SURFACE
WIND DIRECTIONS AND SPEEDS.  MVFR CEILINGS EXPECTED AFTER 06Z MONDAY.
NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED AFTER SUNRISE MONDAY.  AMENDMENTS
WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED AS EVENTS UNFOLD THIS EVENING.

COCKRELL

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 436 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014/

..HEAVY RAIN/SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

DISCUSSION...

THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST WILL BE ON CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED ALREADY FOR A MAJORITY OF THE PANHANDLES
EXCLUDING FAR SOUTH AND SW AREAS.

MLCAPE VALUES OF 3000 J/KG AND EFFECTIVE SHEAR OF 40 KTS DUE TO A
WEAK BUT NICELY VEERING WIND PROFILE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
ORGANIZED CONVECTION. INITIAL CELLS THIS AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO BE SUPERCELLULAR WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE
MAIN THREATS. LATER THIS EVENING...EXPECT CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN ERN CO AND SWRN KS TO BEGIN TO INTERACT AND GROW UPSCALE TO A
FORWARD PROPAGATING, STRONG WIND PRODUCING MCS AIDED BY EXPECTED
COLD POOL DEVELOPMENT. 850-300 MEAN WINDS AND CORFIDI VECTORS
SUGGEST RAPID FORWARD SPEED INTO THE EASTERN PANHANDLES. LIFTING ON
THE LEADING EDGE SHOULD BE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT IN OUR AREA TO KEEP
THE SYSTEM PROPAGATING SE. ON THE WRN EDGE OF THE EXPECTED MCS...
OUTFLOW INTERACTION WITH A DEVELOPING LOW LVL JET COULD RESULT IN
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FURTHER WEST TOWARD AMARILLO LATE
THIS EVENING/VERY EARLY MON MORNING. OVERALL BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS
AND SVR WX WILL BE IN THE ERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE HEAVY RAIN AS A CERTAINTY WITH STORMS BUT HAVE
REFRAINED FROM ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH DUE TO EXPECTED RAPID
FORWARD MOTION OF THE MAIN MCS.

STORM CHANCES CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK...
BUT A LOT WILL DEPEND ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE COLD FRONT SURGES TONIGHT
AND WHAT KIND OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT WE GET ALONG IT LATE TONIGHT
AND/OR TOMORROW. THINK THERE WILL BE SOME NWD MIXING OF THE FRONT
TOMORROW AND ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS WILL DEFINITELY BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THIS BOUNDARY MON EVENING SO WENT AHEAD AND INCREASED POPS IN
THE SW TX PANHANDLE FOR MON NIGHT.

UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO BE HIGH LATER IN THE PERIOD AS MED RANGE
MODELS VARY WILDLY ON THE OVERALL UPR PATTERN.

TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN WITHIN 5-10 DEGREES OF NORMAL.

SIMPSON

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                64  83  64  83  64 /  40  20  40  20  30
BEAVER OK                  66  87  65  87  65 /  90  20  30  20  40
BOISE CITY OK              62  82  61  85  62 /  50  20  40  20  30
BORGER TX                  67  86  67  86  66 /  60  20  40  20  30
BOYS RANCH TX              65  86  65  88  66 /  30  20  40  20  30
CANYON TX                  63  84  64  84  64 /  40  30  40  20  20
CLARENDON TX               66  85  66  84  66 /  50  30  40  20  30
DALHART TX                 61  83  61  85  63 /  40  20  40  20  30
GUYMON OK                  65  85  65  86  64 /  70  20  30  20  40
HEREFORD TX                63  84  63  84  63 /  30  30  40  20  20
LIPSCOMB TX                66  85  65  86  66 /  80  20  30  20  40
PAMPA TX                   64  83  64  83  65 /  70  20  40  20  30
SHAMROCK TX                66  86  66  85  66 /  70  30  30  20  30
WELLINGTON TX              68  88  68  86  68 /  60  30  30  20  30

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.

&&

03/13
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 10:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1011 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-231130-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
1011 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES. SEVERAL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL
TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH BEING THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR...WHICH COULD
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OR FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW STORMS THAT
DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

COCKRELL

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 22, 10:59 PM CDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1059 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1048 PM     TSTM WND GST     26 NW MIAMI             35.96N 100.97W
06/22/2014  M61 MPH          ROBERTS            TX   AWOS

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1400484

BJS
Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:12 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1112 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1111 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 N PAMPA               35.61N 100.98W
06/22/2014  E65 MPH          GRAY               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60 TO 70 MPH

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1400485

BJS
Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:38 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:41 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1141 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1138 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AMARILLO                35.20N 101.82W
06/22/2014                   POTTER             TX   PUBLIC

            ROOF BLOWN OFF A CARPORT AND A LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN.
            DAMAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AMARILLO.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1400487

CLK
Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:43 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1143 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 NNE AMARILLO          35.32N 101.76W
06/22/2014  M58 MPH          POTTER             TX   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1400488

COCKRELL
Local storm report, Jun 22, 11:45 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1145 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE PAMPA             35.54N 100.93W
06/22/2014  M64 MPH          GRAY               TX   MESONET

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1400490

COCKRELL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 7:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMALipscomb3 hr
Jun 22, 7:29 PM CDTTornado WarningAMALipscomb24 min
Jun 22, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree35 min
Jun 22, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb63 min
Jun 22, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts62 min
Jun 22, 8:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOchiltree41 min
Jun 22, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree53 min
Jun 22, 9:14 PM CDTTornado WarningAMAHemphill, Ochiltree, Roberts46 min
Jun 22, 9:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts2 hr
Jun 22, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOchiltree44 min
Jun 22, 9:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts67 min
Jun 22, 9:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford, Moore47 min
Jun 22, 9:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Lipscomb, Ochiltree59 min
Jun 22, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHartley41 min
Jun 22, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham and 1 more59 min
Jun 22, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson, Hutchinson, Oldham, Potter, Roberts42 min
Jun 22, 10:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts63 min
Jun 22, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler96 min
Jun 22, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 1 more59 min
Jun 22, 10:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Randall49 min
Jun 22, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Roberts, Wheeler59 min
Jun 22, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Potter, Randall66 min
Jun 22, 11:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAHemphill, Roberts3 hr
Jun 22, 11:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAPotter, Randall3 hr
Jun 22, 11:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Randall and 1 more96 min
Jun 23, 12:05 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADeaf Smith, Randall40 min
Jun 23, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth, Wheeler66 min
Jun 23, 12:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARandall41 min
Jun 23, 1:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth, Donley48 min
Jun 22, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver42 min
Jun 22, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACimarron53 min
Jun 22, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver51 min
Jun 22, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMATexas42 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.