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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 22, 2014Lipscomb County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2014, 6:11 PM CDT for Lipscomb County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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
Jun 22, 2014, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Beaver County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 6:31 PM CDTTORNADO7 Se Elmwood, OKTOPS OF TREES SNAPPED AND A METAL GARAGE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. TORNADO WAS RATED EF-0...AND LASTED 1 MINUTE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 22, 3:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1291 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2014-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 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
1291 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-141 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1017 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.5

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The text

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

180 
WFUS54 KAMA 222311
TORAMA
OKC007-TXC295-230000-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0008.140622T2311Z-140623T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
611 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL LIPSCOMB COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
  SOUTH CENTRAL BEAVER COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 605 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS SEVERE
  STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF SLAPOUT...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST
  OF BEAVER. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS SEVERE STORM MOVING SOUTH AT
  10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN LIPSCOMB AND SOUTHERN BEAVER
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME...TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3646 10023 3647 10046 3663 10041 3663 10020
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 015DEG 9KT 3660 10032

$$

JACKSON
4 follow-up statements
443 
WWUS54 KAMA 222319
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
619 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

OKC007-TXC295-230000-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140623T0000Z/
BEAVER OK-LIPSCOMB TX-
619 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LIPSCOMB AND
SOUTH CENTRAL BEAVER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 616 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF SLAPOUT...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BEAVER...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN LIPSCOMB AND SOUTHERN BEAVER
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1.

&&

LAT...LON 3661 10020 3646 10023 3647 10046 3661 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 003DEG 8KT 3659 10030

$$

JACKSON
850 
WWUS54 KAMA 222331
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
631 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

OKC007-TXC295-230000-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140623T0000Z/
BEAVER OK-LIPSCOMB TX-
631 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LIPSCOMB AND
SOUTH CENTRAL BEAVER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF DARROUZETT...OR 21 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF BEAVER...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THE CIRCULATION IS 
WEAKENING...AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...THE WARNING MAY BE 
CANCELLED EARLY.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN LIPSCOMB AND SOUTHERN BEAVER
  COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 8 0 6 3 3 5 1 1 2 1.

&&

LAT...LON 3658 10021 3646 10023 3647 10046 3658 10043
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 002DEG 9KT 3655 10030

$$

JACKSON
611 
WWUS54 KAMA 222346
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
646 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

OKC007-222355-
/O.CAN.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140623T0000Z/
BEAVER OK-
646 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BEAVER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3650 10022 3646 10023 3647 10046 3650 10045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 002DEG 9KT 3645 10034

$$

TXC295-230000-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140623T0000Z/
LIPSCOMB TX-
646 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL LIPSCOMB
COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

AT 642 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 
JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 23 ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF DARROUZETT. THIS 
DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DARROUZETT...OR 16 MILES NORTH 
OF LIPSCOMB...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN LIPSCOMB COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3650 10022 3646 10023 3647 10046 3650 10045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 002DEG 9KT 3645 10034

$$

JACKSON
697 
WWUS54 KAMA 222351
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
651 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

TXC295-230001-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-140623T0000Z/
LIPSCOMB TX-
651 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 2014

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL LIPSCOMB COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 700 PM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 3650 10022 3646 10023 3647 10046 3650 10045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 002DEG 9KT 3643 10034

$$

JACKSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb61 min
Jun 22, 6:40 PM CDTTornado WarningAMALipscomb50 min
Jun 22, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb67 min
Jun 22, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver43 min
Jun 22, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver60 min
Jun 22, 4:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver60 min
Jun 22, 4:32 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMABeaver3 hr
Jun 22, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver55 min
Jun 22, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver62 min
Jun 22, 5:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMABeaver3 hr
Jun 22, 5:58 PM CDTTornado WarningAMABeaver17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.