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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 16, 2015, 7:24 PM CST for 9 counties in Texas. 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
- Nov 16, 2015, 7:24 PM CST (01:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2015, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Carson County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Potter County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1692 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
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 Nov 16, 5:44 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 5:44 PM CST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 544 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015 .AVIATION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND THE TAF SITES THROUGH THE MID EVENING. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TAF SITES TUESDAY MORNING WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS. CLOUDS WILL LOWER BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...BUT THEY SHOULD REMAIN VFR. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 339 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015/ DISCUSSION... AS A LOW APPROACHES THE AREA...TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE REACHED THE 70S AND DEW POINTS INTO THE 50S. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE PANHANDLES TO BE PRIMED FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED OVER THE WESTERN PANHANDLES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST. SOME OF THE STORMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS CAPE OVER THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA IS FORECAST TO BE AROUND 1600J/KG. EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR IS LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT DISCRETE SUPERCELLS. HIRES MODELS ARE INDICATING THESE DISCRETE CELLS WILL TURN INTO A QLCS LATE THIS EVENING AND THIS LINE OF STORMS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE PANHANDLES BY MIDNIGHT IF IT FOLLOWS THE TEXAS TECH WRF. IF IT FOLLOWS THE HRRR...THE LINE WILL FORM EAST OF THE AREA. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW...THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL SEE WRAP AROUND PRECIP IN THE FORM OF RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND GFS ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT ON THIS PART OF THE EVENT NOW AND ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIGHT WITH TOTALS UP TO ONE HALF INCH...MOSTLY IN THE NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY TO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE SO VISIBILITIES MAY DROP WHEN SNOW IS FALLING. THESE VALUES ARE CURRENTLY LOWER THAN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BUT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED IF VISIBILITY DROPS LOW ENOUGH. AS THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND PRECIP MOVES OUT OF THE AREA...WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY ARE LOOKING TO BE DRY. TEMPS SHOULD BE AROUND SEASONAL VALUES EXCEPT FOR SATURDAY WHEN A DRY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND COOLS TEMPS FOR THE DAY BUT THE RETURN OF SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD BRING TEMPS BACK UP BY SUNDAY. BEAT && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 15/10
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 2:39 PM CST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 239 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-171200- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 239 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS ALTHOUGH ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THOUGH SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE AREA WIDE...THE GREATEST THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM CLAUDE TO SPEARMAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COMBINED PANHANDLES TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME ESPECIALLY IN THE FAR NORTHWEST TEXAS AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AN INCH OR LESS COULD FALL. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS WILL LIKELY BE ACTIVATED THROUGH THE EVENING. BEAT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 16, 7:11 PM CST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
711 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0708 PM TORNADO 2 SE PAMPA 35.53N 100.94W
11/16/2015 GRAY TX AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON THE SOUTHEST LOOP IN PAMPA.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1500768
LGLocal storm report, Nov 16, 7:12 PM CST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
712 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM TORNADO 5 NE PERRYTON 36.44N 100.74W
11/16/2015 OCHILTREE TX BROADCAST MEDIA
LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PERRYTON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1500769
LORENZENLocal storm report, Nov 16, 7:16 PM CST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
716 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0713 PM TORNADO 3 NW BOOKER 36.49N 100.58W
11/16/2015 OCHILTREE TX TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTI VORTEX TORNADO. ANOTHER SATELLITE TORNADO WAS
REPORTED WEST OF THERE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1500770
LGLocal storm report, Nov 16, 7:17 PM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
717 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0709 PM TORNADO 6 SE KINGSMILL 35.42N 101.00W
11/16/2015 GRAY TX TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KINGSMILL.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1500771
LORENZENLocal storm report, Nov 16, 7:19 PM CST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
719 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0717 PM TORNADO 5 S ELMWOOD 36.55N 100.52W
11/16/2015 BEAVER OK TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTI VORTEX TORNADO.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1500772
LGLocal storm report, Nov 16, 7:22 PM CST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
722 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM HAIL 1 S PAMPA 35.53N 100.96W
11/16/2015 E1.75 INCH GRAY TX AMATEUR RADIO
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT THE BOWLING ALLEY IN SOUTH
PAMPA.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1500773
LGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 6:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 6:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 1 more | 66 min |
| Nov 16, 6:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter, Randall | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 6:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Gray | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 6:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 94 min |
| Nov 16, 6:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 6:46 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 29 min |
| Nov 16, 6:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 7:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 7:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Gray | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 7:16 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 7:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Roberts | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 7:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Roberts | 52 min |
| Nov 16, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Randall | 53 min |
| Nov 16, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Potter | 53 min |
| Nov 16, 7:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb | 54 min |
| Nov 16, 7:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 7:57 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Potter | 21 min |
| Nov 16, 8:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Ochiltree, Roberts | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 8:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 8:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong | 44 min |
| Nov 16, 8:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 8:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 8:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 33 min |
| Nov 16, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Wheeler | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 9:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 9:22 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray | 18 min |
| Nov 17, 5:16 AM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 17, 5:33 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Sherman | 17 hr |
| Nov 16, 7:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Beaver | 55 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.