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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 16, 2015, 7:37 PM CST for Carson County, Potter County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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, 7:37 PM CST (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2015, 8:30 PM CST
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carson County, TX, Potter County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1:00 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
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 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 5:44 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 2:39 PM CST, 4 hours 58 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
Special weather statement, Nov 16, 4:44 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
515 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0436 PM HAIL 4 SW GUYMON 36.65N 101.53W
11/16/2015 M1.50 INCH TEXAS OK EMERGENCY MNGR
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1500749
LGLocal storm report, Nov 16, 5:16 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Nov 16, 5:22 PM CST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
522 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0521 PM HAIL TYRONE 36.96N 101.07W
11/16/2015 M1.75 INCH TEXAS OK BROADCAST MEDIA
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1500751
LGSpecial weather statement, Nov 16, 5:24 PM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 524 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015 OKZ001-170015- CIMARRON OK- 524 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CST... AT 524 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF BOISE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST FOR CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. LAT...LON 3699 10221 3679 10248 3681 10277 3700 10270 TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 208DEG 48KT 3688 10254 SIMPSON
Local storm report, Nov 16, 5:28 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
528 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0522 PM HAIL TYRONE 36.96N 101.07W
11/16/2015 E1.75 INCH TEXAS OK PUBLIC
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS FELL IN TYRONE.
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1500752
FENNERThe 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, 7:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree and 3 more | 66 min |
| Nov 16, 7:37 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Randall | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.