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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Amarillo, TX

November 16, 2015Carson County, Potter County, Texas

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

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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
Nov 16, 1:00 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC8 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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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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Local storm report, Nov 16, 5:15 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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

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Local storm report, Nov 16, 5:16 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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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

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Special 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.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1500752

FENNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 6:06 PM CSTTornado WarningAMACarson, Gray24 min
Nov 16, 6:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 1 more66 min
Nov 16, 6:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAPotter, Randall41 min
Nov 16, 6:25 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedAMAGray35 min
Nov 16, 6:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree94 min
Nov 16, 6:46 PM CSTTornado WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree44 min
Nov 16, 6:46 PM CSTTornado WarningAMACarson, Gray29 min
Nov 16, 6:50 PM CSTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatAMAGray, Hemphill, Roberts40 min
Nov 16, 7:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford44 min
Nov 16, 7:04 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAMAGray26 min
Nov 16, 7:16 PM CSTTornado WarningAMACarson, Hutchinson44 min
Nov 16, 7:20 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAMAHemphill, Roberts40 min
Nov 16, 7:23 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAMARoberts52 min
Nov 16, 7:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree and 3 more66 min
Nov 16, 7:37 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Randall53 min
Nov 16, 7:51 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedAMAHemphill, Lipscomb54 min
Nov 16, 7:55 PM CSTTornado WarningAMAHutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts35 min
Nov 16, 7:57 PM CSTTornado WarningAMACarson, Potter21 min
Nov 16, 8:19 PM CSTTornado WarningAMAOchiltree, Roberts41 min
Nov 16, 8:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts47 min
Nov 16, 8:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong44 min
Nov 16, 8:39 PM CSTTornado WarningAMALipscomb36 min
Nov 16, 8:52 PM CSTTornado WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree42 min
Nov 16, 8:57 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray33 min
Nov 16, 9:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth, Wheeler47 min
Nov 16, 9:18 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedAMALipscomb42 min
Nov 16, 9:22 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray18 min
Nov 17, 5:16 AM CSTWind AdvisoryAMAArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 7 more13 hr
Nov 17, 5:33 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAMADallam, Hansford, Hartley, Sherman17 hr
Nov 16, 7:20 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAMABeaver55 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.