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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this winter storm warning at Dec 12, 2015, 1:13 PM CST for 5 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Dec 12, 2015, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 25 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2015, 1:13 PM CST (19:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2015, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Texline, TX | |
| Dec 13, 12:45 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Dumas, TX | |
| Dec 13, 12:45 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Stratford, TX | |
| Dec 13, 12:45 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Dalhart, TX | |
| Dec 13, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Boise City, OK | |
| Dec 13, 9:12 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Channing, TX | |
| Dec 13, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.8 | N Dumas, TX | FACEBOOK PICTURE FROM PUBLIC SHOWING 5.75 INCHES OF MEASURED SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 13, 3:37 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Texline, TX | LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Dec 13, 4:36 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 W Dalhart, TX | LIGHT SNOW WAS STILL FALLING. |
| Dec 13, 4:44 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Se Dalhart, TX | |
| Dec 13, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Stratford, TX | |
| Dec 13, 5:37 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Turpin, OK | SIX INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME SPOTS SLIGHTLY HIGHER...SLICK ROADS...AND BLOWING SNOW REPORTED ACROSS THE NW PART OF BEAVER COUNTY NEAR TURPIN. |
| Dec 13, 5:39 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Beaver, OK | ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF BEAVER. POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED FOR THE TOWNS OF BEAVER AND FORGAN. |
| Dec 13, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Nnw Dumas, TX | EVENT TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 13, 6:12 PM CST | SNOW 7 | N Dumas, TX | UPDATED FACEBOOK STORM TOTAL FOR DUMAS. MAX AMOUNT OF 7 INCHES BUT HAS SINCE MELTED BACK TO 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Ne Gruver, TX | EVENT TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 13, 7:32 PM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Beaver, OK | STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY WITH A WET SLUSHY SNOW. |
| Dec 13, 8:36 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Spearman, TX | STORM TOTAL SNOW FOR THE SPEARMAN AREA OF 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | 8 N Floris, OK | EVENT TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 13, 9:19 PM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Nnw Boise City, OK | REPORT OF STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 7 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY. PARTS OF THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WITHOUT POWER SINCE 2 PM. |
| Dec 13, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Beaver, OK | EVENT TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 13, 10:08 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Dalhart, TX | FACEBOOK REPORT OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW IN THE DALHART AREA. |
| Dec 13, 10:19 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Guymon, OK | ESTIMATED REPORT OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE CITY OF GUYMON WITH VERY SLUSHY ROADS. |
| Dec 13, 11:03 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Beaver, OK | SNOW HAS ENDED |
| Dec 13, 11:05 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 7 W Slapout, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2850 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
783 WWUS44 KAMA 121913 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 113 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-131200- /O.UPG.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.151213T0300Z-151214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WS.W.0005.151213T0300Z-151214T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING 113 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * EVENT...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLES. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER...HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAY PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ005-007>009-011>013-016-017-131200- /O.EXB.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.151213T0600Z-151214T0000Z/ LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH- RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... HEREFORD...CANYON 113 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * EVENT...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES AND CONTINUE WELL INTO SUNDAY. SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE ADVISORY AREA FROM BEAVER TO DUMAS TO VEGA. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ003-004-131200- /O.EXT.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.151213T0600Z-151214T0000Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... PERRYTON 113 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * EVENT...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS PANHANDLES. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST TOTALS LIKELY NORTHWEST OF BEAVER TO SPEARMAN LINE. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MJG
6 follow-up statements
156 WWUS44 KAMA 131048 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 448 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 OKZ003-TXZ003-007-132100- /O.UPG.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... DUMAS 448 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLES. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-132100- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING 448 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLES. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN...AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ004-005-008-009-011>013-016-017-132100- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... BORGER...MIAMI...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... HEREFORD...CANYON 448 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CE
719 WWUS44 KAMA 132045 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 245 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 OKZ002-003-TXZ003-140600- /O.EXT.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN... GRUVER 245 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EVENT...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-140000- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 245 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ004-005-009-140600- /O.EXT.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... MIAMI 245 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EVENT...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TXZ008-011>013-016-017-140000- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...HEREFORD...CANYON 245 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NF
279 WWUS44 KAMA 132227 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 427 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 OKZ001-140600- /O.EXT.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ CIMARRON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES 427 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ001-002-006-007-140000- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...HARTLEY... CHANNING...DUMAS 427 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ OKZ002-003-TXZ003-140600- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN... GRUVER 427 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ004-005-009-140600- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... MIAMI 427 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EVENT...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TXZ008-011>013-016-017-140000- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...HEREFORD...CANYON 427 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN...AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NF
229 WWUS44 KAMA 140106 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 706 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 OKZ001>003-TXZ003-140600- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER 706 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND HANSFORD COUNTY IN TEXAS. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 2 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS... AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ004-005-009-140600- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... MIAMI 706 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * EVENT...SNOW AND OCCASIONAL SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COCKRELL
024 WWUS44 KAMA 140341 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 941 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 OKZ001-002-TXZ003-140445- /O.CAN.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-HANSFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON... SPEARMAN...GRUVER 941 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND WIND IS MOVING EAST OF THE AREA. $$ TXZ004-009-140445- /O.CAN.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ OCHILTREE-ROBERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PERRYTON...MIAMI 941 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AND WIND IS MOVING EAST OF THE AREA. $$ OKZ003-140600- /O.CON.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ BEAVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN 941 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * EVENT...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 2 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE ALREADY FALLEN IN SOME LOCATIONS... AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TXZ005-140600- /O.CON.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ LIPSCOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT 941 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * EVENT...SNOW AND OCCASIONAL SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLUSH AND WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ COCKRELL
452 WWUS44 KAMA 140549 WSWAMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1149 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 OKZ003-140700- /O.EXP.KAMA.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ BEAVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN 1149 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. HOWEVER...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING WET ROADWAYS TO FREEZE OR REFREEZE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE THE UTMOST OF CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT. MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WARMER THAN SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. $$ TXZ005-140700- /O.EXP.KAMA.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151214T0600Z/ LIPSCOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT 1149 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT. HOWEVER...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...CAUSING WET ROADWAYS TO FREEZE OR REFREEZE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE THE UTMOST OF CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT. MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE MUCH WARMER THAN SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. $$ CE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Dec 12, 6:12 AM CST, 7 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 6:12 AM CST, 7 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
612 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2015
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 12Z TAFS...A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST WITH RESPECT TO ALL
WEATHER ELEMENTS. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS NEW
MEXICO AND TOWARDS THE SRN HIGH PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRINGING
A VARIETY OF WEATHER. TIMING OF THE SFC COLD FRONT AS WELL AS CIGS...
VSBYS...AND WEATHER TYPES REMAIN PROBLEMATIC AT THIS TIME...WITH
AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS PSBL TODAY. IT APPEARS GREATEST LIKELIHOOD
FOR SNOW AND ATTENDANT LOW CIGS AND LOW VSBYS WILL BE AT KGUY AND
KDHT LATE TONIGHT. KAMA WILL LIKELY BE ON THE SRN FRINGE OF THE MAIN
WINTER PRECIPITATION SHIELD LATE TONIGHT SO HAVE INCLUDED LOW END
MVFR CIGS ALONG WITH -RASN AFTER 06Z TONIGHT.
ANDRADE
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 541 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2015/
DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM FORECAST REMAINS THE CHALLENGE WITH THIS PACKAGE. THIS
MORNING...A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS DRIFTED INTO THE NORTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES DIGGING SOUTH
ACROSS ARIZONA. AS IT DIGS FURTHER SOUTH...IT IS EXPECTED TO FORM A
CUTOFF LOW...AND TRACK EASTWARD AND INTO NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. HEIGHTS
BEGIN FALLING TODAY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...AND FAIRLY MILD
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL ALLOW AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE TO SPREAD
ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLES. WHILE THE BETTER MOISTURE FIELD AND
STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL SET
UP EAST OF OUR AREA...CAN'T RULE OUT A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS TO
DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S AND DEWPOINTS PUSHING 50
DEGREES WILL PROVIDE SOME INSTABILITY...AND AMPLE BULK SHEAR COULD
ALLOW ALLOW A STORM OR TWO TO REACH STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE
LEVELS...PROVIDING THEY CAN GET GOING THIS FAR WEST. WIND APPEARS TO
BE THE MAIN THREAT AS WELL AS SOME HAIL...THOUGH CAPE PROFILES IN THE
HAIL GROWTH ZONE ARE NOT PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE.
BEYOND THIS...AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES A BROAD AREAS OF
SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PANHANDLES THIS EVENING.
AS THE COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH SOUTH AND THE CORE OF THE TROUGH
APPROACHES...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. THE DEVIL
REMAINS IN THE DETAILS AS THE FORECAST TRACK CONTINUES TO VARY
AMONGST THE GUIDANCE. THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN CONTINUE TO BE FURTHER
SOUTH AND SLOWEST PROGRESSION OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. 00Z NAM IS LIFTING THE LOW BY 12Z...AND THE
GFS RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE. THE CANADIAN/ECMWF CAMP CONTINUE TO
BE THE WETTER SOLUTIONS AS THE NAM/GFS FAVOR SOME DRY SLOTTING TO
DEVELOP...THOUGH 06Z NAM AT FIRST GLANCE APPEARS TO BE TRENDING
FURTHER FROM THE GFS. TEMPERATURE TRENDS THIS GO AROUND ARE A BIT
WARMER THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST...BUT AGAIN SINCE THERE IS NOT MUCH OF
A COLD INTRUSION...OTHER THAN THE UPPER LOW ITSELF...SURFACE AND 850
TEMPS DO NOT FALL BELOW FREEZING UNTIL 06Z. NEEDLESS TO
SAY...SNOWFALL TOTALS CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT. HAVE ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY TO COVER THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE AS CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT ACCUMULATIONS OF
AT LEAST 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY THERE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE THE
POSSIBILITY THAT SOME LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. AS SUCH HAVE
INCREASED TOTALS A BIT THERE...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THE
SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ELSEWHERE...TOTALS OF
LESS THAN AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...BUT THIS COULD CHANGE AS A BIT
FURTHER SOUTHWARD TRACK OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SEEMS TO BE COMING
INTO BETTER AGREEMENT.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ON SUNDAY INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW
40S ACROSS THE AREA. A RAIN/SNOW MIX BECOMES POSSIBLE BUT AS THE LOW
EXITS THE AREA SOMETIME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...MOST OF THE PRECIP SHOULD
COME TO AN END FAIRLY QUICKLY. BEYOND THIS SYSTEM...UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA BRIEFLY ON MONDAY BEFORE MOVING OVER THE
SOUTHEAST...AND A BROAD UPPER TROUGH TAKES OVER MOST OF THE WESTERN
U.S.. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL REACH THE 60S FOR MOST OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE...AND THEN QUICKLY FALL WITH ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM
PASSING THROUGH ON TUESDAY. THIS PASSAGE LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY...WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY. REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST ALSO LOOKS DRY...WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 40S AND LOWS IN THE
20S THROUGH THE END OF THE WORKWEEK.
ELSENHEIMER
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: DALLAM...HANSFORD...
HARTLEY...OCHILTREE...SHERMAN.
OK...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 5:07 AM CST, 8 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 507 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-122315- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 507 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...WITH HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT. HIGHER SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES...WHERE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WITH LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE REST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE...HOWEVER...UNCERTAINTIES IN THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE STORM SYSTEM AND HOW QUICKLY TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING WILL AFFECT SNOWFALL TOTALS FURTHER SOUTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:26 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | AMA | Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson and 8 more | 44 hr |
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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.