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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2016, 3:35 PM CDT for Armstrong County, Donley County, Gray County, Texas. It was in force for 55 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
- May 22, 2016, 3:35 PM CDT (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2016, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:51 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 7 W Greenbelt Lake, TX | HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS AND HEAVY RAIN WERE SLOWING TRAFFIC AT US HIGHWAY 287 AND COUNTY ROAD 3. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 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
- 1488 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1139 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
224
WUUS54 KAMA 222035
SVRAMA
TXC011-129-179-222130-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0113.160522T2035Z-160522T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
NORTHERN DONLEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 335 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF GOODNIGHT...OR 10 MILES WEST OF CLARENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK...LAKE MCCLELLAN...ALANREED AND GREENBELT LAKE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3495 10121 3518 10112 3518 10109 3525 10109
3532 10106 3532 10078 3514 10059 3486 10102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 210DEG 20KT 3497 10108
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
BRB3 follow-up statements
099
WWUS54 KAMA 222048
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
348 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC011-129-179-222130-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160522T2130Z/
ARMSTRONG TX-GRAY TX-DONLEY TX-
348 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG...SOUTHWESTERN GRAY AND NORTHERN DONLEY
COUNTIES...
AT 348 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF
GOODNIGHT...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK...LAKE MCCLELLAN...ALANREED AND GREENBELT LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3492 10099 3501 10117 3518 10110 3518 10109
3521 10109 3532 10105 3532 10078 3514 10059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 209DEG 17KT 3502 10106
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
BRB807
WWUS54 KAMA 222054
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
354 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC011-129-179-222130-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160522T2130Z/
ARMSTRONG TX-GRAY TX-DONLEY TX-
354 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ARMSTRONG...SOUTHWESTERN GRAY AND NORTHERN DONLEY
COUNTIES...
AT 354 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
GREENBELT LAKE...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND
SLIGHTLY LARGER ON HIGHWAY 287 WITH THIS STORM.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK...LAKE MCCLELLAN...ALANREED AND GREENBELT LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3500 10116 3532 10103 3532 10078 3514 10059
3492 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 219DEG 18KT 3502 10103
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
BRB272
WWUS54 KAMA 222112
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
412 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC011-129-179-222130-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160522T2130Z/
ARMSTRONG TX-GRAY TX-DONLEY TX-
412 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ARMSTRONG...SOUTHWESTERN GRAY AND NORTHERN DONLEY
COUNTIES...
AT 411 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
GOODNIGHT...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK...LAKE MCCLELLAN...ALANREED AND GREENBELT LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3497 10109 3500 10116 3532 10103 3532 10078
3514 10059 3492 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 212DEG 12KT 3504 10107
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
BRBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 61 min |
| May 21, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Moore | 65 min |
| May 21, 7:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hartley | 3 hr |
| May 21, 7:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Hartley | 3 hr |
| May 21, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 66 min |
| May 21, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 47 min |
| May 21, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 51 min |
| May 21, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 42 min |
| May 21, 8:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Deaf Smith | 3 hr |
| May 21, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 81 min |
| May 21, 9:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 59 min |
| May 21, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 60 min |
| May 21, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 31 min |
| May 22, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 64 min |
| May 22, 3:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 27 min |
| May 22, 3:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson | 59 min |
| May 22, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Donley | 48 min |
| May 22, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 54 min |
| May 22, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Donley, Gray | 60 min |
| May 22, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 62 min |
| May 22, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 59 min |
| May 22, 4:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Roberts | 53 min |
| May 22, 5:10 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Donley, Gray | 3 hr |
| May 22, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley | 65 min |
| May 22, 5:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 3 hr |
| May 22, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Donley, Gray | 61 min |
| May 22, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 58 min |
| May 22, 5:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Donley | 26 min |
| May 22, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 26 min |
| May 22, 6:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Donley | 3 hr |
| May 22, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley | 59 min |
| May 22, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Donley, Gray | 80 min |
| May 22, 6:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 46 min |
| May 22, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 64 min |
| May 22, 6:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.