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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 203, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2016, 3:33 PM CDT for Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 87 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
- Jul 2, 2016, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2016, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 87 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 12 Ne Eva, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 42 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 817 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 391 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
218
WUUS54 KAMA 022033
SVRAMA
OKC025-139-022200-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0203.160702T2033Z-160702T2200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
333 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA...
NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA...
* UNTIL 500 PM CDT
* AT 333 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
NORTHEAST OF KEYES...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKHART...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT SOME TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOOKER...TYRONE...HOUGH...EVA AND STURGIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3679 10106 3670 10207 3699 10223 3700 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 258DEG 25KT 3691 10210
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
LG6 follow-up statements
140
WWUS54 KAMA 022049
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
349 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
OKC025-139-022200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-160702T2200Z/
CIMARRON OK-TEXAS OK-
349 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON AND NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
AT 348 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF ELKHART...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT SOME TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOOKER...TYRONE...HOUGH AND EVA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3679 10106 3671 10196 3699 10210 3700 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 260DEG 23KT 3692 10199
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
LG297
WWUS54 KAMA 022103
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
OKC025-022112-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-160702T2200Z/
CIMARRON OK-
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3672 10184 3699 10199 3700 10096 3679 10106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 256DEG 24KT 3695 10187
$$
OKC139-022200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-160702T2200Z/
TEXAS OK-
403 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN TEXAS COUNTY...
AT 402 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF
ELKHART...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOOKER...TYRONE AND HOUGH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3672 10184 3699 10199 3700 10096 3679 10106
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 256DEG 24KT 3695 10187
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LG070 WWUS54 KAMA 022123 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 423 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 OKC139-022200- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-160702T2200Z/ TEXAS OK- 423 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY... AT 423 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILBURTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOOKER...TYRONE AND HOUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 3674 10167 3699 10184 3700 10096 3679 10106 TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 258DEG 25KT 3698 10169 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ LG
055 WWUS54 KAMA 022132 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 432 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 OKC139-022200- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-160702T2200Z/ TEXAS OK- 432 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY... AT 431 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF HOUGH...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF ROLLA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOOKER...TYRONE AND HOUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3674 10163 3698 10181 3699 10097 3679 10107 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 262DEG 27KT 3698 10162 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ LG
680 WWUS54 KAMA 022145 SVSAMA SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 445 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 OKC139-022200- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-160702T2200Z/ TEXAS OK- 445 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY... AT 444 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER TYRONE...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIBERAL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES IS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOOKER AND TYRONE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3677 10133 3698 10154 3699 10097 3679 10107 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 222DEG 20KT 3694 10109 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ LG
128
WWUS54 KAMA 022155
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
455 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
OKC139-022205-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-160702T2200Z/
TEXAS OK-
455 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 500 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3677 10133 3698 10154 3699 10097 3679 10107
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 258DEG 25KT 3694 10109
$$
LGWhat 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 Jul 2, 12:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 12:07 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1207 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 ...Updated Aviation Discussion... .Aviation... 18Z Issuance...Showers are moving thru KAMA and should clear all TAF sites by 02/19z. Visible satellite is showing this cloud deck, which is AOA 5k ft AGL, should clear out briefly before cumulus clouds develop along or just to the east of the TX/NM stateline. Thunderstorm coverage will increase, impacting KDHT around 02/22Z and KGUY 03/00Z. Have held off on mentioning at KAMA, due to more favorable factors being further north. These storms will be capable of producing hail and gusty winds, which will be handled with amendments as needed. A cold front will pass thru all 3 TAF sites BTWN 03/06z thru 03/13z, switching winds to the north BTWN 10 to 20 kts with higher gusts. Low CIG AOA 2k ft AGL is possible in association with the front, which will be monitored as the time period approaches. Bieda && .Prev Discussion... /Issued 412 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016/ Discussion... Thunderstorm development expected to be enhanced today and tonight with the approach of a short wave trof and the arrival of its associated cold front. Cold front makes its way through most of the forecast area tonight, and then passes through the southeast Texas Panhandle Sunday morning. On Sunday, low thunderstorm chances continue in southeast as higher instability lingers ahead of elevated baroclinic zone. Low pops in western zones due to isentropic lift and developing upslope flow in instability axis. Low thunderstorm pops in varying sections of Panhandles Monday through Friday. Eastern sections will be most favored owing to persistence of richer moisture. Cockrell && .AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 16/3
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:58 AM CDT, 11 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 358 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-022100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 358 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED ALTHOUGH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EACH DAY. THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER DURING THESE DAYS WILL BE LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. COCKRELL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
135 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
OKZ001-021915-
CIMARRON OK-
135 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY
UNTIL 215 PM CDT...
AT 135 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KENTON...OR 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOISE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BLACK MESA PARK AND KENTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10271 3699 10262 3677 10258 3678 10300
3697 10300 3700 10283 3700 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 262DEG 14KT 3688 10294
BIEDASpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 2:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
230 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
OKZ001-022000-
CIMARRON OK-
230 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON COUNTY
UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
AT 230 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF BOISE CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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 NORTHEASTERN
CIMARRON COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10230 3686 10219 3670 10259 3685 10272
3700 10250
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 236DEG 15KT 3682 10258
BIEDASpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 3:15 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
315 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
OKZ001-002-022115-
CIMARRON OK-TEXAS OK-
315 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON AND
NORTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...
AT 315 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES NORTH OF KEYES...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOISE CITY...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KEYES...HOUGH...EVA AND STURGIS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
&&
LAT...LON 3682 10161 3677 10230 3694 10237 3700 10220
3700 10130
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 252DEG 22KT 3688 10225
LGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 93 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.