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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 213, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 6:26 PM CDT for Armstrong County, Texas. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2016, 6:26 PM CDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Armstrong County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:27 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -486 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
137
WUUS54 KAMA 062326
SVRAMA
TXC011-070015-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0213.160706T2326Z-160707T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
626 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 626 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF
WAYSIDE...OR 21 MILES SOUTH OF CLAUDE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES IS POSSIBLE.
HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3486 10150 3498 10141 3502 10114 3493 10109
3475 10109 3475 10146
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 248DEG 21KT 3480 10133
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CE2 follow-up statements
093
WWUS54 KAMA 062346
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
646 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
TXC011-070015-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0213.000000T0000Z-160707T0015Z/
ARMSTRONG TX-
646 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY...
AT 645 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES EAST OF
WAYSIDE...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF SILVERTON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES IS POSSIBLE.
HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3487 10139 3496 10130 3496 10111 3495 10110
3475 10109 3475 10138
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 260DEG 16KT 3474 10130
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CE782
WWUS54 KAMA 070006
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
706 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
TXC011-070016-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0213.000000T0000Z-160707T0015Z/
ARMSTRONG TX-
706 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3487 10139 3496 10130 3496 10111 3495 10110
3475 10109 3475 10138
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 248DEG 21KT 3474 10130
$$
CEWhat 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 6, 3:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 3:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
353 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
.Discussion...
Surface trough as taken up residence across the panhandles this
afternoon. It lies from near Liberal, KS to Canyon, TX. This
feature may be a focus for showers and thunderstorms through the
rest of the afternoon. Some storms may also form along the Raton
Mesa and head this way as well. A couple of "ripples" in the
subtropical southwest flow aloft may also enhance rain chances. The
showers and thunderstorms should move east of the panhandles by
sunset, so will not mention any pops after midnight.
Subtropical moisture will continue to stream across the panhandles
Thursday through the weekend in a southwest to west flow aloft. This
moisture will team up with daytime instability to bring a daily
chance of showers and thunderstorms to the region. A cold front will
also push into the panhandles Thursday night into Friday, so this
will also help to enhance the rain chances.
An upper level low will track across the northern Rockies into the
northern high plains Monday, and then into southern Canada by
Tuesday. The stronger westerly flow aloft across the panhandles may
help to push the subtropical moisture further to the east, so the
better chances of rain may be more across our eastern CWA.
Have gone on the high side of guidance for high temperatures
through this forecast as that seems to be the trend as of late.
&&
.Preliminary Point Temps/Pops...
Amarillo TX 71 103 70 98 68 / 10 5 20 20 10
Beaver OK 70 102 71 100 70 / 20 5 30 20 20
Boise City OK 66 101 66 93 65 / 10 20 30 20 20
Borger TX 76 107 74 100 72 / 10 5 20 20 20
Boys Ranch TX 70 105 69 98 68 / 10 5 20 20 10
Canyon TX 70 103 71 99 67 / 10 10 20 20 10
Clarendon TX 72 101 73 97 68 / 20 20 20 30 20
Dalhart TX 64 103 66 96 64 / 10 10 30 20 10
Guymon OK 69 100 68 97 67 / 10 5 30 20 20
Hereford TX 70 102 71 100 68 / 10 5 20 20 10
Lipscomb TX 73 101 71 100 71 / 20 10 20 20 20
Pampa TX 71 98 70 97 67 / 20 10 20 20 20
Shamrock TX 75 100 74 101 70 / 20 20 20 30 20
Wellington TX 76 100 76 102 71 / 20 20 20 30 30
&&
.AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for the following
zones: Armstrong...Carson...Deaf Smith...Hutchinson...
Moore...Oldham...Potter...Randall.
OK...NONE.
&&
14/15Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 4:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 410 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-070915- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 410 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN HALVES OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. A FEW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH AS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THOUGH ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...A FEW STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
419 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
TXZ012-013-017-018-062200-
ARMSTRONG TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-CARSON TX-
419 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG...
SOUTHWESTERN CARSON...NORTHEASTERN RANDALL AND SOUTHEASTERN POTTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...
AT 419 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WASHBURN...OR 11 MILES EAST OF AMARILLO...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMARILLO...CLAUDE AND WASHBURN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
&&
LAT...LON 3503 10162 3523 10171 3529 10160 3532 10144
3510 10135 3505 10149
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 251DEG 8KT 3514 10162
CESpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 4:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 454 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 TXZ013-062245- CARSON TX- 454 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CARSON COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 453 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PANHANDLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER AND GROOM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3518 10161 3544 10152 3555 10109 3518 10109 TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 247DEG 15KT 3533 10141 CE
Special weather statement, Jul 6, 5:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
515 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
TXZ018-062245-
ARMSTRONG TX-
515 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 515 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF WAYSIDE...OR 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANYON...MOVING EAST
AT 20 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 10163 3498 10161 3503 10145 3475 10131
3475 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 258DEG 17KT 3482 10167
CESpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 5:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
520 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
TXZ008-013-062245-
CARSON TX-HUTCHINSON TX-
520 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CARSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
HUTCHINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT...
AT 520 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTH OF BORGER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BORGER AND SKELLYTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3544 10152 3563 10149 3573 10139 3573 10127
3565 10108 3561 10108 3555 10109 3549 10129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 213DEG 11KT 3552 10135
CESpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 5:50 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
550 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
TXZ018-062315-
ARMSTRONG TX-
550 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
UNTIL 615 PM CDT...
AT 550 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
WAYSIDE...OR 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF TULIA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WAYSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3494 10162 3499 10143 3500 10124 3475 10123
3475 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 267DEG 11KT 3478 10153
CESpecial weather statement, Jul 6, 6:09 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
609 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
TXZ003-008-009-062345-
ROBERTS TX-HANSFORD TX-HUTCHINSON TX-
609 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN ROBERTS...SOUTHEASTERN
HANSFORD AND NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...
AT 608 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF STINNETT TO 9 MILES WEST OF
CODMAN. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
THESE STORMS WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF WESTERN
ROBERTS...SOUTHEASTERN HANSFORD AND NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3566 10081 3582 10139 3610 10135 3610 10109
3606 10108 3605 10070
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 185DEG 28KT 3584 10130 3568 10091
CEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 4:51 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Randall | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Randall | 61 min |
| Jul 6, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson | 51 min |
| Jul 6, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hutchinson, Roberts | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree, Roberts | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.