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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2016, 3:59 AM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 21 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
- Apr 29, 2016, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2016, 4:20 AM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Beaver County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 10:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1808 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Apr 29, 3:34 AM CDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 3:34 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 3:20 AM CDT, 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 320 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-292100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 320 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLES WITH LARGE HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER...DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH...AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PANHANDLES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION TODAY THROUGH ACROSS MAINLY THE EASTERN PANHANDLES. SCHNEIDER
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 29, 1:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
150 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1254 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E STRATFORD 36.34N 102.06W
04/29/2016 SHERMAN TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1600248
COCKRELLSpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 2:22 AM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 222 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 TXZ007-008-012-290800- POTTER TX-HUTCHINSON TX-MOORE TX- 222 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOORE...NORTHEASTERN POTTER AND WEST CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT... AT 221 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE MEREDITH...OR 23 MILES NORTH OF AMARILLO... MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LAKE MEREDITH. 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. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. LAT...LON 3545 10169 3547 10191 3591 10190 3588 10157 TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 186DEG 21KT 3554 10179 BIEDA
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 2:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
238 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
OKZ002-003-TXZ003-004-290830-
BEAVER OK-TEXAS OK-OCHILTREE TX-HANSFORD TX-
238 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TEXAS...WESTERN BEAVER...
NORTHWESTERN OCHILTREE AND NORTHEASTERN HANSFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 330
AM CDT...
AT 238 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES WEST OF TYRONE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ADAMS TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF HARDESTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 35
MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BEAVER...TYRONE...FORGAN...BRYANS CORNER...MOCANE...BALKO...TURPIN...FLORIS...
BOYD AND BAKER.
THESE STORMS 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
LAT...LON 3694 10038 3648 10061 3629 10131 3668 10101
3700 10117 3700 10041
TIME...MOT...LOC 0738Z 242DEG 29KT 3695 10114 3669 10100 3645 10117
BIEDASpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 2:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 242 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 TXZ007-012-290830- POTTER TX-MOORE TX- 242 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MOORE AND NORTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT... AT 242 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MASTERSON...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF DUMAS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DUMAS...MASTERSON AND FOUR WAY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. LAT...LON 3549 10217 3597 10216 3593 10190 3547 10191 TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 188DEG 21KT 3560 10206 BIEDA
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 3:21 AM CDT, 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
321 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
OKZ002-TXZ002-003-007-008-290900-
TEXAS OK-HANSFORD TX-SHERMAN TX-HUTCHINSON TX-MOORE TX-
321 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...NORTHERN
MOORE...SHERMAN...WESTERN HANSFORD AND NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM CDT...
AT 321 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF MORSE TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SUNRAY TO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DUMAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 30
MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUMAS...CACTUS...SUNRAY...GRUVER...MORSE AND PRINGLE.
THESE STORMS 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
LAT...LON 3667 10122 3592 10141 3577 10208 3631 10212
3651 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 185DEG 27KT 3611 10153 3597 10174 3583 10201
BIEDASpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 3:50 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 75 min |
| Apr 28, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts | 71 min |
| Apr 28, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 9:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Roberts | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 9:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hutchinson | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 12:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Sherman | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Sherman | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 2:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 52 min |
| Apr 29, 3:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford, Moore, Sherman | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 3:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Ochiltree | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hutchinson, Moore | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 5:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter, Randall | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 6:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 6:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 24 min |
| Apr 29, 7:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Potter, Randall | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 37 min |
| Apr 28, 10:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 11:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 11:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 12:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 2:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 52 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016
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.