Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
259 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

.Mesoscale Update...
...Severe weather and flash flooding is likely today...
An upper low located over southern California has placed our region
under southwesterly flow aloft. A passing shortwave trough over
eastern New Mexico has promoted lee side cyclogenesis over
southeastern Colorado, while aiding in sharpening the dryline over
eastern New Mexico. The latest 18z sounding indicated plenty of
MLCAPE 2000-3000 J/kg, with PW approaching an inch. Thunderstorms in
the area have produced large hail and heavy rainfall. At present,
damaging winds have not been noted, but will likely become a concern
should storms organize in a linear fashion. Storm development will
continue this afternoon across a line west to east from Channing to
Miami to the Oklahoma state line, with these storms slowly moving
east. Additional storm development along the dryline in eastern New
Mexico has the potential to organize in a linear mode, with potential
cold pool propagation to the east later this afternoon and evening.
Storms should continue to develop and move east through late tonight.

Bieda

&&

.Discussion...See above mesoscale update for information about
today's forecast.  Monday is going to be dependent on convection
ongoing this afternoon. Should cloud cover and a significant cold
pool remain, potentially delaying the onset of heating Monday, then
the severe weather potential will be focused along the dryline
expected to remain in eastern New Mexico. Should the atmosphere
recover from today's convection, then convection could initiate by
midday with a forecasted 2500-3500 J/kg of MLCAPE. Convective timing
will be dependent on a passing negatively tilted short wave trough
ejecting out from the desert southwest. Vertical shear of 35-40 kts
will be supportive of linear and discrete supercell formation with
large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall the likely threats. The
tornado threat cannot be ruled out on Monday, especially as vorticity
maxima pass aloft aiding in the veering of winds.

On Tuesday into Wednesday, the upper low will remain cut off over
southern Arizona. Continued southwesterly flow will remain over the
region, with another upper low across the northern tier of the U.S.
helping push a cold front down the front range of the Rockies. As
moist southeasterly flow remains over our area, and the dryline
continues to hang back along the NM/TX stateline, another round of
thunderstorms (some of which could be severe) Tuesday afternoon.
Latest forecast guidance suggests that anywhere between 1500-2500
J/kg of MLCAPE will be possible, but shear remains quite light. This
could limit severe convective potential, but large hail and damaging
winds are still possible with the strongest storms.

A cold front pushing through the area on Wednesday will help push
moisture further south away from the area, with upper level low
possibly weakening Wednesday and Thursday. With northerly flow behind
the passing cold front, a drier airmass will be in place such that
the precipitation chances expected to decrease as the day progresses
Wednesday afternoon. Dry northerly flow will remain on Thursday and
Friday, with a ridge of high pressure building over the desert
southwest. This should help keep gulf moisture well south and east of
our area, and limit convective potential for the remainder of the
forecast period.

Bieda

&&

.Aviation...Previous Discussion...18z TAFs...Dryline remains west of
forecast area, and is expected to remain west of all terminals
through this forecast period. Scattered thunderstorms expected to
develop along and ahead of dryline as vorticity maximum near KROW
moves in from the southwest. Considerable uncertainty regarding
timing and location of thunderstorms. Will keep thunder in forecasts
through 03z Monday at northern terminals and through 08z at KAMA. May
see early morning stratus develop, depending on how convection
evolves through the evening.

Cockrell

&&

.Hydrology...Latest radar is showing a line of slow moving
thunderstorms across the western and central portions of the Texas
Panhandle. In combination with the latest 18z sounding showing
increasing PWV values to around an inch, and expected storm motions
on the order of 10 to 20 MPH, have issued a flash flood watch for the
entire Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles through 1 AM Monday morning.
As the region stays under moist low level southeasterly flow, and
with slow forward progression of an upper low over the desert
southwest, the combined Panhandles will remain primed for slow moving
thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rainfall Monday thru
Wednesday. A cold front is expected to move into the combined
Panhandles on Wednesday, and push out moisture by late Wednesday
night.

Bieda

&&

.Preliminary Point Temps/Pops...
Amarillo TX                83  56  83  58  81 /  60  50  50  40  60
Beaver OK                  79  55  86  60  81 /  90  40  20  30  60
Boise City OK              81  51  83  54  76 /  30  30  30  20  40
Borger TX                  80  57  85  61  84 /  90  50  40  40  60
Boys Ranch TX              85  56  88  58  84 /  90  40  50  30  50
Canyon TX                  86  56  87  58  85 /  60  40  50  40  60
Clarendon TX               84  59  80  60  80 /  60  50  40  40  60
Dalhart TX                 84  54  87  55  80 /  90  40  30  20  40
Guymon OK                  78  55  86  58  80 /  50  40  40  30  50
Hereford TX                82  55  88  59  83 /  50  40  50  30  50
Lipscomb TX                81  57  83  61  81 /  90  50  20  40  60
Pampa TX                   82  56  82  60  83 /  90  50  40  40  60
Shamrock TX                86  59  82  62  80 /  70  60  30  40  60
Wellington TX              89  61  84  63  82 /  70  70  30  40  70

&&

.AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
TX...Flash Flood Watch until 1 AM CDT Monday for the following zones:
     Armstrong...Carson...Collingsworth...Dallam...Deaf Smith...
     Donley...Gray...Hansford...Hartley...Hemphill...
     Hutchinson...Lipscomb...Moore...Ochiltree...Oldham...
     Potter...Randall...Roberts...Sherman...Wheeler.

OK...Flash Flood Watch until 1 AM CDT Monday for the following zones:
     Beaver...Cimarron...Texas.

&&

3/98

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
207 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-300715-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
207 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 227 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HEAVY RAINFALL WITH SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CAN
PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. SOME STORMS DURING THIS
PERIOD MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. HEAVY RAIN AND SLOW STORM MOVEMENT COULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES MAY LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD ACTIVATE FOR
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS SHOULD BE READY TO ACTIVATE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

BIEDA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
254 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0253 PM     HAIL             STRATFORD               36.34N 102.08W
05/29/2016  M2.00 INCH       SHERMAN            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1600518

TAS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
303 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0257 PM     HAIL             PANHANDLE               35.35N 101.38W
05/29/2016  M1.75 INCH       CARSON             TX   CITY OFFICIAL

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1600519

TAS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
309 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0307 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 E MIAMI               35.69N 100.60W
05/29/2016                   ROBERTS            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            U.S. HIGHWAY 60 HAS FLASH FLOODING IN PROGRESS WITH
            ONLY THE WEST BOUNDLANE OPEN...WITH HAIL COVERING THE
            ROADWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1600521

BIEDA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
317 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0315 PM     HAIL             PANHANDLE               35.35N 101.38W
05/29/2016  M1.00 INCH       CARSON             TX   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1600522

TAS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
319 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0313 PM     HAIL             PANHANDLE               35.35N 101.38W
05/29/2016  M1.00 INCH       CARSON             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE ROAD
            AT HIGHWAY 60 AND 207

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1600523

KJS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
321 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

TXZ012-017-292100-
POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-
321 PM CDT SUN MAY 29 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN RANDALL AND POTTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

AT 321 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES NORTH OF AMARILLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMARILLO...VALLEY DE ORO AND BUSHLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3509 10217 3562 10216 3562 10162 3508 10162
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 226DEG 23KT 3535 10183

JC