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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2016, 7:40 PM CDT for Oldham County, Texas. It was in force for 35 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
- Jun 30, 2016, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
County Oldham County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 329 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
- 1093 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1956 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 30, 7:05 PM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:05 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 3:29 PM CDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 329 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-010830- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 329 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CURRENTLY...THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. LIKEWISE...STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COMBINED PANHANDLES AS CONVECTION STARTS TO MOVE IN FROM NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EACH DAY...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN HAZARD. HEAVY RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR 100 DEGREES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LORENZEN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
612 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0444 PM TSTM WND GST GROOM 35.20N 101.11W
06/30/2016 E60 MPH CARSON TX TX DOT
WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH REPORTED WITH THUNDERSTORM.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1600593
BIEDASpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 6:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 613 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 TXZ003-004-302345- HANSFORD TX-OCHILTREE TX- 613 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN OCHILTREE AND NORTHEASTERN HANSFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 613 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAKA...OR 11 MILES NORTH OF SPEARMAN...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SPEARMAN...WAKA AND FARNSWORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. 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 3620 10087 3620 10128 3650 10127 3650 10087 TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 278DEG 5KT 3636 10112 NF
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 6:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
622 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
TXZ011-012-017-010015-
OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-
622 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RANDALL...POTTER AND EAST CENTRAL
OLDHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 621 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF BOYS RANCH TO 5 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF AMARILLO TO 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAPPY. MOVEMENT WAS
EAST AT 10 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMARILLO...CANYON...LAKE TANGLEWOOD...BOYS RANCH...
PALO DURO CANYON...VALLEY DE ORO...BUSHLAND...
MESCALERO PARK AND TIMBERCREEK CANYON.
THOSE ATTENDING THE TEXAS PLAY IN PALO DURO CANYON ARE IN THE PATH
OF THESE STORMS AND SHOULD PREPARE FOR IMMINENT DANGEROUS WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
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.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
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.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THESE STORMS PASS.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 10197 3514 10207 3544 10241 3561 10210
3526 10162 3475 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 266DEG 7KT 3543 10221 3517 10191 3480 10189
NFSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 7:20 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 720 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 TXZ007-008-012-013-017-018-010115- ARMSTRONG TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-CARSON TX-MOORE TX-HUTCHINSON TX- 720 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOORE...ARMSTRONG...CARSON... RANDALL...POTTER AND HUTCHINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 717 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SUNRAY TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAPPY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... AMARILLO...DUMAS...CANYON...BORGER...PANHANDLE...CLAUDE...FRITCH... SUNRAY...STINNETT...LAKE TANGLEWOOD...SANFORD...MASTERSON... PALO DURO CANYON...LAKE MEREDITH...BUSHLAND...FOUR WAY...WAYSIDE... WASHBURN...MESCALERO PARK AND PRINGLE. 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. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. 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. IF ON OR NEAR LAKE MEREDITH...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM. && LAT...LON 3475 10207 3601 10206 3605 10117 3475 10120 TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 273DEG 19KT 3587 10171 3480 10173 NF
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 7:40 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 740 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 TXZ006-007-011-012-016-017-010115- OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX-DEAF SMITH TX- 740 PM CDT THU JUN 30 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH... SOUTHEASTERN HARTLEY...SOUTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHWESTERN RANDALL... WESTERN POTTER AND OLDHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT... AT 740 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHANNING TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF VEGA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VEGA...CHANNING...ADRIAN...BOYS RANCH...WILDORADO...VALLEY DE ORO AND BUSHLAND. 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. 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. && LAT...LON 3585 10205 3509 10204 3520 10279 3575 10277 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 279DEG 17KT 3557 10254 3534 10250 NF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Randall | 55 min |
| Jun 30, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 67 min |
| Jun 30, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Ochiltree | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 12:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Beaver | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 40 min |
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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.