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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 29, 2016, 7:02 PM CDT for Hartley County, Texas. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2016, 7:02 PM CDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2016, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
County Hartley County, TX
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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 Jul 29, 5:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 5:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Amarillo TX 546 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016 .AVIATION... For the 00Z TAFs...VFR conditions are expected for the most part at all terminals. However, thunderstorms are still expected to move into our area from New Mexico and southeast Colorado. There is little confidence in what exactly the thunderstorms will do, but KDHT looks to have the best chance of getting something and perhaps even KAMA later on tonight. Therefore, have continued a TEMPO group for thunderstorms for KDHT and added a TEMPO group for KAMA. There also exists a chance for a brief wind shift to accompany any thunderstorms and should be out of the west or northwest. KGUY could see a scattered layer of low clouds around 2000 ft AGL in the early morning hours. Otherwise, some mid to high level clouds could linger through the day tomorrow with winds generally out of the south and becoming gusty in the afternoon hours. Lorenzen && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 331 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016/ DISCUSSION... Showers and some low topped thunderstorms continue to move southeast across the eastern Panhandles. The precipitation is associated with an upper level trough along the central TX/OK Panhandle border as seen with the latest visible satellite observations with Cu's in the eastern Panhandles and drier air aloft in the western Panhandles. Latest surface and 500 hPa observations shows a second trough out to the west across NM with upslope flow and a residual outflow boundary will slowly makes it way east into the western Panhandles. Some additional showers and thunderstorms are possible this evening into tonight across the Panhandles and will dissipate by Saturday morning. As we go into the second half of Saturday through mid next week, an upper level high pressure system will move back east into the region and bring tranquil weather conditions and very warm temperatures to the Panhandles. Some upslope convection across NM may bring an isolated thunderstorms to the far western Panhandles as we go into early next week but confidence is low at this time. Temperatures will be above average throughout the weekend into next week with high temperatures will range from the mid 90s to near triple digits. AVIATION... 18Z TAFs - On and off showers and thunderstorms will impact the TAF sites through the afternoon and evening hours. Have the best timing in there for now, but it will likely change as confidence is low in the persistence and scattered nature of coverage. Winds will generally favor an easterly to southeasterly direction and less than 15kts outside of convection. Medium to high confidence that VFR conditions will continue through tomorrow afternoon outside of convection too, although KGUY could see some MVFR cigs/vsbys early Saturday morning. Elsenheimer && .AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... TX...None. OK...None. && 10/15
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 3:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 343 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-301100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 343 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. A FEW STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BECOME STRONG WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THEN ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 1:31 PM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 131 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016 OKZ002-003-TXZ003-004-291900- BEAVER OK-TEXAS OK-HANSFORD TX-OCHILTREE TX- 131 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHWESTERN BEAVER...NORTHWESTERN OCHILTREE AND NORTHEASTERN HANSFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT... AT 131 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ADAMS...OR 17 MILES EAST OF GUYMON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOOKER...HARDESTY...ADAMS AND BAKER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3686 10134 3692 10092 3648 10081 3634 10109 TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 329DEG 28KT 3670 10116 CE
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 5:39 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
539 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016
OKZ001-292330-
CIMARRON OK-
539 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CIMARRON COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM
CDT...
AT 538 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5
MILES SOUTH OF KENTON...OR 27 MILES WEST OF BOISE CITY...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...
BOISE CITY...KEYES...BLACK MESA PARK...FELT...KENTON AND WHEELESS.
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 3699 10228 3669 10219 3650 10249 3657 10300
3700 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 277DEG 19KT 3683 10299
LGSpecial weather statement, Jul 29, 7:02 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
702 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016
TXZ001-006-300030-
DALLAM TX-HARTLEY TX-
702 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARTLEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAM COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...
AT 702 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SEDAN...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF AMISTAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALHART...TEXLINE AND WARE.
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 3639 10304 3620 10247 3585 10246 3572 10292
3588 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 301DEG 26KT 3616 10308
LGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 7:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 97 min |
| Jul 29, 7:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore, Oldham, Potter | 31 min |
| Jul 29, 9:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson | 61 min |
| Jul 29, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 41 min |
| Jul 30, 2:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.