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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2016, 5:07 PM CDT for Hansford County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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
- Aug 7, 2016, 5:07 PM CDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
County Hansford County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 369 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
252 WWUS84 KAMA 072207 SPSAMA SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 507 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 TXZ003-004-072300- HANSFORD TX-OCHILTREE TX- 507 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN OCHILTREE AND SOUTHEASTERN HANSFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 507 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF SPEARMAN...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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. && LAT...LON 3637 10086 3606 10096 3605 10129 3637 10136 TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 177DEG 8KT 3613 10117 $$ LFM
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 Aug 7, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 3:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 350 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 .DISCUSSION... Upper level analysis reveals closed low over PacNW slowly pushing southeast into Washington State while upper level ridge remains over the Southern Plains. A weak shortwave that moved through the northern Panhandles last night is now approaching Missouri/Iowa.Increasing monsoonal convection is evident across the four corner states. At the surface...at 20z a weak boundary was located near Vega to Canadian with a more pronounced baroclinic zone (BZ) further north along the OK Panhandle where temperatures are in the mid-80s compared to mid-90s just into the northern TX PH. West/southwest winds were south and west of the BZ and east/southeast winds were north of the BZ. Rich dew points of 65-70 degrees are wrapping around the north side of the BZ mainly concentrated in the OK Panhandle and areas further north and east. Areas further south are drier with dew points in the mid- 50s across most of the TX Panhandle. Theta-E advection and moisture convergence will be greatest along and south the baroclinic zone this afternoon and evening. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are beginning to form now as max heating occurs. 1000-2000 J/kg of MLCAPE may support a brief strong storm with heavy rain and strong gusty winds being the main threat. Low shear values will keep the severe threat unlikely.Storms will be most likely this evening and will begin decreasing in converage from west to east over night into the early morning hours. Much of the same can be said for tomorrow and the next few days as model continue to dampen the ridge of high pressure and shift the ridge axis a little further east. Will have to watch to see where any outflow boundaries setup and if the BZ is able to sag a little further south as models have had trouble resolving this feature. Guidance is coming into better agreement with late week upper trough and surface front. As trough approaches Thursday expect height falls and slightly increased pops that afternoon. A stronger shortwave develops in responce to upper trough and helps push a cold front into the area late week. At this time it look like Friday morning the front will be crossing our northern zones and down to our southern zones by that afternoon and evening. Can expect more widespread storms along front and max temps will be coming in around or slightly below average going into next weekend. Ward && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Amarillo TX 69 96 69 96 69 / 30 30 20 20 10 Beaver OK 68 96 71 99 71 / 40 30 30 20 20 Boise City OK 65 89 64 94 66 / 40 30 20 20 20 Borger TX 72 97 72 99 73 / 30 30 20 20 20 Boys Ranch TX 68 98 68 98 70 / 30 30 20 20 20 Canyon TX 69 97 69 97 68 / 20 20 20 20 10 Clarendon TX 71 97 71 98 71 / 20 20 20 20 10 Dalhart TX 66 95 67 96 68 / 30 30 20 20 20 Guymon OK 67 93 69 96 70 / 40 30 20 20 20 Hereford TX 68 96 68 97 68 / 20 20 20 20 10 Lipscomb TX 71 97 73 99 72 / 30 30 30 20 20 Pampa TX 71 95 71 96 71 / 30 30 20 20 20 Shamrock TX 73 98 72 100 72 / 30 30 30 20 10 Wellington TX 74 100 73 101 74 / 20 20 20 20 10 && .AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... TX...None. OK...None. && 3/7
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 3:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 359 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-080900- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 359 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGHEST COVERAGE OF STORMS LIKELY BEING ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS THAT DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. A FEW ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 3:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 359 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 TXZ004-005-009-010-072200- ROBERTS TX-OCHILTREE TX-LIPSCOMB TX-HEMPHILL TX- 359 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN ROBERTS... NORTHWESTERN HEMPHILL...SOUTHWESTERN LIPSCOMB AND SOUTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 358 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14 MILES SOUTH OF WOLF CREEK PARK...OR 21 MILES WEST OF CANADIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... LIPSCOMB AND WOLF CREEK PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. && LAT...LON 3583 10079 3604 10094 3640 10035 3613 10012 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 234DEG 24KT 3601 10074 LFM
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:24 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 424 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 TXZ008-009-072230- ROBERTS TX-HUTCHINSON TX- 424 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ROBERTS AND EASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... AT 424 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES EAST OF STINNETT...OR 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF BORGER...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN ROBERTS AND EASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. && LAT...LON 3572 10133 3603 10137 3604 10084 3575 10083 TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 266DEG 6KT 3587 10112 LFM
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 4:42 PM CDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 442 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 OKZ003-072245- BEAVER OK- 442 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL BEAVER COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 441 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF ELMWOOD...OR 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BEAVER...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KNOWLES AND ELMWOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. && LAT...LON 3651 10034 3659 10060 3696 10044 3685 10011 TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 200DEG 9KT 3664 10041 LFM
Local storm report, Aug 7, 4:51 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
451 PM CDT SUN AUG 07 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 PM TSTM WND GST 10 ESE VALLEY DE ORO 35.42N 101.93W
08/07/2016 M60 MPH POTTER TX MESONET
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1600651
KJSSpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 4:57 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 457 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 TXZ002-003-007-008-072300- HANSFORD TX-SHERMAN TX-MOORE TX-HUTCHINSON TX- 457 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MOORE...SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN...SOUTHWESTERN HANSFORD AND NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 456 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF SUNRAY...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF DUMAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SUNRAY...GRUVER...MORSE AND PRINGLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. && LAT...LON 3603 10113 3585 10175 3601 10191 3631 10134 TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 238DEG 26KT 3601 10168 LFM
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 5:07 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 507 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 TXZ003-004-072300- HANSFORD TX-OCHILTREE TX- 507 PM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN OCHILTREE AND SOUTHEASTERN HANSFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... AT 507 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTH OF SPEARMAN...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 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. && LAT...LON 3637 10086 3606 10096 3605 10129 3637 10136 TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 177DEG 8KT 3613 10117 LFM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 3:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 3:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 3:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 3:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 3:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 57 min |
| Aug 6, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 53 min |
| Aug 6, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 10:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 52 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.