Tornado Warning 21, NWS Amarillo, TX

Issued

May 23, 2016, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)

Expired

May 23, 2016, 8:15 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Amarillo, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

Counties Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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442 
WFUS54 KAMA 240045
TORAMA
TXC129-179-240115-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0021.160524T0045Z-160524T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
745 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
  NORTH CENTRAL DONLEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
    
* AT 745 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALANREED...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF
  CLARENDON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALANREED AND LAKE MCCLELLAN. 

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 126 AND 141.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3510 10073 3515 10089 3543 10083 3534 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 206DEG 13KT 3518 10080 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

NF

350 
WWUS54 KAMA 240102
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
802 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

TXC129-240108-
/O.CAN.KAMA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T0115Z/
DONLEY TX-
802 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL DONLEY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3542 10080 3534 10054 3518 10067 3519 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 219DEG 11KT 3520 10076 

$$

TXC179-240115-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160524T0115Z/
GRAY TX-
802 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY...
    
AT 758 PM CDT...A STORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS
LOCATED OVER ALANREED...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF CLARENDON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 748 PM TRAINED
         SPOTTERS REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO CROSSED INTERSTATE 3
         MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAKE MCCLELLAN. AN OVERTURNED SEMI-
         TRUCK WAS ALSO REPORTED NEAR THIS LOCATION AT 755 PM.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALANREED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10080 3534 10054 3518 10067 3519 10082
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 219DEG 11KT 3520 10076 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

NF

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