Tornado Warning 27, NWS Amarillo, TX

Issued

Jun 13, 2016, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2016, 8:30 PM CDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Amarillo, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Moore County, TX

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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361 
WFUS54 KAMA 140107
TORAMA
TXC341-140130-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0027.160614T0107Z-160614T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
807 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT
    
* AT 806 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE MEREDITH...OR 12
  MILES EAST OF DUMAS...MOVING NORTH AT 5 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. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTY.

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 3572 10163 3571 10185 3588 10192 3593 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 171DEG 5KT 3580 10176 

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

$$

BRB

490 
WWUS54 KAMA 140111
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
811 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016

TXC341-140130-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160614T0130Z/
MOORE TX-
811 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTY...
    
AT 810 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE MEREDITH...OR 12 MILES EAST OF
DUMAS...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3572 10163 3571 10185 3588 10192 3593 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 091DEG 1KT 3579 10176 

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

$$

BRB

422 
WWUS54 KAMA 140121
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
821 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016

TXC341-140130-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0027.000000T0000Z-160614T0130Z/
MOORE TX-
821 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MOORE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
830 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE PANHANDLE
OF TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3572 10163 3571 10185 3588 10192 3593 10163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 171DEG 5KT 3579 10176 

$$

BRB

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