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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX

April 15, 2016Oldham County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Apr 15, 2016, 9:21 PM CDT for Oldham County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2016, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2016, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Oldham County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 15, 9:50 PM CDTTORNADO19 N Adrian, TXTORNADO ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE WEST OF BOYS RANCH AND NORTH OF ADRIAN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 15, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1077 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1077 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1488 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

As transmitted.

064 
WFUS54 KAMA 160221
TORAMA
TXC359-160300-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0005.160416T0221Z-160416T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
921 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL OLDHAM COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
    
* AT 921 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ADRIAN...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  NARA VISA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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
  NORTH CENTRAL OLDHAM 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.

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3563 10272 3562 10262 3554 10245 3535 10274
      3540 10284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 215DEG 19KT 3541 10279 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BRB
2 follow-up statements
983 
WWUS54 KAMA 160229
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
929 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016

TXC359-160300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160416T0300Z/
OLDHAM TX-
929 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL OLDHAM COUNTY...
    
AT 928 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ADRIAN...OR 22 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NARA VISA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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
NORTH CENTRAL OLDHAM COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3539 10272 3544 10280 3563 10272 3562 10262
      3555 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 212DEG 20KT 3545 10276 

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

$$

BRB
850 
WWUS54 KAMA 160244
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
944 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016

TXC359-160300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160416T0300Z/
OLDHAM TX-
944 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL OLDHAM COUNTY...
    
AT 944 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 16 MILES NORTH OF ADRIAN...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF VEGA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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
NORTH CENTRAL OLDHAM COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10268 3549 10277 3563 10270 3562 10262
      3555 10248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 217DEG 19KT 3551 10268 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BRB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam58 min
Apr 15, 8:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAOldham46 min
Apr 15, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Sherman75 min
Apr 15, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAMoore43 min
Apr 15, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley60 min
Apr 15, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAMoore, Sherman60 min
Apr 15, 10:59 PM CDTTornado WarningAMAHartley15 min
Apr 15, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman64 min
Apr 15, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHartley48 min
Apr 15, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter66 min
Apr 16, 12:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHartley63 min
Apr 16, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Sherman86 min
Apr 16, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter37 min
Apr 16, 1:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMADallam5 hr
Apr 16, 4:13 AM CDTFlood WatchAMACollingsworth, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Wheeler22 hr
Apr 16, 9:11 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryAMAArmstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Potter, Randall2 hr
Apr 16, 11:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter31 min
Apr 16, 11:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore, Potter, Randall26 min
Apr 16, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore, Potter26 min
Apr 16, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford29 min
Apr 16, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARandall19 min
Apr 16, 2:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong29 min
Apr 16, 2:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson24 min
Apr 16, 2:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson59 min
Apr 16, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong23 min
Apr 16, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong44 min
Apr 16, 3:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford31 min
Apr 16, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson52 min
Apr 16, 3:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley32 min
Apr 16, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley34 min
Apr 16, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADonley42 min
Apr 16, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMASherman38 min
Apr 16, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray30 min
Apr 16, 5:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMADonley4 hr
Apr 16, 5:27 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAMoore4 hr
Apr 16, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADonley56 min
Apr 16, 5:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHutchinson39 min
Apr 16, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHemphill47 min
Apr 16, 6:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.