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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 16, 2016Dallam County, Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 16, 2016, 5:20 PM CDT for Dallam County, Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 min. 2 reports 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: May 16, 2016, 5:20 PM CDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 153 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 16, 5:30 PM CDT	HAIL 2	30 N Dalhart, TX	STORM CHASER REPORTS HEN EGG SIZED HAIL ON HIGHWAY 385 NEAR THE OKLAHOMA STATE LINE
May 16, 5:31 PM CDT	TORNADO	30 N Dalhart, TX

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 16, 2:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 154 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 245 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

494 
WFUS54 KAMA 162220
TORAMA
OKC025-TXC111-162245-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0008.160516T2220Z-160516T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
520 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA...
  NORTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT
    
* AT 519 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FELT...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF BOISE
  CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 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
  SOUTH CENTRAL CIMARRON AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTIES.

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 3649 10271 3662 10257 3653 10219 3636 10230
      3622 10257
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 306DEG 39KT 3648 10257 

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

$$

CE

2 follow-up statements

379 
WWUS54 KAMA 162231
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
531 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016

OKC025-TXC111-162245-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160516T2245Z/
CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX-
531 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CIMARRON AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTIES...
    
AT 531 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FELT...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF BOISE
CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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
SOUTH CENTRAL CIMARRON AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3649 10271 3662 10257 3653 10219 3636 10230
      3622 10257
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 299DEG 28KT 3646 10249 

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

$$

BRB

670 
WWUS54 KAMA 162235
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
535 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016

OKC025-TXC111-162245-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160516T2245Z/
CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX-
535 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL CIMARRON AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTIES...
    
AT 534 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
FELT...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF BOISE CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

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
SOUTH CENTRAL CIMARRON AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 3647 10262 3660 10247 3653 10219 3636 10230
      3622 10257 3634 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 301DEG 24KT 3645 10247 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

CE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	60 min
May 16, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	63 min
May 16, 5:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	38 min
May 16, 5:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Dallam, Sherman	48 min
May 16, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	67 min
May 16, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Sherman	35 min
May 16, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Sherman	75 min
May 16, 6:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Sherman	3 hr
May 16, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Cimarron	53 min
May 16, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Cimarron	64 min
May 16, 4:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Cimarron	3 hr
May 16, 4:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	AMA	Cimarron	24 min

Nearby

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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.