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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 8, 2017Hutchinson County, Moore County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2017, 5:43 PM CDT for Hutchinson County, Moore County, Texas. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2017, 5:43 PM CDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 68 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 144 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 12:00Z on 2017-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
144 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
825 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
359 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 8, 4:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 4:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
344 PM CDT Thu Jun 8 2017

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344 PM CDT Thu Jun 8 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across the
Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. A few storms may become strong to
severe with hail up to two inches in diameter and strong winds up
to 70 MPH being the primary hazards. Also, an isolated tornado
cannot be ruled out, mainly across the eastern half of the
Panhandles.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Well above average daily high temperatures are expected Friday
through Tuesday. High temperatures may approach Heat Advisory
criteria for the Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

Thunderstorms will be possible again next week Tuesday and
Wednesday, mainly across the eastern half of the Panhandles.
Right now no severe weather is anticipated for these storms, but
we will continue to monitor the forecast and make adjustments as
needed.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters and emergency officials should be ready for limited
activation through this evening.

Cockrell

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter66 min
Jun 8, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree62 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.