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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 272, NWS Amarillo, TX

September 14, 2017Hansford County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 14, 2017, 7:46 PM CDT for Hansford County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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
Sep 14, 2017, 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
Sep 14, 2017, 8:16 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Hansford County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 155 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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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 2017-09-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 900 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 2017-09-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
900 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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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 Sep 14, 6:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 6:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 14, 3:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
352 PM CDT Thu Sep 14 2017

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-151100-
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
352 PM CDT Thu Sep 14 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible through tonight across most of the
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Some of the stronger storms will
be capable of producing gusty winds and brief heavy rain, but no
severe weather is expected.

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

Thunderstorms will be possible Friday through Tuesday across
parts of the Panhandles. At this time, the threat for organized
severe weather appears to be low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

Schneider

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 14, 4:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
449 PM CDT THU SEP 14 2017

TXZ001-142215-
Dallam TX-
449 PM CDT THU SEP 14 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DALLAM COUNTY UNTIL
515 PM CDT...

At 448 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles west of Ware, or 21 miles southeast of Clayton, moving east at
25 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ware.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3615 10300 3633 10298 3632 10254 3606 10258
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 277DEG 22KT 3623 10290

DGW
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 5:11 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
511 PM CDT THU SEP 14 2017

TXZ016-142245-
Deaf Smith TX-
511 PM CDT THU SEP 14 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DEAF SMITH COUNTY UNTIL
545 PM CDT...

At 511 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Bootleg, or 23 miles north of Friona, moving east at
20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Simms and Bootleg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3482 10288 3505 10291 3516 10254 3482 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 262DEG 19KT 3497 10282

DGW
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 5:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
515 PM CDT THU SEP 14 2017

TXZ001-142245-
Dallam TX-
515 PM CDT THU SEP 14 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL DALLAM COUNTY UNTIL 545
PM CDT...

At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ware, or 15 miles northwest of Dalhart, moving east at 20 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm. Blowing dust has also been reported with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Ware.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3610 10280 3633 10283 3640 10240 3613 10236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 262DEG 19KT 3624 10270

DGW
Special weather statement, Sep 14, 6:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 14, 7:22 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford38 min
Sep 15, 2:08 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore, Sherman37 min
Sep 15, 2:35 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore25 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2017Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 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.