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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 28, 2017Collingsworth County, Wheeler County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2017, 5:58 PM CDT for Collingsworth County, Wheeler County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 28, 2017, 5:58 PM CDT (22:58 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Collingsworth County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 28, 12:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -240 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 724 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 369 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

899 
WFUS54 KAMA 282258
TORAMA
TXC087-483-282330-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0002.170328T2258Z-170328T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
558 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Wheeler County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Central Collingsworth County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 630 PM CDT
    
* At 557 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles northwest of Wellington, moving northeast at 35
  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. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Wellington, Shamrock, Lutie, Quail and Samnorwood. 

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 3477 10024 3489 10047 3526 10022 3515 10000
      3504 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 210DEG 31KT 3490 10029 

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

$$

LFM

2 follow-up statements

400 
WWUS54 KAMA 282301
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
601 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017

TXC087-483-282330-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170328T2330Z/
Wheeler TX-Collingsworth TX-
601 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WHEELER AND CENTRAL COLLINGSWORTH COUNTIES...
    
At 601 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles northwest of
Wellington, moving northeast at 35 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Wellington, Shamrock, Lutie, Quail and Samnorwood. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3477 10024 3489 10047 3526 10022 3515 10000
      3504 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 210DEG 31KT 3493 10027 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

LFM

612 
WWUS54 KAMA 282319
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
619 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017

TXC087-483-282330-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170328T2330Z/
Wheeler TX-Collingsworth TX-
619 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WHEELER AND NORTHEASTERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTIES...
    
At 619 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 4 miles northeast of
Lutie, or 10 miles south of Shamrock, moving northeast at 35 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. 

Locations impacted include...
Shamrock, Samnorwood and Lutie. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3487 10015 3499 10040 3526 10022 3515 10000
      3504 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 210DEG 31KT 3507 10017 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

LFM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 28, 7:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	34 min
Mar 28, 8:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hartley	23 min
Mar 28, 8:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith	39 min
Mar 28, 8:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	49 min
Mar 28, 9:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Potter	46 min
Mar 28, 9:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Wheeler	45 min
Mar 28, 9:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	43 min
Mar 28, 10:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hemphill	48 min
Mar 28, 11:05 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford	40 min
Mar 28, 11:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore, Potter	46 min
Mar 28, 11:32 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	2 hr
Mar 28, 11:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	47 min
Mar 28, 11:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	43 min
Mar 28, 12:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter	21 min
Mar 28, 12:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	48 min
Mar 28, 12:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Potter	43 min
Mar 28, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	49 min
Mar 28, 1:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Potter, Randall	7 hr
Mar 28, 1:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson	6 hr
Mar 28, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Donley	23 min
Mar 28, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Donley, Gray	52 min
Mar 28, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	32 min
Mar 28, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Donley	37 min
Mar 28, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley	50 min
Mar 28, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Collingsworth	32 min
Mar 28, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith	24 min
Mar 28, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Wheeler	34 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.