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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 12, 2018Hutchinson County, Ochiltree County, Roberts County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2018, 4:04 PM CDT for Hutchinson County, Ochiltree County, Roberts County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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: May 12, 2018, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2018, 4:55 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hutchinson County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 May 12, 3:59 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 3:59 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 9:42 AM CDT, 6 hours 22 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Hemphill, Wheeler	33 min
May 12, 3:39 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	AMA	Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more	17 hr
May 12, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.