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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2018, 12:14 AM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 18 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
- Jul 29, 2018, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2018, 12:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Beaver County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:14 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1797 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -91 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
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 Jul 28, 6:11 PM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 6:11 PM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 3:28 PM CDT, 8 hours 46 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 328 PM CDT Sat Jul 28 2018 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-290830- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 328 PM CDT Sat Jul 28 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are forecast to develop this evening across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. A few storms may become strong to marginally severe, with damaging winds the primary hazard. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are expected across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles Sunday through Monday night, and then again Tuesday night through Wednesday night. A few storms will have the potential to become strong to marginally severe at times with damaging winds and hail the primary hazards. In addition, heavy rainfall may accompany the strongest storms, which could lead to localized flooding or flash flooding, especially Sunday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. Guerrero
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 9:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
931 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018
OKZ002-290315-
Texas OK-
931 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTY UNTIL
1015 PM CDT...
At 930 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Stonington, or 16 miles northwest of Elkhart,
moving southeast at 20 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Guymon, Hooker, Goodwell, Optima, Eva and Hough.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.
&&
LAT...LON 3693 10104 3650 10172 3650 10174 3671 10203
3699 10203 3700 10123
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 292DEG 17KT 3720 10208
BeatLocal storm report, Jul 28, 10:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1020 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1016 PM TSTM WND GST 12 NE EVA 36.92N 101.78W
07/28/2018 M54 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1800407
BEATSpecial weather statement, Jul 28, 10:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1020 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 OKZ002-290400- Texas OK- 1020 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TEXAS COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT... At 1019 PM CDT, automated weather equipment reported 50 mph winds at Eva mesonet associated with a strong thunderstorm 5 miles east of Elkhart, moving southeast at 20 mph. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Guymon, Goodwell and Hough. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && LAT...LON 3653 10157 3687 10197 3699 10190 3700 10124 TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 292DEG 17KT 3698 10179 Beat
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 10:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1050 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 OKZ002-290430- Texas OK- 1050 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TEXAS COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM CDT... At 1050 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northeast of Hough, or 16 miles south of Feterita, moving east at 25 mph. Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Guymon, Hooker, Goodwell, Tyrone, Optima, Hardesty, Hough, Baker and Adams. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3650 10095 3650 10168 3699 10163 3700 10094 TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 288DEG 22KT 3692 10147 Beat
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 11:31 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1131 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 TXZ003-004-290530- Ochiltree TX-Hansford TX- 1131 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL HANSFORD AND SOUTHWESTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... At 1131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Gruver, or 17 miles northwest of Spearman, moving east at 30 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Perryton, Waka and Farnsworth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && LAT...LON 3629 10154 3646 10150 3638 10074 3612 10080 TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 281DEG 27KT 3636 10143 Schneider
Special weather statement, Jul 28, 11:34 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1134 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 OKZ002-003-290530- Texas OK-Beaver OK- 1134 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEAVER AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... At 1134 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Baker, or 15 miles south of Liberal, moving east at 30 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Beaver, Turpin, Floris, Baker, Adams and Boyd. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && LAT...LON 3675 10111 3693 10107 3685 10030 3659 10037 TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 281DEG 27KT 3683 10101 Schneider
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 59 min |
| Jul 29, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 4:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 5:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Randall | 65 min |
| Jul 29, 5:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 44 min |
| Jul 28, 10:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 10:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 11:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 56 min |
| Jul 28, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 2:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 61 min |
| Jul 29, 3:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 57 min |
| Jul 29, 4:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Beaver | 85 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.