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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS Amarillo, TX

August 28, 2018Carson County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2018, 6:37 PM CDT for Carson County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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: Aug 28, 2018, 6:37 PM CDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 28, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Carson County, TX

The radar

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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 Aug 28, 3:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 3:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 2:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 28, 4:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
443 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

TXZ013-014-018-282215-
Gray TX-Carson TX-Armstrong TX-
443 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL ARMSTRONG...
SOUTHEASTERN CARSON AND SOUTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM
CDT...

At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Claude, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Claude, White Deer and Groom.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3508 10142 3523 10154 3546 10119 3523 10102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 237DEG 23KT 3520 10141

TLH

Special weather statement, Aug 28, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 28, 5:48 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 28, 5:57 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 28, 6:20 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
620 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

TXZ013-014-019-282345-
Gray TX-Donley TX-Carson TX-
620 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARSON...
SOUTHWESTERN GRAY AND NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
CDT...

At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Groom, or 19 miles northeast of Claude, moving east at 15 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Groom and Lake Mcclellan.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3516 10109 3518 10109 3518 10118 3529 10114
      3532 10078 3509 10085
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 276DEG 12KT 3522 10104

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Special weather statement, Aug 28, 6:34 PM CDT, 3 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
Aug 28, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	32 min
Aug 28, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	26 min
Aug 28, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	27 min
Aug 28, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	33 min
Aug 28, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	25 min
Aug 28, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	26 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.