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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 28, 2018Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 28, 2018, 8:27 PM CDT for Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 48 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 2018, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2018, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 28, 8:28 PM CDT	TORNADO	1 W Hardesty, OK	FACEBOOK PICTURE, TWITTER REPORTS AND STORM SPOTTER CONFIRMED TORNADO. TOUCHED DOWN FOR 1 MINUTE BEFORE LIFTING.
May 28, 8:38 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 E Hardesty, OK	ROOF BLOWN OFF BARN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 28, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 165 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: 1200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

842 
WFUS54 KAMA 290127
TORAMA
OKC007-139-290215-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0003.180529T0127Z-180529T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
827 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Beaver County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...
  Southeastern Texas County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...

* Until 915 PM CDT

* At 827 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Hardesty, or 14
  miles east of Guymon, moving northeast at 30 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...
  Hardesty, Bryans Corner, Baker, Adams and Boyd. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3651 10130 3665 10140 3693 10099 3663 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 239DEG 26KT 3664 10123 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Bieda

3 follow-up statements

318 
WWUS54 KAMA 290147 RRA
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
847 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

OKC007-139-290215-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180529T0215Z/
Beaver OK-Texas OK-
847 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BEAVER AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES...
    
At 847 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Adams, or 22 miles east of Guymon, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Hardesty, Baker, Adams and Boyd. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3658 10127 3668 10136 3693 10099 3663 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 251DEG 28KT 3670 10107 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Bieda

361 
WWUS54 KAMA 290205
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
905 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

OKC007-139-290215-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180529T0215Z/
Beaver OK-Texas OK-
905 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL BEAVER AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTIES...
    
At 905 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Turpin, or 19 miles south of Liberal,
moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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...
Baker, Adams and Boyd. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3667 10107 3676 10115 3693 10099 3663 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 239DEG 26KT 3677 10093 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

Bieda

068 
WWUS54 KAMA 290213
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
913 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

OKC007-139-290222-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-180529T0215Z/
Beaver OK-Texas OK-
913 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL BEAVER AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM CDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

LAT...LON 3667 10107 3676 10115 3693 10099 3663 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 239DEG 26KT 3679 10088 

$$

Bieda

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 28, 7:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	59 min
May 28, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	60 min
May 28, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver, Texas	62 min
May 28, 7:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Texas	39 min
May 28, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	61 min
May 28, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver, Texas	64 min
May 28, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver, Texas	63 min
May 28, 9:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Texas	36 min
May 28, 10:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver, Texas	32 min
May 28, 10:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver	41 min
May 28, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver	56 min
May 29, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver	74 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.