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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 29, 2018Wheeler County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2018, 6:05 PM CDT for Wheeler County, Texas. It was in force for 40 min. 7 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 29, 2018, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
Expired: May 29, 2018, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.75 in

County Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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 29, 6:09 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 S Mobeetie, TX	COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR TX HIGHWAY 152 AND FM 3182. THIS WAS ALSO COOBORATED BY A SKYCAM AND CHASER REPORTS IN THE AREA. TORNADO WAS IN OPEN COUNTRY AND NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
May 29, 6:13 PM CDT	TORNADO	4 S Mobeetie, TX	COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR TX HIGHWAY 152 AND FM 3182. THIS WAS ALSO COOBORATED BY A SKYCAM AND CHASER REPORTS IN THE AREA. TORNADO WAS IN OPEN COUNTRY AND NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED.
May 29, 6:17 PM CDT	HAIL 1	3 Se Wheeler, TX	REPORT RECEIVED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK
May 29, 6:20 PM CDT	HAIL 3	1 W Wheeler, TX	REPORT RECEIVED VIA TWITTER.
May 29, 6:26 PM CDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	3 S Wheeler, TX	STORM CHASER VIDEO OF FUNNEL CLOUD
May 29, 6:45 PM CDT	HAIL 3	Wheeler, TX	REPORTED RELAYED FROM BROADCAST MEDIA.
May 29, 6:48 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	Wheeler, TX	BROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED REPORT OF BASEBALL SIZE HAIL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 121 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: 383 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -405 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1427 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 388 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 363 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

426 
WFUS54 KAMA 292305
TORAMA
TXC483-292345-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0008.180529T2305Z-180529T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
605 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Wheeler County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 645 PM CDT
    
* At 604 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles south of New Mobeetie, or 19 miles northwest of
  Shamrock, moving southeast at 25 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...
  Wheeler, New Mobeetie and Mobeetie. 

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 3549 10051 3556 10042 3549 10013 3521 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 306DEG 21KT 3546 10042 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

028 
WWUS54 KAMA 292318
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
618 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

TXC483-292345-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180529T2345Z/
Wheeler TX-
618 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
WHEELER COUNTY...
    
At 618 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles southwest of Wheeler, or 14 miles north of
Shamrock, moving southeast at 25 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...
Wheeler.

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 3548 10046 3555 10037 3549 10013 3521 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 306DEG 21KT 3541 10034 

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

$$

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502 
WWUS54 KAMA 292338
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
638 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

TXC483-292346-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-180529T2345Z/
Wheeler TX-
638 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL WHEELER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645
PM CDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. Still watching chaser feeds for reissuance possibility. 
However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. However small 
hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3548 10046 3555 10037 3549 10013 3521 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 306DEG 21KT 3535 10024 

$$

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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 28, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Sherman	60 min
May 28, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman	50 min
May 28, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Ochiltree	62 min
May 28, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter	39 min
May 28, 7:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hansford, Moore, Sherman	3 hr
May 28, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	30 min
May 28, 7:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter	3 hr
May 28, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Potter, Randall	53 min
May 28, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree, Sherman	64 min
May 28, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	33 min
May 28, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore	50 min
May 28, 8:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hansford, Sherman	43 min
May 28, 8:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter	55 min
May 28, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	63 min
May 28, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree	62 min
May 28, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	35 min
May 28, 10:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts	62 min
May 28, 10:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Ochiltree, Roberts	41 min
May 28, 11:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	20 min
May 28, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	65 min
May 28, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb	56 min
May 29, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	33 min
May 29, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	26 min
May 29, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts	65 min
May 29, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler	59 min
May 29, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb	74 min
May 29, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler	91 min
May 29, 5:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Gray, Wheeler	44 min
May 29, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Wheeler	24 min
May 29, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Wheeler	79 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.