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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 23, 2019Hansford County, Hutchinson County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2019, 2:36 PM CDT for Hansford County, Hutchinson County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 54 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 23, 2019, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2019, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Hansford County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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: 1941 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -107 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 815 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 129 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.9
Supercell composite: 6.3

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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 23, 1:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 1:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 9:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 23, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 12:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 23, 12:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1259 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

TXZ002-003-007-008-231830-
Hutchinson TX-Sherman TX-Hansford TX-Moore TX-
1259 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON...
SOUTHEASTERN SHERMAN...SOUTHWESTERN HANSFORD AND EASTERN MOORE
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT...

At 1259 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Sunray, or 21 miles northeast of Dumas, moving north at
30 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Sunray, Gruver, Morse and Pringle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3567 10164 3576 10193 3639 10167 3623 10125
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 202DEG 27KT 3605 10167

LFM

Special weather statement, May 23, 2:29 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
229 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

TXZ003-008-232000-
Hutchinson TX-Hansford TX-
229 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL HANSFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

At 228 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Pringle, or 18 miles southwest of Spearman, moving
northeast at 20 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Hutchinson and south central Hansford Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3589 10131 3592 10143 3616 10142 3605 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 206DEG 19KT 3597 10134

Beat

Special weather statement, May 23, 2:31 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
231 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

OKZ002-003-232000-
Texas OK-Beaver OK-
231 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BEAVER AND EASTERN
TEXAS COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...

At 231 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Optima, or 13 miles east of Guymon, moving north at 60
mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hooker, Tyrone, Optima, Hardesty, Baker and Adams.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3666 10112 3659 10123 3666 10141 3700 10128
      3700 10086
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 201DEG 51KT 3673 10125

Beat

Special weather statement, May 23, 2:33 PM CDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
233 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

OKZ003-232000-
Beaver OK-
233 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN BEAVER COUNTY UNTIL 300
PM CDT...

At 233 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northwest of Slapout, or 16 miles west of Laverne, moving north
at 60 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Gate, Knowles and Slapout.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3670 10000 3658 10016 3662 10028 3700 10021
      3700 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 201DEG 51KT 3668 10019

Beat

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 23, 3:48 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 10 more	36 hr
May 23, 7:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hartley	24 min
May 23, 7:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	50 min
May 23, 8:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	47 min
May 23, 8:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Sherman	49 min
May 23, 10:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	35 min
May 23, 11:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Moore, Sherman	47 min
May 23, 12:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	31 min
May 23, 12:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	31 min
May 23, 1:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hutchinson, Moore	44 min
May 23, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	31 min
May 23, 3:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts	3 hr
May 23, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	62 min
May 23, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	41 min
May 23, 4:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts	53 min
May 23, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham, Potter, Randall	64 min
May 23, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	50 min
May 23, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts	64 min
May 23, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter	66 min
May 23, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman	46 min
May 23, 5:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Potter, Randall	3 hr
May 23, 5:22 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts	38 min
May 23, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	33 min
May 23, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Randall	48 min
May 23, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	58 min
May 23, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hansford, Hutchinson, Roberts	38 min
May 23, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts	65 min
May 23, 5:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts	3 hr
May 23, 6:01 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Roberts	44 min
May 23, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts	67 min
May 23, 6:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	45 min
May 23, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts	66 min
May 23, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	76 min
May 23, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Potter, Randall	61 min
May 23, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Hemphill, Ochiltree, Roberts	65 min
May 23, 8:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Texas	36 min
May 23, 9:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	38 min
May 23, 9:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	35 min
May 23, 10:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Texas	47 min
May 23, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Texas	29 min
May 23, 2:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Beaver	27 min
May 23, 4:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Beaver	51 min
May 23, 6:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Cimarron, Texas	18 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.