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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Amarillo, TX

April 3, 20194 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2019, 8:49 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 41 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: Apr 3, 2019, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2019, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 3, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 Apr 3, 6:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 6:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 4:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
443 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2019

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-040945-
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-
443 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 PM for parts of
the Texas Panhandles. Large hail and damaging winds will be the
main threat. Cannot rule out an isolated tornado as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thunderstorms are possible Friday and Saturday. Chances of thunderstorms
reaching severe limits remain low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed through this evening
across the areas in the Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

Area fire managers and emergency officials should be alert for
elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon and Friday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
452 PM CDT WED APR 03 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0443 PM     HAIL             9 S CLARENDON           34.80N 100.90W
04/03/2019  M1.00 INCH       DONLEY             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SHERIFF'S DEPUTY REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1900424

BIEDA

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
455 PM CDT WED APR 03 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0447 PM     HAIL             4 WSW BORGER            35.64N 101.47W
04/03/2019  M1.00 INCH       HUTCHINSON         TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1900425

BIEDA

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 5:41 PM CDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 5:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 3, 6:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 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
Apr 3, 7:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	51 min

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Sources

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