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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 23, 2019Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2019, 6:18 PM CDT for Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 18 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, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2019, 6:36 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 50.0 mph

Counties Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK

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 May 23, 2:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 2:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 3:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 23, 5:27 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

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

TXZ013-017-018-317-232300-
Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-Carson TX-Armstrong TX-
527 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN RANDALL...
NORTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG AND SOUTHERN CARSON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
CDT...

At 524 PM CDT, storm chasers reported weak landspouts along a
boundary extending from 3 miles northwest of Panhandle to near Palo
Duro Canyon. Movement was northeast at 20 mph.

Though organized storm rotation has not been detected, brief weak
landspouts are possible along this boundary.

Locations impacted include...
Panhandle, Washburn and Palo Duro Canyon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Conditions are favorable for the formation of weak landspouts but
the threat posed by these is low. If a weak landspout is observed,
move indoors and stay away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3475 10193 3510 10163 3546 10145 3543 10117
      3475 10170
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 237DEG 16KT 3538 10142 3494 10171

Ward

Local storm report, May 23, 5:47 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
547 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2019

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

0534 PM     HAIL             6 NE AMARILLO           35.26N 101.74W
05/23/2019  M0.88 INCH       POTTER             TX   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1900740

15

Local storm report, May 23, 5:49 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 23, 5:51 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
551 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2019

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

0547 PM     HAIL             1 NNE BORGER            35.67N 101.39W
05/23/2019  M1.00 INCH       HUTCHINSON         TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1900742

15

Local storm report, May 23, 5:53 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
553 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2019

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

0415 PM     HAIL             BRYANS CORNER           36.62N 100.82W
05/23/2019  E1.75 INCH       BEAVER             OK   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1900743

15

Local storm report, May 23, 5:54 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
554 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2019

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

0550 PM     HAIL             2 SW BORGER             35.64N 101.43W
05/23/2019  E0.88 INCH       HUTCHINSON         TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA1900744

15

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, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree	54 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

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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.