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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 270, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 18, 2019Randall County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2019, 6:50 PM CDT for Randall County, Texas. It was in force for 55 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: Jun 18, 2019, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2019, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Randall County, TX

The radar

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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
Jun 18, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 Jun 18, 2:58 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:58 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 3:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
309 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-190815-
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-
309 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected through tonight. Some storms may
become severe with large hail and damaging winds being the primary
hazard. However, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out mainly
across the eastern Texas Panhandle. Heavy rainfall may lead to
localized flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the Panhandles
Wednesday afternoon and again Saturday night through Sunday. Some
of the storms Wednesday afternoon may become strong to severe
with large hail and damaging winds the main threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Emergency Management Officials and spotter groups should be ready
for possible activation through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 5:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 6:28 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 6:35 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:35 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 18, 6:42 PM CDT, 8 minutes 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
Jun 17, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hartley, Oldham	51 min
Jun 17, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hartley, Oldham	63 min
Jun 17, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	66 min
Jun 17, 10:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong, Carson	49 min
Jun 18, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam	55 min
Jun 18, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Sherman	59 min
Jun 18, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	56 min
Jun 18, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	52 min
Jun 18, 4:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	54 min
Jun 18, 5:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	47 min
Jun 18, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford, Sherman	59 min
Jun 18, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Sherman	24 min
Jun 18, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	55 min
Jun 18, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Moore, Sherman	50 min
Jun 18, 6:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Potter, Randall	55 min
Jun 18, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Moore, Sherman	51 min
Jun 18, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson, Roberts	63 min
Jun 17, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	64 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.