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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Amarillo, TX

April 27, 2019Hartley County, Oldham County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2019, 3:59 PM CDT for Hartley County, Oldham County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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 27, 2019, 3:59 PM CDT (20:59 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hartley County, TX, Oldham County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:21 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
321 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2019

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-280830-
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-
321 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon
and this evening. Some storms could become strong to severe. Very
large hail and damaging winds will be possible if storms become
severe.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorms will be possible Monday across the southeast Texas
Panhandle. Thunderstorms will be possible area wide Monday night
through Tuesday night. If storms do develop early next week, some
could be strong to severe Monday through Tuesday night, mainly
across the southeast half of the Combined Panhandles. Heavy rains
could accompany the stronger storms, leading to localized flooding.

Thunderstorms will be possible again Wednesday night through
Friday across parts of the Panhandles. At this time, the threat
for widespread severe weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is will be possible this afternoon and evening.

Beat

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 27, 3:22 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
322 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2019

TXZ006-272115-
Hartley TX-
322 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN HARTLEY COUNTY UNTIL
415 PM CDT...

At 322 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles south of Amistad, moving southeast at 15 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Romero.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3590 10304 3577 10275 3562 10288 3562 10302
      3565 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 306DEG 14KT 3584 10314

Ferguson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham50 min
Apr 26, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter25 min
Apr 27, 3:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHartley53 min
Apr 27, 4:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham47 min
Apr 27, 5:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham47 min
Apr 27, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall44 min
Apr 27, 6:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARandall48 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.