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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX

August 20, 2019Gray County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2019, 6:21 PM CDT for Gray County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 20, 2019, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 20, 2019, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX

County Gray County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 20, 4:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 4:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 3:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 4:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
442 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019

TXZ013-014-018-202215-
Gray TX-Carson TX-Armstrong TX-
442 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL ARMSTRONG...
SOUTHEASTERN CARSON AND WEST CENTRAL GRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM
CDT...

At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Claude, moving north at 15 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Panhandle, White Deer and Groom.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3513 10119 3514 10141 3544 10144 3549 10112
      3534 10092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 184DEG 15KT 3522 10130

LG

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 5:45 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
545 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019

TXZ005-010-202315-
Hemphill TX-Lipscomb TX-
545 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LIPSCOMB AND
NORTHERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

At 544 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Glazier, or 6 miles northeast of Canadian, moving northeast at 15
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Higgins and Glazier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3586 10027 3598 10044 3625 10024 3622 10000
      3600 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 219DEG 12KT 3598 10030

LG

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 5:49 PM CDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
549 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019

TXZ018-019-202315-
Donley TX-Armstrong TX-
549 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG AND
SOUTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles northwest of Brice, or 14 miles southwest of Clarendon, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Clarendon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 10125 3499 10096 3490 10078 3475 10098
      3475 10130
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 219DEG 8KT 3481 10109

LG

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 5:59 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 20, 6:15 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 6:21 PM CDT, 0 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
Aug 19, 9:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Donley	77 min
Aug 20, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	61 min
Aug 20, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	30 min
Aug 20, 4:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	33 min
Aug 20, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	30 min
Aug 20, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Donley	26 min
Aug 20, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	30 min
Aug 20, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	62 min
Aug 19, 7:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Beaver	53 min
Aug 20, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Beaver	28 min
Aug 20, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	61 min
Aug 20, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Cimarron	53 min

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