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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 20, 2019, 5:38 PM CDT for Collingsworth County, Texas. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2019, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2019, 5:55 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Collingsworth County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 12:36 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 812 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 637 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 461 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted.
959
WFUS54 KAMA 202238
TORAMA
TXC087-202315-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0039.190520T2238Z-190520T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
538 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Collingsworth County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Dodson, or 7 miles east of
Wellington, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Collingsworth County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 10019 3516 10001 3515 10000 3479 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 217DEG 23KT 3486 10008
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LFM1 follow-up statement
387
WWUS54 KAMA 202255
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
555 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
TXC087-202305-
/O.CAN.KAMA.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-190520T2315Z/
Collingsworth TX-
555 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail is
still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for the Panhandle
of Texas.
LAT...LON 3480 10019 3516 10001 3515 10000 3479 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 217DEG 23KT 3495 10000
$$
LFMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 58 min |
| May 20, 2:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hartley, Oldham | 56 min |
| May 20, 3:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hartley, Sherman | 55 min |
| May 20, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 61 min |
| May 20, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 57 min |
| May 20, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford | 59 min |
| May 20, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 62 min |
| May 20, 5:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hansford, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 6 hr |
| May 20, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 53 min |
| May 20, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 67 min |
| May 20, 6:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 61 min |
| May 20, 6:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 64 min |
| May 20, 7:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 56 min |
| May 20, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 45 min |
| May 20, 7:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore, Sherman | 45 min |
| May 20, 7:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 15 min |
| May 20, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Randall and 1 more | 65 min |
| May 20, 8:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Randall | 3 hr |
| May 20, 8:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Potter and 1 more | 27 min |
| May 20, 9:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 3 hr |
| May 20, 9:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 3 hr |
| May 20, 9:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 6 more | 21 hr |
| May 20, 10:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 28 min |
| May 20, 11:21 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 24 min |
| May 20, 11:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Carson, Moore, Potter | 3 hr |
| May 20, 11:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 46 min |
| May 20, 11:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 11 min |
| May 20, 11:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 46 min |
| May 20, 12:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Moore, Potter | 30 min |
| May 20, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Oldham, Potter | 32 min |
| May 20, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore, Potter | 47 min |
| May 20, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hutchinson | 30 min |
| May 20, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 54 min |
| May 20, 1:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 37 min |
| May 20, 2:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 3 hr |
| May 20, 2:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Donley, Gray | 52 min |
| May 20, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler | 48 min |
| May 20, 3:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley | 65 min |
| May 20, 3:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 49 min |
| May 20, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Donley | 62 min |
| May 20, 3:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley | 27 min |
| May 20, 3:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 55 min |
| May 20, 3:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Collingsworth, Wheeler | 4 hr |
| May 20, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Wheeler | 24 min |
| May 20, 4:22 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 15 hr |
| May 20, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 36 min |
| May 20, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Wheeler | 38 min |
| May 20, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 57 min |
| May 20, 5:47 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 4 more | 12 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.