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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2020, 2:06 AM CDT for Lipscomb County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 54 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
- Jul 13, 2020, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Beaver County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 1825 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
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 Jul 13, 12:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 12:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 12:50 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1250 AM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-131800- 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- 1250 AM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are anticipated tonight across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. Some storms will have the potential to become strong to severe, with large hail and damaging winds the primary hazards. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas Panhandles through 3 AM CDT as a result. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. High temperatures of 105 to 109 degrees are forecast on Monday and Tuesday across mainly the southern Texas Panhandle, with Heat Advisories likely during this time period. Thunderstorms will be possible late Monday afternoon through Saturday across at least parts of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. A few storms that develop during this time period will have the potential to become strong to severe, with large hail and damaging winds the primary hazards. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Limited spotter activation may become necessary late tonight across the eastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas Panhandles. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the National Weather Service in Amarillo while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines. Ferguson
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 10:34 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1034 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020
OKZ001-002-130430-
Cimarron OK-Texas OK-
1034 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TEXAS AND CIMARRON
COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...
At 1034 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles west of Elkhart to near Keyes to near
Boise City. Movement was southeast at 35 mph.
Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Boise City, Keyes, Eva, Griggs, Hough and Sturgis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10190 3687 10152 3659 10187 3650 10212
3650 10254 3673 10269 3698 10283 3700 10270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 306DEG 31KT 3698 10207 3684 10228 3673 10256
GuerreroSpecial weather statement, Jul 12, 11:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1136 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 OKZ002-130530- Texas OK- 1136 PM CDT Sun Jul 12 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL TEXAS COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM CDT... At 1136 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Eva, or 13 miles southeast of Elkhart, moving southeast at 20 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Guymon, Optima and Hough. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && LAT...LON 3682 10187 3694 10178 3682 10130 3656 10151 TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 292DEG 18KT 3684 10176 Guerrero
Special weather statement, Jul 13, 1:25 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
125 AM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
OKZ003-TXZ004-005-130715-
Beaver OK-Ochiltree TX-Lipscomb TX-
125 AM CDT Mon Jul 13 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAVER...NORTHERN LIPSCOMB AND
NORTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...
At 124 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Englewood, moving east at 35 mph. Other storms
were located southwest of Forgan, moving east at 35 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Perryton, Beaver, Booker, Forgan, Follett, Darrouzett, Gate, Knowles,
Elmwood, Boyd, Floris, Bryans Corner, Mocane, Slapout and Balko.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.
&&
LAT...LON 3645 10000 3639 10036 3635 10087 3684 10084
3700 10032 3700 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 263DEG 31KT 3696 9994
WardThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 3:26 AM CDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AMA | Randall | 17 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:26 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford, Hartley and 8 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 13, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam | 96 min |
| Jul 12, 10:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 56 min |
| Jul 12, 11:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 1:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 63 min |
Nearby
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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.