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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 19, 2020Ochiltree County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2020, 3:11 AM CDT for Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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
Jun 19, 2020, 3:11 AM CDT (08:11 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2020, 4:15 AM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

County Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 116 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2020-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 653 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2020-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
653 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-78 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2466 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Jun 19, 3:08 AM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:08 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 3:43 PM CDT, 11 hours 28 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
343 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2020

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-191100-
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-
343 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible through tonight across the Oklahoma and
Texas Panhandles. If storms form, a few will have the potential
to become strong to severe through mid evening, with damaging
winds the primary hazard. In addition, locally heavy rainfall may
accompany the strongest, slow moving storms, which could result
in flooding or flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms will be possible across at least parts of the Oklahoma
and Texas Panhandles Friday through Saturday evening, and then
again Monday night through Wednesday. Some storms will have the
potential to become strong to severe, with damaging winds and large
hail the primary hazards. In addition, locally heavy rainfall may
accompany the strongest, slow moving storms, which could result
in flooding or flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

02

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:56 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1256 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2020

TXZ009-010-013>015-190700-
Hemphill TX-Gray TX-Wheeler TX-Roberts TX-Carson TX-
1256 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WHEELER...
NORTHEASTERN CARSON...NORTHERN GRAY...SOUTHERN ROBERTS AND
SOUTHWESTERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

At 1256 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Codman, or 10 miles northeast of Pampa, moving northeast at 10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pampa, Miami, Skellytown, New Mobeetie, Lora, Kingsmill, Codman and
Mobeetie.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3553 10033 3541 10103 3557 10127 3563 10117
      3563 10109 3567 10108 3586 10075 3571 10024
TIME...MOT...LOC 0556Z 218DEG 8KT 3560 10080

Schneider
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 1:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
138 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2020

TXZ004-190715-
Ochiltree TX-
138 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL OCHILTREE COUNTY UNTIL
215 AM CDT...

At 138 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Waka, or 14 miles east of Spearman, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Perryton and Farnsworth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3606 10089 3615 10108 3646 10091 3632 10062
TIME...MOT...LOC 0638Z 211DEG 20KT 3617 10094

Schneider
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:23 AM CDT, 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
223 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2020

OKZ003-TXZ005-190830-
Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX-
223 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BEAVER AND
NORTHWESTERN LIPSCOMB COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

At 223 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Darrouzett, or 13 miles north of Lipscomb, moving north at 25 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Darrouzett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.

&&

LAT...LON 3632 10024 3636 10046 3686 10037 3680 10005
TIME...MOT...LOC 0723Z 192DEG 20KT 3642 10033

Schneider
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:03 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:04 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:11 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHutchinson, Moore64 min
Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOchiltree68 min
Jun 19, 12:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARoberts64 min
Jun 19, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHutchinson, Moore64 min
Jun 19, 1:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOchiltree37 min
Jun 19, 1:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAOchiltree68 min
Jun 19, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHutchinson42 min
Jun 19, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOchiltree57 min
Jun 19, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb56 min
Jun 19, 4:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb23 min
Jun 19, 5:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb27 min
Jun 19, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter37 min
Jun 19, 3:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAPotter, Randall35 min
Jun 19, 4:11 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAPotter, Randall79 min
Jun 19, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall47 min
Jun 19, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth44 min
Jun 19, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter45 min
Jun 19, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall49 min
Jun 19, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth32 min
Jun 19, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Hutchinson33 min
Jun 19, 5:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAArmstrong, Carson114 min
Jun 19, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts46 min
Jun 19, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Potter, Randall46 min
Jun 19, 5:59 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson3 hr
Jun 19, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray48 min
Jun 19, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADeaf Smith, Randall30 min
Jun 19, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver67 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.