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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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 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
SchneiderSpecial 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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Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 12:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Moore | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Ochiltree | 68 min |
| Jun 19, 12:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Moore | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 1:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Ochiltree | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 68 min |
| Jun 19, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 42 min |
| Jun 19, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Ochiltree | 57 min |
| Jun 19, 3:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 4:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 23 min |
| Jun 19, 5:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 3:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 37 min |
| Jun 19, 3:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Potter, Randall | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 4:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Potter, Randall | 79 min |
| Jun 19, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 5:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson | 114 min |
| Jun 19, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Potter, Randall | 46 min |
| Jun 19, 5:59 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Deaf Smith, Randall | 30 min |
| Jun 19, 2:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 67 min |
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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.