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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX

July 4, 2020Collingsworth County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2020, 3:12 PM CDT for Collingsworth County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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
Jul 4, 2020, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC)
Expired
Jul 4, 2020, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

County Collingsworth County, TX

The radar

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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 Jul 4, 1:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 1:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 1:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
118 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2020

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-050900-
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-
118 PM CDT Sat Jul 4 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected across the Panhandles through tonight.
A few of the storms may become severe with damaging winds and
large hail as the main threats. Heavy rain may cause localized
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorms are possible across the Panhandles Sunday through
Wednesday night. Some of the storms may become severe on Sunday
with large hail and damaging winds the main threats. Heavy rain on
Sunday and Monday may cause localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:37 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:59 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 3:12 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb24 min
Jul 3, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam, Hartley, Moore53 min
Jul 3, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb65 min
Jul 3, 8:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson, Deaf Smith, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more64 min
Jul 3, 10:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong, Carson, Hansford, Randall, Roberts54 min
Jul 4, 2:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray23 min
Jul 4, 2:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray31 min
Jul 4, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray44 min
Jul 4, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth, Wheeler33 min
Jul 4, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray, Roberts16 min
Jul 4, 4:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth28 min
Jul 4, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray26 min
Jul 4, 4:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth, Donley28 min
Jul 4, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley29 min
Jul 4, 6:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARandall16 min
Jul 4, 6:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter27 min
Jul 3, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.