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Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Amarillo, TX

August 29, 2021Potter County, Randall County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this flash flood warning at Aug 29, 2021, 6:19 PM CDT for Potter County, Randall County, Texas. It was in force for 105 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
Aug 29, 2021, 6:19 PM CDT (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2021, 8:04 PM CDT
In force
105 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 13 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 472 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 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
472 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1228 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

182 
WGUS54 KAMA 292319
FFWAMA
TXC375-381-300215-
/O.NEW.KAMA.FF.W.0017.210829T2319Z-210830T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
619 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Potter County in the panhandle of Texas...
  North Central Randall County in the panhandle of Texas...

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or 
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Amarillo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3533 10193 3536 10181 3533 10171 3527 10167
      3513 10183 3510 10191 3515 10196

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Beat
1 follow-up statement
129 
WGUS74 KAMA 300104
FFSAMA

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
804 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

TXC375-381-300114-
/O.CAN.KAMA.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210830T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Potter TX-Randall TX-
804 PM CDT Sun Aug 29 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEASTERN POTTER AND 
NORTH CENTRAL RANDALL COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3533 10193 3536 10181 3533 10171 3527 10167
      3513 10183 3510 10191 3515 10196

$$

Beat

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore27 min
Aug 29, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham36 min
Aug 29, 2:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter32 min
Aug 29, 2:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAPotter39 min
Aug 29, 2:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOchiltree26 min
Aug 29, 3:06 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAOchiltree3 hr
Aug 29, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHutchinson28 min
Aug 29, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford35 min
Aug 29, 4:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts3 hr
Aug 29, 6:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAPotter, Randall7 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.