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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 25, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2021, 5:15 PM CDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Deaf Smith County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 25, 6:05 PM CDT	HAIL 1	8 Sse Wildorado, TX	FACEBOOK REPORT OFF FM 2587 SOUTH OF WILDORADO. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 25, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 56 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2701 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

118 
WUUS54 KAMA 252215
SVRAMA
TXC117-359-375-381-252315-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0102.210525T2215Z-210525T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
515 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southeastern Oldham County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northeastern Deaf Smith County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southwestern Potter County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 515 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast
  of Vega, moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. 
           People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wildorado.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Amarillo.

&&

LAT...LON 3508 10244 3519 10244 3524 10235 3523 10208
      3495 10207
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 263DEG 10KT 3514 10236 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Ferguson

1 follow-up statement

939 
WWUS54 KAMA 252238
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
538 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

TXC117-359-375-381-252315-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-210525T2315Z/
Randall TX-Oldham TX-Deaf Smith TX-Potter TX-
538 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDALL...SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM...NORTHEASTERN DEAF
SMITH AND SOUTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES...

At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
Wildorado, or 10 miles southeast of Vega, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. Hail 
         damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Wildorado.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Amarillo.

&&

LAT...LON 3511 10237 3523 10236 3524 10235 3523 10208
      3495 10207
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 269DEG 10KT 3514 10229 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Ferguson

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 1:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith	38 min
May 25, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith	32 min
May 25, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	24 min
May 25, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	30 min
May 25, 6:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	55 min
May 25, 6:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Potter	39 min
May 25, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	64 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.