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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 11, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 3:12 PM CST for Armstrong County, Randall County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 13 reports 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
- Mar 13, 2021, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2021, 4:15 PM CST
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Randall County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:26 PM CST | TORNADO | 13 S Canyon, TX | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 13 S CANYON DUE TO TIME ZONE CHANGE. THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 1000 YARDS, A PATH LENGTH OF 17.2 MILES, AND WAS RATED EF2 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 115 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 4:00 PM APPROXIMA |
| Mar 13, 3:26 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 W Happy, TX | CORRECTED FOR TIME ADJUSTED TO CDT. THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 1000 YARDS, A PATH LENGTH OF 17.2 MILES, AND WAS RATED EF2 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 115 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 4:00 PM CST APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF PALO DURO CANY |
| Mar 13, 3:26 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 W Happy, TX | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 13 S CANYON. THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 1000 YARDS, A PATH LENGTH OF 17.2 MILES, AND WAS RATED EF2 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 115 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 4:00 PM CST APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF |
| Mar 13, 3:30 PM CST | TORNADO | 13 S Canyon, TX | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. TOUCH DOWN TIME 330 PM CST. STILL ON GOING. |
| Mar 13, 3:31 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 Nnw Happy, TX | CORRECTED FOR TIME ADJUSTED TO CDT. THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 500 YARDS, A PATH LENGTH OF 2.5 MILES, AND WAS RATED EF1 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 90 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 3:36 PM APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF HAPPY. DAMAGE TO A B |
| Mar 13, 3:31 PM CST | TORNADO | 5 Nnw Happy, TX | CORRECTED FOR TIME ADJUSTED TO CDT. THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 500 YARDS, A PATH LENGTH OF 2.5 MILES, AND WAS RATED EF1 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 90 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 3:36 PM CST APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF HAPPY. DAMAGE TO |
| Mar 13, 3:48 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Palo Duro Canyon, TX | CORRECTED FOR TIME ADJUSTED TO CDT. THE TORNADO BEGAN AT 3:48 PM CST. THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 800 YARDS, A PATH LENGTH OF 8.5 MILES, AND WAS RATED EF1 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 110 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 4:14 PM CST APPROXIMATEL |
| Mar 13, 3:55 PM CST | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Palo Duro Canyon, TX | TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 3:55 PM. LARGE TORNADO ONGOING. |
| Mar 13, 4:05 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 76 | 3 Nnw Palo Duro Canyon, TX | MESONET REPORTED 3 ONE MIN OBS FROM 68 TO 76 MPH GUSTS. |
| Mar 13, 4:06 PM CST | TORNADO | 4 Nne Palo Duro Canyon, TX | CORRECTED FOR TIME ADJUSTED TO CDT. THE TORNADO BEGAN AT 4:06 PM CST. THIS TORNADO HAD A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 1000 YARDS , A PATH LENGTH OF 12.9 MILES, AND WAS RATED EF0 WITH AN ESTIMATED PEAK WIND SPEED OF 80 MPH. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 4:34 PM CST APPROXIMAT |
| Mar 13, 4:15 PM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Palo Duro Canyon, TX | DAMAGE AT THE ENTRANCE TO PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK OCCURRED BETWEEN 355 PM CST AND 415 PM CST . |
| Mar 13, 4:22 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | 1 Ene Palo Duro Canyon, TX | |
| Mar 13, 4:22 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | 2 Nnw Palo Duro Canyon, TX | ACTUAL TIME OF EVENT IS 4:22 PM CST ON MARCH 13TH. PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL PICTURES SENT VIA TWITTER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 12:36 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:26 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 188 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.9
The text
As transmitted.
367
WUUS54 KAMA 132112
SVRAMA
TXC011-381-132215-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0011.210313T2112Z-210313T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
312 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Armstrong County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Southern Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 415 PM CST.
* At 312 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles
southwest of Happy, or 16 miles northwest of Tulia, moving
northeast at 40 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...
Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for the Panhandle
of Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 900 PM CST for
the Panhandle of Texas.
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 3475 10212 3503 10190 3503 10153 3475 10176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 219DEG 30KT 3465 10202
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
FergusonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 6:24 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Deaf Smith | 51 min |
| Mar 12, 7:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | AMA | Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill and 9 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 12, 7:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 34 min |
| Mar 12, 7:12 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 7:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter | 66 min |
| Mar 12, 7:57 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 7:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 47 min |
| Mar 12, 8:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts | 55 min |
| Mar 12, 8:39 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 9:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Potter, Roberts | 79 min |
| Mar 12, 9:14 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts | 19 min |
| Mar 12, 10:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 29 min |
| Mar 13, 7:41 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 34 min |
| Mar 13, 7:50 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 25 min |
| Mar 13, 7:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Moore, Sherman | 31 min |
| Mar 13, 8:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 34 min |
| Mar 13, 8:31 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Moore | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 1:18 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 27 min |
| Mar 13, 1:45 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hartley | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 1:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 2:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 66 min |
| Mar 13, 2:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Moore | 33 min |
| Mar 13, 3:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 31 min |
| Mar 13, 3:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Randall | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 3:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter | 60 min |
| Mar 13, 3:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Sherman | 26 min |
| Mar 13, 3:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Moore | 26 min |
| Mar 13, 3:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Randall | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Randall | 45 min |
| Mar 13, 4:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 4:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 60 min |
| Mar 13, 4:42 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray | 48 min |
| Mar 13, 4:52 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray | 38 min |
| Mar 13, 5:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Donley | 46 min |
| Mar 13, 5:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Gray | 31 min |
| Mar 13, 5:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson | 30 min |
| Mar 13, 5:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | AMA | Donley | 47 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.