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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 26, 2021Collingsworth County, Donley County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 12:01 AM CDT for Collingsworth County, Donley County, Texas. It was in force for 59 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: May 26, 2021, 12:01 AM CDT (05:01 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:02 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 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 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: 1499 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

271 
WUUS54 KAMA 260501
SVRAMA
TXC087-129-260600-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0111.210526T0501Z-210526T0600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1201 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Collingsworth County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southern Donley County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1201 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast
  of Brice, or 10 miles south of Clarendon, moving northeast at 15
  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...
  Clarendon, Howardwick, Hedley, Lelia Lake, Quail and Greenbelt
  Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3506 10091 3503 10032 3475 10042 3475 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0501Z 213DEG 12KT 3479 10084 

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

TLH

4 follow-up statements

715 
WWUS54 KAMA 260513
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1213 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC087-129-260600-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210526T0600Z/
Collingsworth TX-Donley TX-
1213 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLINGSWORTH AND SOUTHERN DONLEY COUNTIES...

At 1213 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest
of Lelia Lake, or 8 miles southeast of Clarendon, moving northeast at
15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf 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...
Clarendon, Howardwick, Hedley, Lelia Lake, Quail and Greenbelt Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3506 10091 3503 10032 3475 10042 3475 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 213DEG 12KT 3482 10081 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TLH

228 
WWUS54 KAMA 260529
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1229 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC087-129-260600-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210526T0600Z/
Collingsworth TX-Donley TX-
1229 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLINGSWORTH AND SOUTHERN DONLEY COUNTIES...

At 1228 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hedley, or 11
miles southeast of Clarendon, moving northeast at 15 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...
Clarendon, Howardwick, Hedley, Lelia Lake, Quail and Greenbelt Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3506 10091 3503 10032 3475 10042 3475 10109
TIME...MOT...LOC 0528Z 238DEG 14KT 3485 10072 

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

TLH

541 
WWUS54 KAMA 260548
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1248 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC087-129-260600-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210526T0600Z/
Collingsworth TX-Donley TX-
1248 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLINGSWORTH AND SOUTHEASTERN DONLEY COUNTIES...

At 1247 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hedley, or 13
miles north of Memphis, moving northeast at 15 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...
Hedley, Quail and Lelia Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3505 10072 3503 10032 3475 10042 3475 10091
TIME...MOT...LOC 0547Z 233DEG 15KT 3491 10063 

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

TLH

589 
WWUS54 KAMA 260553
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1253 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC087-129-260601-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210526T0600Z/
Collingsworth TX-Donley TX-
1253 AM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COLLINGSWORTH AND
SOUTHEASTERN DONLEY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3505 10072 3503 10032 3475 10042 3475 10091
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 213DEG 12KT 3492 10062 

$$

TLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Randall	62 min
May 25, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	30 min
May 25, 7:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	53 min
May 25, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Randall	35 min
May 25, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Lipscomb, Ochiltree	56 min
May 25, 8:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	54 min
May 25, 8:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Randall	34 min
May 25, 8:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	24 min
May 25, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson	53 min
May 25, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Ochiltree	35 min
May 25, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson	36 min
May 25, 9:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	66 min
May 25, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	27 min
May 25, 11:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Donley	26 min
May 25, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Donley	36 min
May 26, 4:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Sherman	32 min
May 26, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Sherman	64 min
May 26, 4:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall	60 min
May 26, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Randall	26 min
May 26, 5:38 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Hansford	52 min
May 26, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Potter	62 min
May 26, 6:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Randall	49 min
May 26, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	32 min
May 26, 6:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	AMA	Hansford	51 min
May 26, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Ochiltree	70 min
May 26, 6:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Ochiltree	53 min
May 26, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Potter, Roberts	62 min
May 26, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall	58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.