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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 25, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2021, 3:27 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 63 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: Jun 25, 2021, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2021, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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 watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 25, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 68 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: 765 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -206 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

601 
WUUS54 KAMA 252027
SVRAMA
TXC205-341-359-375-252130-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0162.210625T2027Z-210625T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
327 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Oldham County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northwestern Potter County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southwestern Moore County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southeastern Hartley County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 327 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Boys Ranch, or 20 miles north of Vega, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
           homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Hail damage to vehicles 
           is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hartley, Channing, Boys Ranch and Masterson. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10235 3554 10254 3594 10242 3562 10186
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 222DEG 25KT 3554 10240 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TLH

2 follow-up statements

581 
WWUS54 KAMA 252106
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
406 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

TXC205-341-359-375-252130-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-210625T2130Z/
Oldham TX-Potter TX-Moore TX-Hartley TX-
406 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OLDHAM...NORTHWESTERN POTTER...SOUTHWESTERN MOORE
AND SOUTHEASTERN HARTLEY COUNTIES...

At 406 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Valley De Oro,
or 23 miles northeast of Vega, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings. Hail damage to vehicles is 
         expected.

Locations impacted include...
Hartley, Channing, Boys Ranch and Masterson. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3547 10243 3594 10242 3562 10186 3542 10235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 226DEG 36KT 3550 10215 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TLH

793 
WWUS54 KAMA 252118
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
418 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

TXC205-341-359-375-252130-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-210625T2130Z/
Oldham TX-Potter TX-Moore TX-Hartley TX-
418 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OLDHAM...NORTHWESTERN POTTER...SOUTHWESTERN MOORE
AND SOUTHEASTERN HARTLEY COUNTIES...

At 417 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Valley De Oro, or 22 miles south of Dumas, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings. Hail damage to vehicles is 
         expected.

Locations impacted include...
Boys Ranch and Masterson. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3547 10243 3580 10218 3562 10186 3542 10235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 222DEG 25KT 3556 10208 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

TLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith, Hansford, Moore, Oldham, Potter	28 min
Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall	35 min
Jun 24, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford, Hutchinson	37 min
Jun 24, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	53 min
Jun 24, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Potter, Randall, Roberts	33 min
Jun 24, 9:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	45 min
Jun 25, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hemphill	28 min
Jun 25, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts	55 min
Jun 25, 3:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hartley, Oldham, Potter	59 min
Jun 25, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb	51 min
Jun 25, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Donley	34 min
Jun 25, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Donley, Gray	54 min
Jun 25, 3:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter	79 min
Jun 25, 3:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts	3 hr
Jun 25, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman	41 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler	64 min
Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter	66 min
Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler	47 min
Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Donley, Gray	3 hr
Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	28 min
Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	25 min
Jun 25, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts	57 min
Jun 25, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	37 min
Jun 25, 6:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Carson	73 min
Jun 25, 6:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	89 min
Jun 25, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Ochiltree	69 min
Jun 25, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler	53 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.