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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT for Collingsworth County, Texas. It was in force for 33 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
- Mar 16, 2021, 8:02 PM CDT (01:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2021, 8:35 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Collingsworth County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:02 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 E Wellington, TX |
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 16, 7:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KAMA 170102
SVRAMA
TXC087-170200-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0017.210317T0102Z-210317T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
802 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Collingsworth County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 802 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wellington,
moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings. People and animals
outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs,
siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
Wellington, Samnorwood and Lutie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 10015 3475 10035 3518 10027 3516 10000
3498 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 201DEG 34KT 3486 10021
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
TLH5 follow-up statements
095
WWUS54 KAMA 170109
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
809 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
TXC087-170200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210317T0200Z/
Collingsworth TX-
809 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY...
At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Lutie, or 10 miles northeast of Wellington, moving northeast at 75
mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings. People and animals outdoors will
be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows,
and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Wellington, Samnorwood and Lutie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 10015 3475 10035 3518 10027 3516 10000
3498 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 219DEG 67KT 3497 10010
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
TLH431
WWUS54 KAMA 170114
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
814 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
TXC087-170200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210317T0200Z/
Collingsworth TX-
814 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY...
At 814 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Lutie, or 14 miles northeast of Wellington, moving northeast at 55
mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings. People and animals outdoors will
be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows,
and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Lutie.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3483 10010 3491 10026 3518 10027 3516 10000
3498 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 214DEG 50KT 3502 10007
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
TLH243
WWUS54 KAMA 170120
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
820 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
TXC087-170200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210317T0200Z/
Collingsworth TX-
820 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY...
At 819 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
Texola, or 14 miles southeast of Shamrock, moving northeast at 60
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings. Hail damage to vehicles is
expected.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Collingsworth County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3488 10007 3492 10022 3518 10021 3516 10000
3498 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 207DEG 54KT 3510 10003
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
TLH672 WWUS54 KAMA 170129 SVSAMA Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 829 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 TXC087-170200- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210317T0200Z/ Collingsworth TX- 829 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY... At 828 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Texola, or 15 miles east of Shamrock, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Collingsworth County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3503 10014 3517 10015 3516 10000 3498 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 205DEG 45KT 3520 9998 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ TLH
148
WWUS54 KAMA 170135
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
835 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
TXC087-170145-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-210317T0200Z/
Collingsworth TX-
835 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COLLINGSWORTH
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Texas.
LAT...LON 3503 10014 3517 10015 3516 10000 3498 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 201DEG 34KT 3526 9995
$$
TLHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Roberts | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 9:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 63 min |
| Mar 16, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hutchinson, Roberts | 40 min |
| Mar 16, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Potter, Roberts | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 10:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 4 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hutchinson | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 10:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Gray, Roberts | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts and 1 more | 59 min |
| Mar 16, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 67 min |
| Mar 16, 11:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 52 min |
| Mar 17, 3:16 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Wheeler | 15 hr |
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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.