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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 16, 2021Hemphill County, Roberts County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2021, 8:49 PM CDT for Hemphill County, Roberts County, Texas. It was in force for 41 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, 8:49 PM CDT (01:49 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hemphill County, TX, Roberts County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 16, 9:14 PM CDTHAIL 1.751 Ssw Canadian, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 16, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 120 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 127 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

260 
WUUS54 KAMA 170149
SVRAMA
TXC211-393-170230-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0018.210317T0149Z-210317T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
849 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Roberts County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southwestern Hemphill County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 849 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lora, or near
  Miami, moving north at 25 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...
  Canadian, Miami and Lora. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3564 10051 3565 10074 3602 10068 3593 10034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 195DEG 22KT 3574 10060 

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

TLH
2 follow-up statements
547 
WWUS54 KAMA 170159
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
859 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TXC211-393-170230-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210317T0230Z/
Roberts TX-Hemphill TX-
859 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ROBERTS AND WEST CENTRAL HEMPHILL COUNTIES...

At 858 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Lora, or 10 miles northeast of Miami, moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Canadian and Lora. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3568 10049 3578 10068 3602 10068 3593 10034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 201DEG 32KT 3583 10055 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

TLH
588 
WWUS54 KAMA 170213
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
913 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

TXC211-393-170230-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210317T0230Z/
Roberts TX-Hemphill TX-
913 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL ROBERTS AND WEST CENTRAL HEMPHILL COUNTIES...

At 913 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Canadian, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Canadian.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3576 10044 3591 10057 3599 10056 3593 10034
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 216DEG 45KT 3599 10041 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

TLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth44 min
Mar 16, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth33 min
Mar 16, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARoberts43 min
Mar 16, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARoberts34 min
Mar 16, 8:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAWheeler27 min
Mar 16, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb48 min
Mar 16, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb63 min
Mar 16, 9:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb58 min
Mar 16, 9:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHutchinson, Roberts40 min
Mar 16, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Potter, Roberts62 min
Mar 16, 10:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAHemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts4 hr
Mar 16, 10:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHutchinson43 min
Mar 16, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray, Roberts36 min
Mar 16, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts and 1 more59 min
Mar 16, 11:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb27 min
Mar 16, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts67 min
Mar 16, 11:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAGray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler5 hr
Mar 16, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts52 min
Mar 17, 3:16 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley, Wheeler15 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.