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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 16, 2021Hemphill County, Lipscomb County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2021, 9:12 PM CDT for Hemphill County, Lipscomb County, Texas. It was in force for 48 min. 3 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 16, 2021, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hemphill County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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
Mar 16, 9:14 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	1 Ssw Canadian, TX
Mar 16, 9:21 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 58	6 E Canadian, TX
Mar 16, 9:50 PM CDT	HAIL 1	6 S Higgins, 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, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 151 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: 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.

668 
WUUS54 KAMA 170212
SVRAMA
TXC211-295-170300-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0019.210317T0212Z-210317T0300Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Lipscomb County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northern Hemphill County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 912 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Canadian,
  moving northeast at 45 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...
  Lipscomb, Canadian, Glazier and Lake Marvin. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3574 10038 3596 10054 3627 10028 3604 10000
      3582 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 238DEG 37KT 3588 10032 

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

TLH

2 follow-up statements

349 
WWUS54 KAMA 170214
SVSAMA

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

TXC211-295-170300-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210317T0300Z/
Lipscomb TX-Hemphill TX-
914 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LIPSCOMB AND NORTHERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES...

At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of
Canadian, moving northeast at 45 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...
Lipscomb, Canadian, Glazier and Lake Marvin. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3574 10038 3596 10054 3627 10028 3604 10000
      3582 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 238DEG 37KT 3589 10029 

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

TLH

104 
WWUS54 KAMA 170239
SVSAMA

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

TXC211-295-170300-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-210317T0300Z/
Lipscomb TX-Hemphill TX-
939 PM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LIPSCOMB AND NORTHEASTERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES...

At 939 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of
Glazier, or 12 miles northeast of Canadian, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. Hail 
         damage to vehicles is expected. Hail may accumulate on 
         roadways causing hazardous travel.

Locations impacted include...
Lipscomb, Glazier and Lake Marvin. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3578 10019 3607 10045 3627 10028 3604 10000
      3582 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 228DEG 28KT 3599 10018 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TLH

The 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, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Collingsworth	33 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, 9:27 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.