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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS Amarillo, TX

July 17, 2021Dallam County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 17, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT for Dallam County, Texas. It was in force for 60 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
Jul 17, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Dallam County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 746 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
746 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1445 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

689 
WUUS54 KAMA 172000
SVRAMA
TXC111-172100-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0207.210717T2000Z-210717T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
300 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Dallam County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 300 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles southeast
  of Felt, or 21 miles south of Boise City, moving south at 10 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Dallam County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3648 10276 3649 10235 3635 10226 3626 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 339DEG 7KT 3641 10253 

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

Guerrero
1 follow-up statement
743 
WWUS54 KAMA 172050
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
350 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

TXC111-172100-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0207.000000T0000Z-210717T2100Z/
Dallam TX-
350 PM CDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3648 10276 3649 10235 3635 10226 3626 10264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 339DEG 7KT 3632 10249 

$$

Guerrero

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham28 min
Jul 16, 8:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley24 min
Jul 16, 8:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham36 min
Jul 16, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHutchinson34 min
Jul 17, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford32 min
Jul 17, 5:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford27 min
Jul 17, 5:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford30 min
Jul 17, 5:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAHansford2 hr
Jul 17, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford31 min
Jul 17, 2:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMASherman60 min
Jul 17, 2:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMADallam2 hr
Jul 17, 2:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam55 min
Jul 17, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore63 min
Jul 17, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray65 min
Jul 17, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray57 min
Jul 17, 3:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMADallam, Hartley105 min
Jul 17, 3:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMASherman61 min
Jul 17, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMASherman34 min
Jul 17, 4:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAWheeler59 min
Jul 17, 4:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong53 min
Jul 17, 4:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAArmstrong98 min
Jul 17, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong43 min
Jul 17, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley37 min
Jul 17, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADonley24 min
Jul 17, 6:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAPotter, Randall3 hr
Jul 17, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Randall63 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.