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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 231, NWS Amarillo, TX

July 31, 2021Potter County, Randall County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2021, 6:54 PM CDT for Potter County, Randall County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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 31, 2021, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 2021-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 387 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 2021-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 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
387 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-124 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1831 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

784 
WUUS54 KAMA 312354
SVRAMA
TXC375-381-010045-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0231.210731T2354Z-210801T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
654 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southwestern Potter County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
  Mescalero Park, or 9 miles northwest of Canyon, moving south at 15
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Amarillo, Canyon, Umbarger, Mescalero Park and Bushland. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3507 10217 3529 10216 3528 10187 3495 10186
      3493 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 359DEG 15KT 3508 10204 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

LFM
2 follow-up statements
282 
WWUS54 KAMA 010020
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
720 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

TXC375-010029-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210801T0045Z/
Potter TX-
720 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3504 10217 3518 10203 3518 10187 3495 10186
      3493 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 358DEG 12KT 3502 10204 

$$

TXC381-010045-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210801T0045Z/
Randall TX-
720 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDALL COUNTY...

At 719 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of
Umbarger, or 7 miles west of Canyon, moving south at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Umbarger and Mescalero Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3504 10217 3518 10203 3518 10187 3495 10186
      3493 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 358DEG 12KT 3502 10204 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

LFM
657 
WWUS54 KAMA 010037
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
737 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

TXC381-010046-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0231.000000T0000Z-210801T0045Z/
Randall TX-
737 PM CDT Sat Jul 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDALL COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3504 10217 3518 10203 3518 10187 3495 10186
      3493 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 359DEG 15KT 3496 10204 

$$

LFM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARoberts33 min
Jul 31, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMARoberts23 min
Jul 31, 4:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMARoberts3 hr
Jul 31, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMARoberts31 min
Jul 31, 5:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHemphill34 min
Jul 31, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam32 min
Jul 31, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter26 min
Jul 31, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHutchinson37 min
Jul 31, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam24 min
Jul 31, 6:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter31 min
Jul 31, 6:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAPotter3 hr

Nearby

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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.