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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 270, NWS Amarillo, TX

September 7, 2021Collingsworth County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 7, 2021, 10:13 PM CDT for Collingsworth County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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
Sep 7, 2021, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Collingsworth County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2021-09-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 727 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-09-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
727 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3091 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

920 
WUUS54 KAMA 080313
SVRAMA
TXC087-080400-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0270.210908T0313Z-210908T0400Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1013 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Collingsworth County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1012 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
  of Lutie, or 9 miles northwest of Wellington, moving south at 20
  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...
  Wellington, Quail and Lutie. 

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 3497 10052 3505 10010 3475 10004 3475 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 355DEG 17KT 3496 10031 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

LFM
3 follow-up statements
778 
WWUS54 KAMA 080328
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1028 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

TXC087-080400-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0270.000000T0000Z-210908T0400Z/
Collingsworth TX-
1028 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY...

At 1027 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northwest
of Wellington, moving south at 20 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...
Wellington and Quail. 

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 3491 10053 3494 10008 3475 10004 3475 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 355DEG 17KT 3488 10030 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

LFM
952 
WWUS54 KAMA 080336
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1036 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

TXC087-080400-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0270.000000T0000Z-210908T0400Z/
Collingsworth TX-
1036 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY...

At 1036 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest
of Wellington, moving south at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Wellington.

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 3485 10038 3486 10008 3475 10007 3475 10051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 014DEG 17KT 3482 10028 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

LFM
925 
WWUS54 KAMA 080351
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1051 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

TXC087-080401-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0270.000000T0000Z-210908T0400Z/
Collingsworth TX-
1051 PM CDT Tue Sep 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLLINGSWORTH
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 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 3485 10038 3486 10008 3475 10007 3475 10051
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 355DEG 17KT 3475 10027 

$$

LFM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 9:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth24 min
Sep 7, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth45 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.