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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 281, NWS Amarillo, TX

October 12, 2021Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 12, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. 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
Oct 12, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT (04:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Beaver County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 12, 5:34 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 127 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 441 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2021-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 383 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
441 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-298 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WUUS54 KAMA 130400
SVRAMA
OKC007-TXC295-357-130500-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0281.211013T0400Z-211013T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1100 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Beaver County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...
  Northern Lipscomb County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northeastern Ochiltree County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1100 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 5 miles north of Knowles to 5 miles southeast of
  Booker, moving east at 35 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...
  Booker, Darrouzett, Gate, Knowles and Slapout. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3648 10000 3628 10068 3700 10030 3700 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 250DEG 32KT 3696 10018 3639 10048 

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

$$

Ward
1 follow-up statement
499 
WWUS54 KAMA 130436
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1136 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

TXC357-130446-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0281.000000T0000Z-211013T0500Z/
Ochiltree TX-
1136 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for the Panhandle
of Oklahoma...and the Panhandle of Texas.

LAT...LON 3634 10047 3671 10015 3700 10006 3700 10000
      3648 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 233DEG 53KT 3649 10013 

$$

OKC007-TXC295-130500-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0281.000000T0000Z-211013T0500Z/
Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX-
1136 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR EASTERN BEAVER AND NORTHERN LIPSCOMB COUNTIES...

At 1136 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of
Follett, or 19 miles northeast of Lipscomb, moving northeast at 60
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...
Darrouzett, Gate and Slapout. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for the Panhandle
of Oklahoma...and the Panhandle of Texas.

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 3634 10047 3671 10015 3700 10006 3700 10000
      3648 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 233DEG 53KT 3649 10013 

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

$$

Ward

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam, Hartley, Sherman24 min
Oct 12, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHartley37 min
Oct 12, 7:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADeaf Smith, Oldham41 min
Oct 12, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam42 min
Oct 12, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatAMAHansford53 min
Oct 12, 9:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatAMAHansford, Ochiltree56 min
Oct 12, 10:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson28 min
Oct 12, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts82 min
Oct 12, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson, Hutchinson, Roberts30 min
Oct 12, 10:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson23 min
Oct 12, 11:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson29 min
Oct 12, 11:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray33 min
Oct 12, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts61 min
Oct 13, 12:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler59 min
Oct 13, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler55 min
Oct 13, 12:57 AM CDTTornado WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler33 min
Oct 13, 2:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth24 min
Oct 12, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACimarron, Texas63 min
Oct 12, 8:06 PM CDTTornado WarningAMATexas24 min
Oct 12, 8:28 PM CDTTornado WarningAMATexas32 min
Oct 12, 8:35 PM CDTTornado WarningAMATexas25 min
Oct 12, 9:01 PM CDTTornado WarningAMATexas44 min
Oct 12, 9:12 PM CDTTornado WarningAMATexas33 min
Oct 12, 9:47 PM CDTTornado WarningAMABeaver, Texas28 min
Oct 12, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatAMABeaver, Texas54 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.