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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 7, 2021Cimarron County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 7, 2021, 1:33 PM CDT for Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 57 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
May 7, 2021, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cimarron County, OK

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 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 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2021-05-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 341 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1870 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
598 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

356 
WUUS54 KAMA 071833
SVRAMA
OKC025-071930-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0033.210507T1833Z-210507T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
133 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Cimarron County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 133 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest
  of Boise City, moving east at 15 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...
  Boise City and Keyes. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3697 10222 3661 10221 3668 10278 3689 10272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 262DEG 14KT 3682 10256 

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

Ward
3 follow-up statements
885 
WWUS54 KAMA 071841
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
141 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

OKC025-071930-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210507T1930Z/
Cimarron OK-
141 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY...

At 141 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of
Boise City, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings. Hail damage to vehicles is 
         expected.

Locations impacted include...
Boise City and Keyes. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3697 10222 3661 10221 3668 10278 3689 10272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 276DEG 14KT 3680 10252 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Ward
522 
WWUS54 KAMA 071857
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
157 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

OKC025-071930-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210507T1930Z/
Cimarron OK-
157 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY...

At 157 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Boise City, moving east 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...
Boise City and Keyes. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3697 10222 3661 10221 3668 10278 3689 10272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 264DEG 17KT 3682 10244 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Ward
169 
WWUS54 KAMA 071920
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
220 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

OKC025-071930-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210507T1930Z/
Cimarron OK-
220 PM CDT Fri May 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CIMARRON COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 230 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3697 10222 3661 10221 3668 10278 3689 10272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 262DEG 14KT 3683 10235 

$$

Ward

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 1:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACimarron37 min
May 7, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACimarron23 min
May 7, 2:42 PM CDTFire Weather WatchAMACimarron13 hr
May 7, 2:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMATexas28 min
May 7, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMATexas55 min
May 7, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACimarron63 min
May 7, 3:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMATexas33 min
May 7, 3:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACimarron67 min
May 7, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMATexas32 min
May 7, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver56 min
May 7, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver46 min
May 7, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver32 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.