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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 13, 2021Hartley County, Moore County, Sherman County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 7:54 AM CST for Hartley County, Moore County, Sherman County, Texas. It was in force for 31 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
Mar 13, 2021, 7:54 AM CST (13:54 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2021, 8:25 AM CST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Sherman County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:56 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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2021-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 188 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 2021-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 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
188 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
216 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

238 
WUUS54 KAMA 131354
SVRAMA
TXC205-341-421-131445-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0007.210313T1354Z-210313T1445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
754 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Sherman County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northwestern Moore County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Northeastern Hartley County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 845 AM CST.

* At 753 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
  Dumas, moving northeast at 50 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...
  Dumas, Cactus and Sunray. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3605 10225 3606 10216 3624 10216 3616 10165
      3573 10199 3581 10232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 204DEG 43KT 3586 10211 

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

LFM
3 follow-up statements
138 
WWUS54 KAMA 131402
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
802 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC205-131412-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210313T1445Z/
Hartley TX-
802 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARTLEY 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 3624 10216 3616 10165 3583 10191 3585 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1402Z 204DEG 43KT 3596 10205 

$$

TXC341-421-131445-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210313T1445Z/
Sherman TX-Moore TX-
802 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST
FOR SOUTHERN SHERMAN AND NORTHWESTERN MOORE COUNTIES...

At 802 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
Cactus, or 8 miles northwest of Dumas, moving northeast at 50 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...
Dumas, Cactus and Sunray. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3624 10216 3616 10165 3583 10191 3585 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1402Z 204DEG 43KT 3596 10205 

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

LFM
609 
WWUS54 KAMA 131419
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
819 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC341-131429-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210313T1445Z/
Moore TX-
819 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MOORE 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 3622 10204 3616 10165 3605 10173 3606 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 209DEG 43KT 3613 10187 

$$

TXC421-131445-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210313T1445Z/
Sherman TX-
819 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CST
FOR SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY...

At 819 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Sunray, or 18 miles southeast of Stratford, moving northeast at 50
mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Sherman County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3622 10204 3616 10165 3605 10173 3606 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 209DEG 43KT 3613 10187 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

LFM
251 
WWUS54 KAMA 131425
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
825 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC421-131435-
/O.CAN.KAMA.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210313T1445Z/
Sherman TX-
825 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SHERMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However small hail is still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3622 10204 3616 10165 3605 10173 3606 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 1422Z 204DEG 43KT 3620 10183 

$$

LFM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 6:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham36 min
Mar 12, 6:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMADeaf Smith51 min
Mar 12, 7:02 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryAMACarson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill and 9 more16 hr
Mar 12, 7:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore34 min
Mar 12, 7:12 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham48 min
Mar 12, 7:39 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter66 min
Mar 12, 7:57 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham48 min
Mar 12, 7:58 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter47 min
Mar 12, 8:20 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts55 min
Mar 12, 8:39 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAPotter36 min
Mar 12, 9:11 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hutchinson, Potter, Roberts79 min
Mar 12, 9:14 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts19 min
Mar 12, 10:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler29 min
Mar 13, 7:41 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham34 min
Mar 13, 7:50 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore25 min
Mar 13, 8:26 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMASherman34 min
Mar 13, 8:31 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAMoore33 min
Mar 13, 1:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham27 min
Mar 13, 1:45 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHartley30 min
Mar 13, 1:54 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham51 min
Mar 13, 2:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham66 min
Mar 13, 2:42 PM CSTTornado WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Moore33 min
Mar 13, 3:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Randall63 min
Mar 13, 3:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMASherman31 min
Mar 13, 3:21 PM CSTTornado WarningAMARandall39 min
Mar 13, 3:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter60 min
Mar 13, 3:34 PM CSTTornado WarningAMASherman26 min
Mar 13, 3:34 PM CSTTornado WarningAMAMoore26 min
Mar 13, 3:50 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAMAArmstrong, Randall40 min
Mar 13, 4:00 PM CSTTornado WarningAMAArmstrong, Randall45 min
Mar 13, 4:21 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatAMAArmstrong, Carson39 min
Mar 13, 4:30 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman60 min
Mar 13, 4:42 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedAMAArmstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray48 min
Mar 13, 4:52 PM CSTTornado WarningAMACarson, Gray38 min
Mar 13, 5:14 PM CSTTornado WarningAMAArmstrong, Donley46 min
Mar 13, 5:29 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMAGray31 min
Mar 13, 5:30 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson30 min
Mar 13, 5:43 PM CSTTornado Warning Tornado observedAMADonley47 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.