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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 17, 20214 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 17, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired: May 17, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Sherman County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 17, 8:15 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	2 Se Boise City, OK

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 17, 2:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1013 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1616 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

813 
WUUS54 KAMA 180015
SVRAMA
OKC025-TXC111-205-341-421-180115-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0085.210518T0015Z-210518T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
715 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

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

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 715 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles north of Texline to 6 miles southwest of
  Dalhart, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. 
           People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
  Dalhart, Stratford, Cactus, Texline, Ware, Felt, Conlen and Griggs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3650 10303 3650 10300 3666 10300 3678 10207
      3604 10199 3605 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 225DEG 37KT 3650 10302 3599 10259 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TLH

1 follow-up statement

055 
WWUS54 KAMA 180025
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
725 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

OKC025-TXC111-205-341-421-180115-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-210518T0115Z/
Cimarron OK-Sherman TX-Dallam TX-Moore TX-Hartley TX-
725 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN CIMARRON...WESTERN SHERMAN...DALLAM...NORTHWESTERN MOORE
AND NORTHEASTERN HARTLEY COUNTIES...

At 725 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles southeast of Seneca to near Dalhart, moving
northeast at 45 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...
Dalhart, Stratford, Cactus, Texline, Ware, Felt, Conlen and Griggs. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3650 10303 3650 10300 3666 10300 3678 10207
      3604 10199 3605 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 225DEG 37KT 3654 10297 3603 10254 

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

TLH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 7:06 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Randall	21 min
May 17, 7:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall	60 min
May 17, 7:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Randall	3 hr
May 17, 7:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Oldham	36 min
May 17, 7:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Randall	27 min
May 17, 7:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Potter, Randall	3 hr
May 17, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	24 min
May 17, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter and 1 more	76 min
May 17, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Sherman	55 min
May 17, 8:06 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Oldham	52 min
May 17, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray	66 min
May 17, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam, Sherman	34 min
May 17, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Roberts	67 min
May 17, 9:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Potter and 2 more	60 min
May 17, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford, Hemphill, Ochiltree, Roberts	23 min
May 17, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts	62 min
May 17, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	49 min
May 18, 6:43 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	2 hr
May 18, 10:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith	44 min
May 18, 2:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Deaf Smith	62 min
May 18, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	97 min
May 18, 3:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	39 min
May 18, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter	90 min
May 18, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	44 min
May 18, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall	86 min
May 18, 5:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Potter, Randall	3 hr
May 18, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	33 min
May 18, 5:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Hutchinson	3 hr
May 18, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	42 min
May 18, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	47 min
May 17, 7:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	25 min
May 17, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	49 min
May 18, 1:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	46 min
May 18, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Cimarron	51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.