Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT for Carson County, Hutchinson County, Roberts County, Texas. It was in force for 90 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 18, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 90 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carson County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Roberts County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 247 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1281 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
803
WUUS54 KAMA 190030
SVRAMA
TXC065-233-393-190200-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0097.210519T0030Z-210519T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
730 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Carson County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Hutchinson County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Western Roberts County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 730 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Skellytown, or 8 miles southeast of Borger, moving northeast 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...
Borger, Stinnett, Skellytown and Pringle.
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 3594 10070 3562 10106 3562 10109 3559 10108
3547 10122 3556 10142 3605 10159 3606 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 206DEG 16KT 3560 10128
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LG4 follow-up statements
853
WWUS54 KAMA 190052
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
752 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC065-233-393-190200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210519T0200Z/
Carson TX-Hutchinson TX-Roberts TX-
752 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARSON...HUTCHINSON AND WESTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES...
At 752 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Skellytown, or 9 miles east of Borger, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. Hail
damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Borger, Stinnett, Skellytown and Pringle.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3594 10070 3562 10106 3562 10109 3559 10108
3547 10122 3556 10142 3605 10159 3606 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 206DEG 16KT 3569 10123
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LG759
WWUS54 KAMA 190103
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
803 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC065-233-393-190200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210519T0200Z/
Carson TX-Hutchinson TX-Roberts TX-
803 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARSON...HUTCHINSON AND WESTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES...
At 803 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of
Skellytown, or 12 miles northeast of Borger, moving northeast 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...
Borger, Stinnett, Skellytown and Pringle.
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 3594 10070 3562 10106 3562 10109 3559 10108
3547 10122 3556 10142 3605 10159 3606 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 206DEG 16KT 3574 10120
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LG145
WWUS54 KAMA 190117
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
817 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC065-233-393-190200-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210519T0200Z/
Carson TX-Hutchinson TX-Roberts TX-
817 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CARSON...HUTCHINSON AND WESTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES...
At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Skellytown, or 9 miles southeast of Borger, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. Hail
damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Borger, Stinnett, Skellytown and Pringle.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3594 10070 3562 10106 3562 10109 3559 10108
3547 10122 3556 10142 3605 10159 3606 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 202DEG 18KT 3555 10130
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
LG021
WWUS54 KAMA 190152
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
852 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC065-233-393-190202-
/O.EXP.KAMA.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210519T0200Z/
Carson TX-Hutchinson TX-Roberts TX-
852 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARSON...
HUTCHINSON AND WESTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 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.
LAT...LON 3594 10070 3562 10106 3562 10109 3559 10108
3547 10122 3556 10142 3605 10159 3606 10093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 213DEG 17KT 3566 10116
$$
LGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hutchinson | 25 min |
| May 18, 9:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth, Gray, Wheeler | 68 min |
| May 19, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Gray | 55 min |
| May 19, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 60 min |
| May 19, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford | 58 min |
| May 19, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 29 min |
| May 19, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 29 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.