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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 25, 2021, 2:47 PM CDT for Hemphill County, Texas. It was in force for 28 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
- Jun 25, 2021, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2021, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
County Hemphill County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 765 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 25, 12:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 12:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 240 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-260745- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 240 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon through tonight across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. Severe storms will be likely, with damaging winds, large hail and even a landspout being the primary hazards. Heavy rainfall resulting in flooding or flash flooding concerns can also be expected this afternoon through tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Thunderstorms will be possible across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles Saturday through Thursday. The greatest potential for strong to severe thunderstorms appears to be Saturday, with large hail and damaging winds being the primary hazards. Locally heavy rainfall could result in flooding or flash flooding concerns Saturday through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Emergency Management Officials along with spotters and spotter groups should be ready for activation this afternoon through tonight.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1132 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0925 PM HAIL 9 NE PERRYTON 36.50N 100.71W
06/24/2021 E1.50 INCH OCHILTREE TX PUBLIC
PERSON REPORTED BROKEN WINDOWS TO HOUSE FROM
LARGE HAIL BLOWING IN FROM THE WEST. THE
LARGEST HAIL WAS PING PONG BALL SIZE WITH
LOTS OF QUARTERS. VEHICLES RECEIVED DENTS
AND TREE LIMBS UP TO 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER
WERE BLOWN/KNOCKED DOWN.
&&
TLHLocal storm report, Jun 25, 12:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1223 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E BRYANS CORNER 36.62N 100.77W
06/24/2021 BEAVER OK UTILITY COMPANY
POWER COMPANY IS REPORTING 46 TRANSMISSION
POLES (65 FOOT), AND 50-60 DISTRIBUTION
POLES (35 FOOT) TAKEN OUT BETWEEN BALKO AND
ELMWOOD, OKLAHOMA. WINDS ARE ESTIMATED BY
DAMAGE TO BE BETWEEN 85 AND 95 MPH.
&&
TLHSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 2:47 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
247 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
TXZ009-010-014-252015-
Hemphill TX-Gray TX-Roberts TX-
247 PM CDT Fri Jun 25 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GRAY...SOUTHEASTERN
ROBERTS AND SOUTHWESTERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...
At 247 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Miami, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Canadian, Miami, Codman and Lora.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.
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A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Texas.
LAT...LON 3585 10018 3562 10049 3562 10054 3558 10054
3548 10067 3561 10099 3597 10054
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 231DEG 26KT 3569 10067
TLHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Deaf Smith, Hansford, Moore, Oldham, Potter | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Deaf Smith, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 53 min |
| Jun 24, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson, Potter, Randall, Roberts | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts | 55 min |
| Jun 25, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Oldham, Potter | 59 min |
| Jun 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter | 63 min |
| Jun 25, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 3:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Donley, Gray | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter | 79 min |
| Jun 25, 3:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 41 min |
| Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Donley, Gray | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 25 min |
| Jun 25, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts | 57 min |
| Jun 25, 6:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 6:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Carson | 73 min |
| Jun 25, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 89 min |
| Jun 25, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 69 min |
| Jun 25, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 53 min |
| Jun 25, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 63 min |
| Jun 25, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 4:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 48 min |
| Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 58 min |
| Jun 25, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 69 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.