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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 25, 2021Hemphill County, Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 765 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 133 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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What forecasters said that day

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, Jun 25, 2:40 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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.

&&

TLH
Local 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.

&&

TLH
Special 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.

&&

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

TLH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADeaf Smith, Hansford, Moore, Oldham, Potter28 min
Jun 24, 7:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADeaf Smith, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall35 min
Jun 24, 8:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford, Hutchinson37 min
Jun 24, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree53 min
Jun 24, 8:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson, Hutchinson, Potter, Randall, Roberts33 min
Jun 24, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree45 min
Jun 25, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts55 min
Jun 25, 3:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley, Oldham, Potter59 min
Jun 25, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb51 min
Jun 25, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter63 min
Jun 25, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley34 min
Jun 25, 3:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Donley, Gray54 min
Jun 25, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter79 min
Jun 25, 3:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts3 hr
Jun 25, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman41 min
Jun 25, 4:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler64 min
Jun 25, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter66 min
Jun 25, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler47 min
Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAArmstrong, Donley, Gray3 hr
Jun 25, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore28 min
Jun 25, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb25 min
Jun 25, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts57 min
Jun 25, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb37 min
Jun 25, 6:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMACarson73 min
Jun 25, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb, Ochiltree89 min
Jun 25, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAOchiltree69 min
Jun 25, 6:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler53 min
Jun 25, 2:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACimarron63 min
Jun 25, 3:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACimarron66 min
Jun 25, 4:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACimarron48 min
Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACimarron, Texas58 min
Jun 25, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACimarron, Texas69 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.