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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX

August 16, 2021Ochiltree County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2021, 10:43 AM CDT for Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2021, 10:43 AM CDT (15:43 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2021, 11:15 AM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 50

County Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

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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 Aug 16, 6:43 AM CDT, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 6:43 AM CDT, 4 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 3:17 AM CDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 7:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 10:43 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1043 AM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021

TXZ004-161615-
Ochiltree TX-
1043 AM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Ochiltree County through 1115 AM CDT...

At 1042 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Perryton, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Perryton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3631 10092 3649 10093 3649 10058 3622 10056
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 268DEG 15KT 3641 10083

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

MJG

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 16, 7:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Gray, Roberts	3 hr
Aug 16, 7:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	35 min
Aug 16, 10:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Lipscomb	118 min
Aug 16, 12:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Roberts	66 min
Aug 16, 12:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	33 min
Aug 16, 1:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Roberts	34 min
Aug 16, 1:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	32 min
Aug 16, 1:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Roberts	63 min
Aug 16, 1:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Gray	39 min
Aug 16, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray	51 min
Aug 16, 2:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	36 min
Aug 16, 2:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Gray, Roberts	2 hr
Aug 16, 2:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Carson, Gray	51 min
Aug 16, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Donley, Gray	57 min
Aug 16, 3:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Carson	3 hr
Aug 16, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Donley	33 min
Aug 16, 4:24 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Randall	3 hr
Aug 16, 4:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.