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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 13, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Mar 13, 2021, 6:52 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 38 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: Mar 13, 2021, 6:52 PM CST (00:52 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 7:30 PM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Gray County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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
Mar 13, 7:05 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Mobeetie, TX	CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 SSE MOBEETIE DUE TO TIME ZONE CHANGE ISSUE. LATE REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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
Mar 13, 2:26 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 264 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: 199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 473 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 469 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 534 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 5.4

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The text

As transmitted.

704 
WFUS54 KAMA 140052
TORAMA
TXC179-211-393-483-140130-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0013.210314T0052Z-210314T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
652 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Wheeler County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Eastern Gray County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southeastern Roberts County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southwestern Hemphill County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 730 PM CST.

* At 652 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 8 miles west of Kellerville, or 21 miles southeast of
  Pampa, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  New Mobeetie, Lora and Mobeetie. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3525 10062 3536 10083 3577 10059 3566 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 211DEG 33KT 3536 10066 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Ferguson

2 follow-up statements

491 
WWUS54 KAMA 140112
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
712 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC179-211-393-483-140130-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210314T0130Z/
Wheeler TX-Gray TX-Roberts TX-Hemphill TX-
712 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN WHEELER...NORTHEASTERN GRAY...SOUTHEASTERN ROBERTS AND
SOUTHWESTERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES...
    
At 711 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles west of New Mobeetie, or 13 miles southeast of
Miami, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
New Mobeetie, Lora and Mobeetie. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10046 3550 10072 3577 10059 3566 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 211DEG 33KT 3552 10055 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Ferguson

221 
WWUS54 KAMA 140133
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
733 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC179-211-393-483-140142-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210314T0130Z/
Wheeler TX-Gray TX-Roberts TX-Hemphill TX-
733 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WHEELER...NORTHEASTERN
GRAY...SOUTHEASTERN ROBERTS AND SOUTHWESTERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CST for the Panhandle
of Texas.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Gray and southeastern Roberts Counties until 800 PM CST.

LAT...LON 3542 10046 3550 10072 3577 10059 3566 10023
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 211DEG 33KT 3567 10044 

$$

Ferguson

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 13, 6:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	34 min
Mar 13, 6:23 PM CST	Tornado Warning	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler	37 min
Mar 13, 6:43 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong, Carson	32 min
Mar 13, 7:01 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Carson	3 hr
Mar 13, 7:03 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Roberts	57 min
Mar 13, 7:52 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Roberts, Wheeler	83 min
Mar 13, 8:23 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley	67 min
Mar 13, 8:39 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	96 min
Mar 13, 8:58 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb	3 hr
Mar 13, 9:18 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb	42 min
Mar 13, 9:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Collingsworth, Hemphill, Wheeler	84 min
Mar 13, 9:53 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	52 min
Mar 14, 6:18 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall	14 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.