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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2021, 8:07 PM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. 3 reports 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
- May 26, 2021, 8:07 PM CDT (01:07 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
Counties Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 8:14 PM CDT | TORNADO | Perryton, TX | A TORNADO DEVELOPED OVER SOUTH PERRYTON, WITH A 20 YARD WIDE DAMAGE PATH SPANNING 0.9 MILES. THE TORNADO STAYED ON THE GROUND FOR 2 MINUTES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO SIGNS, GARAGES, TREES AND AN APARTMENT BUILDING. DAMAGE INDICATORS RESULTED IN AN EF-0 RATING. NO FAT |
| May 26, 8:20 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 N Perryton, TX | GOLF BALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED. |
| May 26, 8:23 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 8 E Perryton, TX |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 321 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KAMA 270107
TORAMA
TXC295-357-270145-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0021.210527T0107Z-210527T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
807 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Lipscomb County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Northeastern Ochiltree County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 806 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Perryton, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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...
Perryton and Booker.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3621 10053 3634 10095 3649 10094 3650 10080
3650 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 272DEG 23KT 3638 10086
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
Ward3 follow-up statements
592
WWUS54 KAMA 270127
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
827 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC295-357-270145-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210527T0145Z/
Lipscomb TX-Ochiltree TX-
827 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LIPSCOMB AND NORTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES...
At 825 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Perryton, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a rotating wall cloud near
Perryton and radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Perryton and Booker.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3631 10084 3650 10083 3650 10053 3621 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 276DEG 13KT 3638 10075
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
Ward900
WWUS54 KAMA 270136
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
836 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC295-357-270145-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210527T0145Z/
Lipscomb TX-Ochiltree TX-
836 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LIPSCOMB AND NORTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES...
At 836 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles southwest of Booker, or 8 miles east of Perryton,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a rotating wall 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...
Booker.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3633 10076 3650 10075 3650 10053 3625 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 0136Z 272DEG 23KT 3638 10066
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
Ward836
WWUS54 KAMA 270146
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
846 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
TXC295-357-270155-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-210527T0145Z/
Lipscomb TX-Ochiltree TX-
846 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LIPSCOMB AND NORTHEASTERN
OCHILTREE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for the
Panhandle of Oklahoma...and the Panhandle of Texas.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Amarillo.
LAT...LON 3633 10076 3650 10075 3650 10053 3625 10053
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 272DEG 23KT 3638 10059
$$
WardThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 44 min |
| May 26, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson | 44 min |
| May 26, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 57 min |
| May 26, 7:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 51 min |
| May 26, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts | 50 min |
| May 26, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts | 65 min |
| May 26, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 59 min |
| May 26, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 39 min |
| May 26, 8:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 3 hr |
| May 26, 9:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Deaf Smith, Randall | 43 min |
| May 26, 9:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 35 min |
| May 26, 10:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 41 min |
| May 27, 12:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley | 50 min |
| May 27, 1:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 43 min |
| May 27, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 34 min |
| May 27, 6:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.