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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2021, 9:05 PM CDT for Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 55 min. 7 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 29, 2021, 9:05 PM CDT (02:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 4.5 in
County Cimarron County, OK
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 204 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 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 29, 9:05 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 4 N Black Mesa Park, OK | |
| May 29, 9:26 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 5 Ne Black Mesa Park, OK | REPORT RECEIVED AT 9:40 PM. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| May 29, 9:42 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 6 N Kenton, OK | LATE REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PICTURE AT 9:25 PM. |
| May 29, 9:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 E Black Mesa Park, OK | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 7 E BLACK MESA PARK. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. TORNADO WAS REPORTED AS OF 9:47 PM AND ENDED AT 10:02 PM. |
| May 29, 9:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 E Black Mesa Park, OK | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND. TORNADO WAS REPORTED AS OF 9:47 PM AND CONTINUES AS OF REPORT. |
| May 29, 10:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 12 Nw Boise City, OK | ANOTHER LARGE TORNADO HAS TOUCHED DOWN DAMAGE AT 10:08 PM. POWER FLASHES WERE NOTED WITH THIS TORNADO. TORNADO ONGOING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| May 29, 10:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 12 Nw Boise City, OK | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 12 NW BOISE CITY. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 12 NW BOISE CITY. ANOTHER LARGE TORNADO HAS TOUCHED DOWN DAMAGE AT 10:08 PM. POWER FLASHES WERE NOTED WITH THIS TORNADO. TORNADO LIFTED AT 10:31 PM. |
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 29, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 70 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 758 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
947
WFUS54 KAMA 300205
TORAMA
OKC025-300300-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0024.210530T0205Z-210530T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
905 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Cimarron County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 904 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles east of
Kenton, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and grapefruit size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado 6 miles east of Kenton.
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...
Black Mesa Park and Kenton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10244 3665 10262 3683 10297 3700 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 294DEG 12KT 3691 10285
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...4.50IN
$$
Bieda2 follow-up statements
075
WWUS54 KAMA 300215
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
915 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021
OKC025-300300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210530T0300Z/
Cimarron OK-
915 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY...
At 914 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 20 miles northwest of Boise City, moving southeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and grapefruit size hail.
SOURCE...Live chaser video was showing a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Black Mesa Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10244 3665 10262 3684 10296 3700 10296
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 294DEG 12KT 3690 10281
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...4.50IN
$$
Bieda318
WWUS54 KAMA 300232
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
932 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021
OKC025-300300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210530T0300Z/
Cimarron OK-
932 PM CDT Sat May 29 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY...
At 931 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 16 miles northwest of Boise City, moving southeast at 15
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...
Black Mesa Park.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10244 3665 10262 3684 10296 3700 10296
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 294DEG 12KT 3688 10275
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN
$$
BiedaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 45 min |
| May 29, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 48 min |
| May 29, 9:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 54 min |
| May 29, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 64 min |
| May 29, 11:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 27 min |
| May 30, 12:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 56 min |
| May 30, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 42 min |
| May 30, 1:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver | 26 min |
| May 30, 2:27 PM CDT | Flood Watch | AMA | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 17 hr |
| May 30, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 25 min |
| May 30, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 40 min |
| May 30, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 28 min |
| May 30, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 61 min |
| May 30, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 55 min |
| May 30, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 51 min |
| May 30, 5:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 41 min |
| May 30, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 46 min |
| May 30, 6:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 21 min |
| May 30, 6:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Cimarron | 4 hr |
| May 30, 6:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 51 min |
| May 30, 6:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 47 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.