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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 30, 2021Cimarron County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 30, 2021, 5:08 PM CDT for Cimarron County, Oklahoma. 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: May 30, 2021, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2021, 5:36 PM CDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 2.75 in

County Cimarron County, OK

The radar

The Pueblo radar (KPUX), 209 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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.

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 30, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 213 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: 64 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -307 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1320 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

671 
WFUS54 KAMA 302208
TORAMA
OKC025-302300-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0028.210530T2208Z-210530T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
508 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Cimarron County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 508 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 5 miles north of
  Kenton, or 28 miles northwest of Boise City, moving southeast at 25
  mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and baseball size hail.

  SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

  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, Kenton and Wheeless. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10279 3691 10258 3669 10290 3686 10300
      3700 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 316DEG 21KT 3698 10293 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

DGW

2 follow-up statements

011 
WWUS54 KAMA 302224
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
524 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

OKC025-302300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210530T2300Z/
Cimarron OK-
524 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY...
    
At 523 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles north of Black Mesa Park, or 22 miles northwest
of Boise City, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Black Mesa Park, Kenton and Wheeless. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 10279 3691 10258 3669 10290 3686 10300
      3700 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 316DEG 21KT 3691 10285 

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

$$

DGW

185 
WWUS54 KAMA 302236
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
536 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

OKC025-302246-
/O.CAN.KAMA.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210530T2300Z/
Cimarron OK-
536 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CIMARRON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
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.

LAT...LON 3700 10279 3691 10258 3669 10290 3686 10300
      3700 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 316DEG 21KT 3686 10278 

$$

DGW

The 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 Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	AMA	Cimarron	45 min
May 29, 8:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Cimarron	48 min
May 29, 9:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	AMA	Cimarron	55 min
May 29, 9:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	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 Tornado observed	AMA	Cimarron	40 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 Tornado observed	AMA	Cimarron	51 min
May 30, 5:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Cimarron	41 min
May 30, 6:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.