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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 8, 2023Armstrong County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this river flood warning at Jun 8, 2023, 3:26 AM CDT for Armstrong County, Texas. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2023, 3:26 AM CDT (08:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2023, 10:38 AM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Armstrong County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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 river

Written for the forecast point Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Wayside (WAYT2). The gauge peaked at 10.62 ft at Jun 8, 2023, 3:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
9.5 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07297910, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Jun 8, 12:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 12:50 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 1:34 PM CDT, 13 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
134 PM CDT Wed Jun 7 2023

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134 PM CDT Wed Jun 7 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible across the Panhandles this
afternoon into tonight. Any thunderstorms may lead to localized
flooding. Strong to severe storms may occur in the southwest
Panhandle late today into the early overnight hours. The main
concern with a severe storm, if it occurs, will be the potential
for hail up to one inch in diameter.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thunderstorms will be possible across the Panhandles Thursday
through Tuesday. Any thunderstorms may lead to localized
flooding. Strong to severe storms possible on Friday, with wind
and hail being the main severe threat. Thursday onward, the
probability for severe thunderstorms is low at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson27 min
Jun 7, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson30 min
Jun 7, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam30 min
Jun 7, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson46 min
Jun 7, 8:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam, Hartley35 min
Jun 7, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson26 min
Jun 7, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHutchinson40 min
Jun 7, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam, Hartley, Oldham35 min
Jun 7, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARoberts33 min
Jun 7, 11:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAPotter, Randall6 hr
Jun 8, 12:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAHutchinson108 min
Jun 8, 12:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAArmstrong, Randall5 hr
Jun 8, 1:04 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryAMAArmstrong2 hr
Jun 8, 10:47 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningAMAPotter23 hr

Nearby

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.