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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 255, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2023, 7:17 PM CDT for Collingsworth County, Wheeler County, Texas. It was in force for 73 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2023, 7:17 PM CDT (00:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2023, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 73 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Destructive
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
Counties Collingsworth County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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 nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 1737 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2105 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 7:02 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:02 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:39 PM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-060745- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 239 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, with increasing chances this evening into tonight. These chances will range from 60 to 70 percent in the Oklahoma Panhandle to around 20 to 30 percent in the southern Texas Panhandle. Some of these storms will be strong to severe with initial threats being hail up to 2 inches in diameter, 70mph wind gusts and a tornado or two. Late tonight into the overnight, a line of storms will drop south into the combined Panhandles and bring the main risk of damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Additional storms may be possible later Thursday and Friday afternoons into the evening hours. Some of these storms could be strong to severe. Thunderstorms will also be possible through the weekend but severity and coverage potential will be monitored on a day by day basis. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon into this evening.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
232 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023
TXZ005-010-052015-
Hemphill TX-Lipscomb TX-
232 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Lipscomb
and northeastern Hemphill Counties through 315 PM CDT...
At 231 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
capable of producing a landspout 6 miles northwest of Glazier, or 10
miles south of Lipscomb, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Landspouts, wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds
could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured
objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lipscomb and Glazier.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3604 10043 3626 10047 3632 10012 3594 10012
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 267DEG 14KT 3610 10032
LANDSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
WardLocal storm report, Jul 5, 3:54 PM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
354 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0347 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 E Canadian 35.91N 100.28W
07/05/2023 M63 MPH Hemphill TX Mesonet
Measured by West Texas Mesonet.
&&
PAVLocal storm report, Jul 5, 4:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
405 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM Hail 5 WSW Glazier 35.98N 100.35W
07/05/2023 E1.75 inch Hemphill TX Public
Picture sent via social media. Location
estimated by radar.
&&
PAVLocal storm report, Jul 5, 5:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
540 PM CDT Wed Jul 5 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 ESE Lora 35.69N 100.46W
07/05/2023 M59 MPH Hemphill TX Mesonet
Measured by a West Texas Mesonet.
&&
PAVLocal storm report, Jul 5, 7:10 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Sherman | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham | 66 min |
| Jul 5, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 10:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 61 min |
| Jul 5, 10:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 76 min |
| Jul 5, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Deaf Smith, Randall | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 11:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Randall | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 12:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Randall | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 89 min |
| Jul 6, 12:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 67 min |
| Jul 6, 2:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hartley | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 2:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hartley | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 3:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford, Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 3:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 66 min |
| Jul 6, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hartley | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Moore | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 4:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 5:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 5:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 5:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 85 min |
| Jul 6, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 62 min |
| Jul 6, 2:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 7:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 34 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.