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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 256, NWS Amarillo, TX

July 5, 2023Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2023, 8:33 PM CDT for Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2023, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2023, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dallam County, TX, Hartley County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 5, 7:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:39 PM CDT, 5 hours 54 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

Local storm report, Jul 5, 4:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 28 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.

&&

PAV

Local storm report, Jul 5, 5:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 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.

&&

PAV

Local storm report, Jul 5, 7:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 7:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 8:07 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 8:27 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 7:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	AMA	Collingsworth, Wheeler	73 min
Jul 5, 7:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	AMA	Collingsworth	35 min
Jul 5, 9:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Sherman	30 min
Jul 5, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Deaf Smith, Oldham	66 min
Jul 5, 10:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.