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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 262, NWS Amarillo, TX

July 6, 20234 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2023, 12:46 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 67 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 6, 2023, 12:46 AM CDT (05:46 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2023, 1:53 AM CDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 5, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 8 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: 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

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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, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 7:02 PM CDT, 5 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 2:39 PM CDT, 10 hours 7 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, 11:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 5, 11:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 11:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:14 AM CDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:16 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1216 AM CDT Thu Jul 6 2023

OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-060545-
Beaver OK-Hemphill TX-Ochiltree TX-Roberts TX-Lipscomb TX-
1216 AM CDT Thu Jul 6 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern Beaver,
Lipscomb, northeastern Roberts, northern Hemphill and eastern
Ochiltree Counties through 1245 AM CDT...

At 1216 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles southwest of Elmwood to 6 miles west of
Lipscomb to 11 miles west of Canadian. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lipscomb, Booker, Follett, Darrouzett, Wolf Creek Park, Elmwood and
Glazier.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma...and the Panhandle of Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3676 10016 3633 10007 3598 10003 3590 10066
      3625 10068 3661 10069
TIME...MOT...LOC 0516Z 249DEG 17KT 3657 10058 3624 10039 3596 10058

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Ferguson

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:31 AM CDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1231 AM CDT Thu Jul 6 2023

TXZ012-013-017-018-317-060700-
Potter TX-Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-Carson TX-Armstrong TX-
1231 AM CDT Thu Jul 6 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northern Armstrong,
northern Randall, Carson and southeastern Potter Counties through 200
AM CDT...

At 1230 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Amarillo to 7 miles
northwest of Panhandle. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Panhandle, Claude, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park,
Washburn, Palo Duro Canyon, Goodnight, Timbercreek Canyon and Pantex.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3490 10211 3496 10109 3555 10120 3542 10196
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 333DEG 12KT 3528 10193 3544 10144

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Ferguson

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, 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 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.