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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Amarillo, TX

July 7, 2023Dallam County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2023, 4:42 PM CDT for Dallam County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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 7, 2023, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2023, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

County Dallam County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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 7, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 7, 1:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 1:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 1:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
100 PM CDT Fri Jul 7 2023

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-081100-
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-
100 PM CDT Fri Jul 7 2023

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Another round of thunderstorms is expected to develop this
afternoon and tonight across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.
Some storms may become severe, with large hail and damaging winds
the primary hazards. Also, a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.
Heavy rainfall will likely accompany the strongest storms, which
may lead to flooding or flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional thunderstorms will be possible across the area Saturday
afternoon through Monday night. Some storms will have the potential
to become severe during this time period, with large hail and
damaging winds the primary hazards. In addition, heavy rainfall
will likely accompany the strongest storms, which may lead to
flooding or flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon and this
evening.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:04 PM CDT, 38 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 7, 3:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	AMA	Lipscomb	55 min
Jul 7, 4:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Hemphill, Lipscomb	54 min
Jul 7, 4:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	66 min
Jul 7, 4:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hemphill, Roberts	23 min
Jul 7, 5:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hemphill, Roberts	35 min
Jul 7, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	26 min
Jul 7, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	61 min
Jul 7, 4:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith	70 min
Jul 7, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	47 min
Jul 7, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Hartley, Oldham	82 min
Jul 7, 5:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman	51 min
Jul 7, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter	68 min
Jul 7, 5:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	56 min
Jul 7, 5:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hansford, Sherman	4 hr
Jul 7, 5:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree and 3 more	56 min
Jul 7, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Oldham, Potter	46 min
Jul 7, 6:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	AMA	Carson, Gray, Potter	56 min
Jul 7, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb and 3 more	57 min
Jul 7, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	54 min
Jul 7, 6:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Carson	11 min
Jul 7, 6:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	111 min
Jul 7, 2:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Beaver	90 min
Jul 7, 3:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	AMA	Beaver	45 min
Jul 7, 3:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Beaver, Texas	91 min
Jul 7, 4:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Beaver	3 hr
Jul 7, 3:12 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Beaver	8 hr
Jul 7, 3:15 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	AMA	Beaver	40 hr
Jul 7, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver, Texas	61 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.