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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 10, 2023Deaf Smith County, Hartley County, Oldham County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2023, 7:01 PM CDT for Deaf Smith County, Hartley County, Oldham County, Texas. It was in force for 59 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
May 10, 2023, 7:01 PM CDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Deaf Smith County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Oldham County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 10, 3:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 84 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-05-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 467 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-05-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
467 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2363 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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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 May 10, 2:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 2:44 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 4:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
441 PM CDT Wed May 10 2023

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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-
441 PM CDT Wed May 10 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across the
combined Panhandles through tonight. If severe thunderstorms
develop, large hail and damaging winds would be the primary
hazards. Additionally, a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. A
Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the western Oklahoma
Panhandle and the western Texas Panhandle until 11 PM CDT this
evening.

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

The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 6 PM this evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley52 min
May 10, 7:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham39 min
May 10, 8:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley, Oldham53 min
May 10, 8:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith55 min
May 10, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHartley38 min
May 10, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham63 min
May 10, 9:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith53 min
May 10, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAOldham65 min
May 10, 11:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam28 min
May 10, 11:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham26 min
May 11, 12:51 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAMoore, Potter24 min
May 11, 12:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARandall33 min
May 11, 1:03 AM CDTTornado WarningAMADeaf Smith24 min
May 11, 1:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARandall27 min
May 11, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong31 min
May 11, 3:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong, Carson, Donley, Potter29 min
May 11, 3:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley, Gray32 min
May 11, 4:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley, Gray36 min
May 11, 4:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth37 min
May 11, 5:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth36 min
May 11, 5:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth35 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.