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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 372, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 10, 2023, 8:04 PM CDT for Hansford County, Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 56 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
- Sep 10, 2023, 8:04 PM CDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Hansford County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -272 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1503 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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 Sep 10, 6:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 10, 6:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 234 PM CDT Sun Sep 10 2023 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-110745- 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- 234 PM CDT Sun Sep 10 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms are likely across the Oklahoma Panhandle and much of the Texas Panhandle late today into the overnight period. Large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding will be possible, mostly in the central to eastern combined Panhandles. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Thunderstorms will be possible from Monday through Saturday. There may be potential for severe storms on Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon through the evening.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 10, 3:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
328 PM CDT Sun Sep 10 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1016 PM Hail 10 SE Texline 36.28N 102.88W
09/09/2023 M1.75 inch Dallam TX Public
Photo submitted via social media. Time
estimated by radar.
&&
CRSpecial weather statement, Sep 10, 5:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
514 PM CDT Sun Sep 10 2023
TXZ017-018-317-102245-
Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-Armstrong TX-
514 PM CDT Sun Sep 10 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Armstrong and southeastern Randall Counties through 545 PM CDT...
At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Palo Duro Canyon, or 10 miles east of Canyon, moving northeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Palo Duro Canyon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 10173 3496 10187 3518 10161 3497 10141
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 231DEG 16KT 3494 10173
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
FergusonSpecial weather statement, Sep 10, 6:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
614 PM CDT Sun Sep 10 2023
TXZ003-004-009-102345-
Ochiltree TX-Roberts TX-Hansford TX-
614 PM CDT Sun Sep 10 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of east central
Hansford, northern Roberts and western Ochiltree Counties through 645
PM CDT...
At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles southwest of Waka to 13 miles southeast
of Spearman to 18 miles northwest of Codman. Movement was northeast
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Waka and Farnsworth.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3647 10091 3614 10080 3585 10057 3577 10092
3627 10121
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 242DEG 11KT 3623 10111 3604 10105 3587 10092
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
FergusonLocal storm report, Sep 10, 6:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 29 min |
| Sep 10, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 54 min |
| Sep 10, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 56 min |
| Sep 10, 9:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hansford, Ochiltree | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 55 min |
| Sep 10, 9:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Potter, Randall | 35 min |
| Sep 10, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 75 min |
| Sep 10, 10:27 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hansford, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 10:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Gray, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Roberts | 45 min |
| Sep 10, 10:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | AMA | Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 10:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts | 65 min |
| Sep 10, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler | 94 min |
| Sep 11, 12:21 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler | 2 hr |
| Sep 10, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 31 min |
| Sep 10, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver | 59 min |
| Sep 10, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Texas | 30 min |
Nearby
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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.