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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 24, 2023Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2023, 6:02 PM CDT for Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas. It was in force for 58 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 24, 2023, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
58 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

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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 24, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 12:00Z on 2023-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2023-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1563 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 24, 3:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 3:41 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 3:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
340 PM CDT Wed May 24 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-
340 PM CDT Wed May 24 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible through tonight across the Oklahoma
and Texas Panhandles. A few storms may become strong to severe,
with large hail up to 2 inches in diameter and damaging winds the
primary hazards. However, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
In addition, the strongest storms will be capable of producing
very heavy rainfall, which may lead to flooding or flash flooding.
Parts of the western and central Texas Panhandle are in a Flood
Watch through tonight.

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

Thunderstorms are expected to develop Thursday and Friday across
the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. A few storms may become strong
to severe both days, with large hail and damaging winds the primary
hazards. In addition, the strongest storms will have the potential
to produce very heavy rainfall, which may lead to flooding or
flash flooding.

Additional thunderstorms will be possible Saturday through Tuesday
across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. A few storms may become
strong to severe on any of those days, with large hail and damaging
winds the primary hazards at this time. Also, the strongest storms
will be capable of producing heavy rainfall, which may lead to
flooding or flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed through this evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMARandall2 hr
May 23, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAArmstrong52 min
May 23, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Donley, Randall61 min
May 23, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson34 min
May 23, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson33 min
May 23, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACarson31 min
May 23, 9:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley35 min
May 23, 9:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth45 min
May 24, 2:53 PM CDTFlood WatchAMAArmstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore and 3 more15 hr
May 24, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHartley, Oldham62 min
May 24, 6:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACimarron32 min
May 24, 6:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACimarron24 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.