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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Amarillo, TX

June 3, 2023Armstrong County, Potter County, Randall County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2023, 8:09 PM CDT for Armstrong County, Potter County, Randall County, Texas. It was in force for 18 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: Jun 3, 2023, 8:09 PM CDT (01:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2023, 8:27 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

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

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 3, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:44 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 7:33 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:02 PM CDT, 7 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
Jun 3, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall	84 min
Jun 3, 7:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Carson	7 hr
Jun 3, 8:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Deaf Smith, Potter, Randall	96 min
Jun 3, 8:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Potter and 1 more	97 min
Jun 3, 8:44 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Randall	6 hr
Jun 3, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong, Donley, Gray	62 min
Jun 3, 11:14 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong	15 hr
Jun 4, 12:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	4 hr
Jun 4, 1:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Potter, Randall	4 hr
Jun 4, 1:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Roberts	4 hr
Jun 4, 1:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall	49 min
Jun 4, 1:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Potter	61 min
Jun 4, 1:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Randall	3 hr
Jun 4, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Donley	72 min
Jun 4, 2:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	AMA	Donley	4 hr
Jun 4, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Collingsworth	38 min
Jun 4, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hartley	42 min
Jun 4, 5:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hartley	65 min
Jun 4, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter	53 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.