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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2023, 6:54 PM CDT for Hutchinson County, Texas. It was in force for 21 min. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2023, 6:54 PM CDT (23:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2023, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
County Hutchinson County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 6:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Borger, TX | Two tree branches blown onto highway. Chase came across damage at 702 PM CDT. Time of event estimated from radar. |
| Jun 13, 6:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Borger, TX | Two tree branches blown onto highway. Chase came across damage at 702 PM CDT. Time of event estimated from radar. |
| Jun 13, 6:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Borger, TX | Two tree branches blown onto highway. Chase came across damage at 702 PM CDT. Time of event estimated from radar. |
| Jun 13, 6:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Borger, TX | Two tree branches blown onto highway. Chase came across damage at 702 PM CDT. Time of event estimated from radar. |
| Jun 13, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 7 E Borger, TX | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 7 E Borger. Corrected for wind speed. West Texas Mesonet site. |
| Jun 13, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 7 E Borger, TX | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 7 E Borger. Corrected for wind speed. West Texas Mesonet site. |
| Jun 13, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 7 E Borger, TX | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 7 E Borger. Corrected for wind speed. West Texas Mesonet site. |
| Jun 13, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 71 | 7 E Borger, TX | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 7 E Borger. Corrected for wind speed. West Texas Mesonet site. |
| Jun 13, 7:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 7 E Borger, TX | West Texas Mesonet site. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -250 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
932
WFUS54 KAMA 132354
TORAMA
TXC233-140015-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0021.230613T2354Z-230614T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
654 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Hutchinson County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Stinnett, or 10 miles north of Borger, moving
southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Northern side of Borger and Stinnett.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This storm has a history of producing tornadoes. TAKE COVER NOW!
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3576 10158 3589 10148 3580 10109 3563 10109
3562 10123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 298DEG 35KT 3581 10137
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
$$
DGW1 follow-up statement
581
WWUS54 KAMA 140009
SVSAMA
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
709 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023
TXC233-140015-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230614T0015Z/
Hutchinson TX-
709 PM CDT Tue Jun 13 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY...
At 709 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 10 miles north of Skellytown, or 12 miles east of Borger,
moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Borger.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3570 10144 3582 10126 3580 10109 3563 10109
3562 10123
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 298DEG 35KT 3573 10119
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75IN
$$
DGWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 7:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Oldham | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam | 64 min |
| Jun 13, 4:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Dallam | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 4:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Moore, Sherman | 62 min |
| Jun 13, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 5:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Moore, Sherman | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 55 min |
| Jun 13, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hutchinson, Moore | 40 min |
| Jun 13, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hutchinson | 52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.