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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 1, 2024Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 1, 2024, 7:53 PM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 67 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 1, 2024, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2024, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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 1, 3:24 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 2024-05-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2469 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 2024-05-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
2469 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1420 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
374 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.4
Supercell composite
31.9

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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 1, 7:14 PM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 7:14 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
406 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-021200-
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-
406 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Critical fire weather conditions may develop the rest of this
afternoon into early this evening across western sections of the
Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles due to southwest winds of 15 to 25
mph with higher gusts along with minimum relative humidity values
as low as 10 percent. A Red Flag Warning is in effect for this
area until 9 PM CDT this evening.

Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and tonight across mainly
the eastern half of the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. Some storms
will likely become severe, with very large hail and damaging winds
the primary hazards. In addition a tornado or two cannot be ruled
out. A Tornado Watch is in effect for the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle
and the eastern half of the Texas Panhandle through 11 PM CDT this
evening.

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

Additional thunderstorms may develop Thursday night through Sunday
afternoon across parts of the area. Any storms that form are expected
to remain below severe levels at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed between 4 PM this afternoon and
11 PM CDT this evening.

Area fire managers and emergency officials should be alert for
critical fire weather conditions this afternoon and evening.

02

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 1, 7:12 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
712 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     Hail             1 WSW Spearman          36.19N 101.20W
05/01/2024  E1.00 Inch       Hansford           TX   Public

            Slightly larger than quarter size hail fell
            at the Lowes Market along Highway 207 in
            Spearman.

&&

JC
Local storm report, May 1, 7:26 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 1, 7:53 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatAMALipscomb, Ochiltree64 min
May 1, 7:13 PM CDTTornado WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree47 min
May 1, 7:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADonley37 min
May 1, 8:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong15 min
May 1, 8:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb35 min
May 1, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMALipscomb25 min
May 1, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Wheeler47 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.