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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 12, 2024Hansford County, Sherman County, Texas; Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2024, 8:33 PM CDT for Hansford County, Sherman County, Texas; Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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 12, 2024, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2024, 9:03 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Texas County, OK, Hansford County, TX, Sherman County, TX

The radar

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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 12, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 6:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 1:01 PM CDT, 7 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
101 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-130615-
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-
101 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Another round of thunderstorms is expected this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may become strong to severe with the primary hazards
of large hail and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Thunderstorms are possible Wednesday and Thursday. The probability
for severe thunderstorms appears low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 6:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 6:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 6:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 6:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 6:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 12, 6:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 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
May 12, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford	26 min
May 12, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Sherman	29 min
May 12, 7:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson	25 min
May 12, 8:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Sherman	34 min
May 12, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford	28 min
May 12, 8:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford	37 min
May 12, 8:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford	47 min
May 12, 9:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Sherman	26 min
May 12, 9:22 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree	3 hr
May 12, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hansford, Ochiltree, Roberts	47 min
May 12, 11:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hemphill	24 min
May 13, 1:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Collingsworth	32 min
May 13, 2:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Wheeler	34 min
May 12, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	30 min
May 12, 7:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Texas	32 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2024 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2024 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.