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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Amarillo, TX

July 21, 2025Lipscomb County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2025, 5:56 PM CDT for Lipscomb County, Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 49 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: Jul 21, 2025, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2025, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Beaver County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX

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NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 21, 5:49 PM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 5:49 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 1:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
114 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-221000-
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-
114 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible this
afternoon across the western and central Panhandles. These storms
will have the potential to produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Slight chance for showers and thunderstorms continues for the
western Panhandles each evening from Tuesday through Friday with
best chances on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
447 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

TXZ012-017-317-212230-
Potter TX-Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-
447 PM CDT Mon Jul 21 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RANDALL AND
SOUTHEASTERN POTTER COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 447 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lake Tanglewood, or 7 miles northeast of Canyon, moving north at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park, and Timbercreek
Canyon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3494 10172 3495 10197 3524 10198 3524 10164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 194DEG 13KT 3507 10184

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Muscha

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:58 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:18 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:27 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:28 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:32 PM CDT, 24 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
Jul 21, 12:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Moore	38 min
Jul 21, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	35 min
Jul 21, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	30 min
Jul 21, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson	38 min
Jul 21, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts	48 min
Jul 21, 4:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	49 min
Jul 21, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	40 min
Jul 21, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	47 min
Jul 21, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Randall	43 min
Jul 21, 4:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	47 min
Jul 21, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb	46 min
Jul 21, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	42 min
Jul 21, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Carson, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts	29 min
Jul 21, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Potter	43 min
Jul 21, 6:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Carson	48 min
Jul 21, 6:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Carson	4 hr
Jul 21, 6:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AMA	Lipscomb	4 hr
Jul 21, 6:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Lipscomb	46 min

Nearby

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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.