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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 375, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2025, 6:25 PM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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
- Sep 8, 2025, 6:25 PM CDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 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 23:28 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 382 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
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 Sep 8, 5:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 5:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 1:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 113 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-090700- 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- 113 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening, across the Panhandles. A few thunderstorms could be severe with large hail and damaging winds being the primary hazards. A tornado cannot be ruled out with any storms today as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Thunderstorm chances continue on Tuesday across the Panhandles. A few storms may become severe, with large hail and damaging winds being the primary hazards. Thunderstorm chances may return this weekend for portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 8, 4:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
419 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025
TXZ001-082145-
Dallam TX-
419 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM CDT...
At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles west of Conlen, or 13 miles north of Dalhart, moving southeast
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Conlen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3636 10243 3622 10216 3605 10240 3606 10246
3625 10259
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 319DEG 9KT 3625 10246
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
TLHSpecial weather statement, Sep 8, 4:50 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
450 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025
TXZ001-006-082215-
Hartley TX-Dallam TX-
450 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN DALLAM AND NORTH
CENTRAL HARTLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM CDT...
At 450 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Conlen, or 11 miles northeast of Dalhart, moving
southeast at 10 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...
Dalhart.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3630 10234 3614 10216 3609 10216 3592 10246
3618 10263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 328DEG 10KT 3620 10240
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TLHLocal storm report, Sep 8, 5:54 PM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
554 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM Hail 1 E Dalhart 36.06N 102.50W
09/08/2025 M1.00 Inch Dallam TX Emergency Mngr
&&
BRMLocal storm report, Sep 8, 5:59 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
559 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM Hail 3 E Dalhart 36.06N 102.47W
09/08/2025 M1.75 Inch Dallam TX Trained Spotter
Mostly nickel hail with some golf ball size
mixed in.
&&
BRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 33 min |
| Sep 8, 7:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 7:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 16 min |
| Sep 8, 9:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Wheeler | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 25 min |
| Sep 8, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 44 min |
| Sep 8, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 26 min |
| Sep 8, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb, Ochiltree | 59 min |
| Sep 8, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 69 min |
| Sep 8, 6:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Ochiltree | 39 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.