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Special Weather Statement, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 20, 2025, 10:21 PM CDT for Carson County, Texas. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2025, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2025, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 50
County Carson County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 286 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
- 814 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -155 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Sep 20, 6:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 6:39 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 302 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-210815- 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- 302 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. A marginal (5%) chance for severe thunderstorms exists this evening. Hail and damaging winds are the primary hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorm chances remain on the lower side next week, but are possible Monday through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 20, 4:22 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
422 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
OKZ003-202145-
Beaver OK-
422 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM CDT...
At 422 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Knowles, or 13 miles southwest of Englewood, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Gate and Knowles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3698 10000 3682 10006 3685 10028 3700 10028
3700 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 188DEG 19KT 3691 10016
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Vanden BoschSpecial weather statement, Sep 20, 4:47 PM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
447 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
OKZ002-TXZ003-004-202215-
Texas OK-Ochiltree TX-Hansford TX-
447 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN HANSFORD AND NORTHWESTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES THROUGH 515
PM CDT...
At 447 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles south of Hardesty, or 18 miles southeast of Guymon, moving east
at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Hardesty.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3645 10126 3661 10125 3666 10106 3642 10104
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 272DEG 6KT 3655 10119
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Vanden BoschSpecial weather statement, Sep 20, 5:14 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
514 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
OKZ002-TXZ003-004-202245-
Texas OK-Ochiltree TX-Hansford TX-
514 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN HANSFORD AND NORTHWESTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES THROUGH 545
PM CDT...
At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Hardesty, or 19 miles northwest of Perryton,
moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Hardesty.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3664 10095 3654 10095 3637 10105 3650 10122
3666 10119
TIME...MOT...LOC 2214Z 293DEG 8KT 3651 10112
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Vanden BoschLocal storm report, Sep 20, 5:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 7:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Lipscomb | 31 min |
| Sep 20, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong | 27 min |
| Sep 20, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall | 53 min |
| Sep 20, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong | 61 min |
| Sep 20, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hemphill | 34 min |
| Sep 20, 9:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson | 34 min |
| Sep 20, 9:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Carson, Hutchinson | 2 hr |
| Sep 20, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Armstrong | 25 min |
| Sep 20, 10:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 23 min |
| Sep 20, 10:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson | 30 min |
| Sep 20, 11:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Carson | 45 min |
| Sep 20, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray | 47 min |
| Sep 20, 11:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 47 min |
| Sep 21, 12:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Donley | 47 min |
| Sep 21, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Collingsworth | 46 min |
| Sep 20, 10:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Cimarron | 30 min |
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