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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Amarillo, TX

September 12, 2026Ochiltree County, Roberts County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 12, 2026, 6:29 PM CDT for Ochiltree County, Roberts County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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 12, 2026, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)
Expired: Sep 12, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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 12, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 327 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 643 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -307 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1693 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 120 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

766 
WUUS54 KAMA 122329
SVRAMA
TXC357-393-130030-
/O.NEW.KAMA.SV.W.0310.260912T2329Z-260913T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
629 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Roberts County in the Panhandle of Texas...
  Southern Ochiltree County in the Panhandle of Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast
  of Waka, or 13 miles east of Spearman, moving east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. 
           Hail damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wolf Creek Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 10103 3619 10107 3630 10074 3619 10059
      3604 10058
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 260DEG 6KT 3613 10096 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Harrel

2 follow-up statements

729 
WWUS54 KAMA 122350
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
650 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

TXC357-393-130030-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260913T0030Z/
Roberts TX-Ochiltree TX-
650 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL ROBERTS AND SOUTHERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES...

At 650 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Waka, or 17 miles east of Spearman, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. Hail 
         damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Wolf Creek Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 10092 3619 10097 3627 10070 3619 10059
      3604 10058
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 259DEG 7KT 3614 10090 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Harrel

499 
WWUS54 KAMA 130012
SVSAMA

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
712 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

TXC357-393-130030-
/O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0310.000000T0000Z-260913T0030Z/
Roberts TX-Ochiltree TX-
712 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL ROBERTS AND SOUTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTIES...

At 712 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Wolf Creek Park, or 22 miles northwest of Canadian, moving east at
15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of north
central Roberts and southeastern Ochiltree Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3604 10083 3616 10087 3619 10074 3617 10059
      3604 10058
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 265DEG 15KT 3607 10072 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Harrel

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 12, 2:13 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	AMA	Armstrong, Collingsworth, Donley	5 hr
Sep 12, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	29 min
Sep 12, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	60 min
Sep 12, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	52 min
Sep 12, 5:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Ochiltree	32 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.