and several small landspout tornadoes during the late afternoon and into the evening hours initiated along a frontal boundary and surface trough across the Texas panhandle. No damage or injuries were reported.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms producing large hail...high winds...and several small landspout tornadoes during the late afternoon and into the evening hours initiated along a frontal boundary and surface trough across the Texas panhandle. No damage or injuries were reported.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 21, 1:45 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 245 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 .DISCUSSION...CONVECTION ALREADY BEGINNING TO INITIATE JUST TO OUR NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW CELLS ARE STARTING TO SHOW UP LONG THE SURFACE TROF AXIS AS WELL...BUT MORE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CURRENTLY...THIS BOUNDARY EXTENDS ROUGHLY FROM NEAR LIBERAL TO TUCUMCARI. HAVE INCREASED POPS OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. THERE MAY BE A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT (SEE THE SWODY1 FOR MORE SPECIFICS) AND WILL MENTION THIS POSSIBILITY IN THE ZONES. DO NOT EXPECT THE SURFACE FRONT TO CLEAR THE PANHANDLES OVERNIGHT. THINK THAT THIS BOUNDARY WILL HANG UP JUST TO OUR NORTHWEST AND THEN WASH OUT ON THURSDAY WITH PREDOMINATELY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BY THE AFTERNOON. WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE GONE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR THURSDAY MAX TEMPS. FRONT WILL MAKE ANOTHER APPEARANCE TOMORROW NIGHT AS NEXT SHORTWAVE TROF EXITS THE ROCKIES. IT APPEARS THAT MCS DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY WITH THIS FEATURE AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD BE QUITE SUFFICIENT. HAVE INCREASED POPS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT TO LIKELY IN THE NORTHEAST TO CHANCE IN THE SOUTHWEST. WE ARE ONCE AGAIN IN THE SLIGHT RISK FOR TOMORROW SO CANNOT RULE SEVERE WEATHER OUT AT THIS TIME. THIS MCS SHOULD HELP TO PUSH THE FRONT THROUGH THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH WINDS QUICKLY SHIFTING NORTHEAST TO EAST DURING THE DAY. WITH ENHANCED UPSLOPE FLOW AND MARGINAL MOISTURE...HAVE RETAINED THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. THE COOLER MAV TEMPS ALSO LOOK DECENT SO WILL NOT STRAY TOO FAR AT THE MOMENT. THE MID/UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE WILL GENERALLY REMAIN TO OUR WEST... CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHWEST CONUS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS WILL KEEP US IN NORTHWESTERLY (TO NORTHERLY) FLOW ALOFT AND WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTION FOR MOST AFTERNOON/EVENING PERIODS. THE GFS/CANADIAN ARE BOTH ADVERTISING ANOTHER WEAK FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLES LATE SUNDAY. EXPECT THIS BOUNDARY TO HANG UP ACROSS THE AREA AND SERVE AS ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR CONVECTION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AS WELL. WITH THAT IN MIND...HAVE UNDERCUT THE MEX TEMPS SLIGHTLY FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. BY TUESDAY...EXPECT A SLOW WARMING TREND BACK INTO THE MID 90S AS THE RIDGE INCHES SLOW EAST AND H85 TEMPS APPROACH 30C ONCE AGAIN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO TX 65 90 62 87 / 20 50 50 20 BEAVER OK 67 87 64 89 / 50 60 60 20 BOISE CITY OK 63 87 61 86 / 40 60 60 20 BORGER TX 69 92 69 89 / 30 60 60 20 BOYS RANCH TX 67 94 65 89 / 20 50 50 20 CANYON TX 65 91 61 88 / 20 50 50 20 CLARENDON TX 69 91 66 87 / 20 50 50 20 DALHART TX 66 91 62 86 / 30 50 50 20 GUYMON OK 69 88 64 88 / 40 60 60 20 HEREFORD TX 66 91 62 88 / 20 40 40 20 LIPSCOMB TX 69 86 64 88 / 40 60 60 20 PAMPA TX 67 89 65 85 / 30 60 60 20 SHAMROCK TX 69 90 67 88 / 30 60 60 20 WELLINGTON TX 69 92 68 88 / 30 60 60 20 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && JOHNSON
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 310 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-221100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 310 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEATING...A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER EXTREME EASTERN NEW MEXICO...AN APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES...SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...AND AN APPROACHING MINOR UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM EASTERN COLORADO AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS WHICH FORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE... WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES AS A WEAK COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...ISOLATED STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANDRADE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 335 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 TXZ013-212130- CARSON TX- 335 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN CARSON COUNTY... AT 335 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF PANHANDLE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN CARSON COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANDRADE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 345 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 OKZ001-212145- CIMARRON OK- 345 PM CDT WED JUN 21 2006 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHERN CIMARRON COUNTY... AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES WEST OF BLACK MESA PARK MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN CIMARRON COUNTY...INCLUDING KENTON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. ANDRADE
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:47 UTC.
19 hail, 5 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A very thin landspout tornado based on video footage. No reports of damage or injuries and the path length and path width were estimated. The tornado remained over open country.
Reported on the Potter and Carson county line about one and a half miles west of Wilhelm Texas in Carson county.
Small landspout tornado reportedly remained over open country. No damage and no injuries were reported. The path length and path width were estimated.
A small landspout tornado was confirmed by photographs. No damage and no injuries were reported. Path length and path width were estimated. The tornado remained over open country.
A small landspout tornado remained over open country. The path width and path length were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
A landspout tornado remained over open country. The path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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