A severe thunderstorm moved across the southeast Texas Panhandle during the late afternoon hours producing strong thunderstorm winds. however several large trees were uprooted.
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A severe thunderstorm moved across the southeast Texas Panhandle during the late afternoon hours producing strong thunderstorm winds. No damage or injuries were reported...however several large trees were uprooted.
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 Aug 29, 2:38 PM CST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 338 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS SEEM TO BE FORMING ALONG A SHEAR AXIS WITHIN THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR. THE SLOW MOVING NATURE OF THE STORMS WOULD FAVOR HEAVY RAIN FOR SOME AREAS...ALTHOUGH SOME HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE AGAIN TOMORROW...SO AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIP DURING THE MORNIG HOURS...ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. APPEARS GFS IS STARTING TO HANDLE TEMPERATURES BETTER ESPECIALLY AS THE GUIDANCE IS FALLING CLOSER TO PREVIOUS FORECASTS AND CLIMO CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...WITH THE EXPECTED CLOUD COVER AND MOIST AIR IN PLACE...THINKING TEMPS ONLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACH INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S. SO GENERALLY STUCK CLOSE TO MEX GUIDANCE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THE EXTENDED FORECAST AS WELL. UPPER HIGH BUILDS AND SHIFTS EAST PROVIDING WEAK SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS SHOWED PRECIP BREAKING OUT ON SUNDAY...BUT RECENT RUNS HAVE REALLY BACKED OFF THAT SOLUTION. SEEMS THE UPPER LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONVECTION IS NOW PROGGED TO STAY SLIGHTLY FURTHER NORTHWEST THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGH. SO BACKED OFF ON POPS FOR THE EASTERN PANHANDLES...BUT KEPT MENTION OF CHANCES POPS IN FOR THE WEST THROUGH MONDAY. IN ADDITION...DECIDED TO INCREASE WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA ON BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN RESPONSE TO A DEEPENING LEE SIDE TROUGH AND TIGHT 700 MB GRADIENT. THINKING WIND SPEEDS CLOSER TO 20 OR 25 KNOTS WILL BE REALIZED AS OPPOSED TO THE 15 TO 20 KNOTS THAT THE MODELS SUGGEST. UPPER LOW THEN BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY SO THINKING A BRIEF RETURN OF TEMPS IN THE LOW 90S WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THE EXITING UPPER LOW KICKS OUT A COLD FRONT THAT MODELS SEEM TO AGREE WILL IMPACT THE PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY. SO DROPPED TEMPS A BIT AND INSERTED POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FRONT. THE OTHER POTENTIAL WRENCH IN THE SYSTEM WILL BE THE TRACK OF HURRICANE GUSTAV. MOST TROPICAL MODELS...INCLUDING THE OPERATION GFS...TAKE GUSTAV NORTH ONCE IT MAKES LANDFALL. BUT THE EURO WANTS TO GIVE GUSTAV A PUSH FURTHER WEST INTO OKLAHOMA AND POSSIBLY THE EXTREME EASTERN PANHANDLES. THIS CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER AMONG THE SOLUTIONS...SO HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE FORECAST BASED ON THE EURO. JJB && .FIRE WEATHER... MOIST AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO LINGER AROUND NORMAL...OR THE MID 80S...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES STAYING ABOVE 25 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED MID WEEK NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL BRING COOLER AIR TO THE PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO TX 65 83 64 85 64 / 30 30 10 20 30 BEAVER OK 66 89 69 91 68 / 30 20 10 10 10 BOISE CITY OK 62 85 62 84 62 / 30 20 5 20 20 BORGER TX 67 87 68 86 67 / 30 30 10 20 20 BOYS RANCH TX 66 87 64 86 65 / 30 30 10 20 30 CANYON TX 64 85 63 84 63 / 30 30 10 20 30 CLARENDON TX 67 84 67 85 65 / 30 30 10 20 20 DALHART TX 63 85 61 84 62 / 30 30 10 30 30 GUYMON OK 64 88 66 87 67 / 20 20 5 20 20 HEREFORD TX 64 84 62 82 62 / 30 30 10 30 30 LIPSCOMB TX 66 87 69 87 69 / 30 20 10 10 20 PAMPA TX 66 83 68 82 66 / 30 30 10 20 20 SHAMROCK TX 66 89 69 87 68 / 30 20 10 10 20 WELLINGTON TX 68 89 70 88 69 / 30 30 10 10 20 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 08/14
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 340 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-301100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 340 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN. STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN... RESULTING IN ISOLATED FLOODING OVER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES FROM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WHILE SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO CALL IN THEIR REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO. NUNEZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 217 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 TXZ017-292000- RANDALL TX- 217 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN RANDALL COUNTY... AT 217 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CANYON MOVING NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE IN RANDALL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CANYON...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. RN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 TXZ009-010-292215- HEMPHILL TX-ROBERTS TX- 430 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN HEMPHILL AND EASTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES... AT 430 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTH OF LORA MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WINDS AROUND 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED NUISANCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. PEOPLE IN WESTERN HEMPHILL AND EASTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CANADIAN...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY...LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. JOHNSON
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several large cottonwood trees were uprooted just south of Howardwick in the Kelly Creek Crossing area of Greenbelt Lake by strong thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of the wind event was estimated.
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