Severe thunderstorms moved across the western and the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the early evening hours which produced large hail and damaging winds. The damage was confined to tree branches and there were no injuries reported.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms moved across the western and the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the early evening hours which produced large hail and damaging winds. The damage was confined to tree branches and there were no injuries 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 17, 3:15 PM CST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 415 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 .UPDATE... UPDATED FORECAST TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 446. CLK && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 338 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009/ DISCUSSION... VIGOROUS VORT MAX WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN AZ WHILE AFTERNOON GOES WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES RATHER LARGE PLUME OF MOISTURE SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE PANHANDLES. 19Z SFC ANALYSIS INDICATES THE QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT HAS LIFTED INTO NORTHERN KS WHILE DRYLINE HAS MIXED EAST TO THE CAPROCK. THIS LEAVES MOST OF CWA IN THE WARM SECTOR. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE PUSHED TEMPS UP INTO THE UPPER 90S WITH SOME AREAS TAGGING THE CENTURY MARK. SCT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN AREAS OF ENHANCED CONVERGENCE PROVIDED BY SFC LEE TROUGH AXIS IN EASTERN NM AND THE DRYLINE. EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CWA GIVEN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO SFC TROUGH AXIS. STORMS SHOULD BE HIGH BASED AND INVERTED V TYPE SOUNDINGS INDICATE ALSO SUGGEST STRONG WINDS WOULD BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORM. THURSDAY LOOKS SIMILAR TO TODAY AS FRONT SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE CWA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER UPPER VORT MAX LIFTING ACROSS EASTERN NM. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST SOME AREAS OF THE CWA MAY BE CAPPED BUT WITH TEMPS CLIMBING WELL INTO THE 90S... THINKING CAP MAY NOT HOLD. WITH DRYLINE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE TX/NM BORDER...RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA. HAVE BUMPED UP POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...ALTHOUGH EXPECT ANY STORMS TO BE ISOLATED SO JUST INCLUDED SLIGHT CHANCE WORDING. WEAK COLD FRONT LOOKS TO SAG INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE PANHANDLES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THEN STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TX PANHANDLE DURING THE DAY. MORE VIGOROUS UPPER VORT MAX IS EXPECTED TO LIFT ACROSS THE PANHANDLES AND WITH THE FRONT IN THE AREA...HAVE BUMPED UP POPS DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING. TEMPS WILL BE TRICKY FRIDAY BUT CONTINUED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH HIGH TEMPS A COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE MAV GUIDANCE. IT WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THOUGH WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. BUMPED UP POPS DURING THE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY TIME FRAME WITH RICH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINING ACROSS THE AREA AND ANOTHER VIGOROUS UPPER VORT MAX LIFTING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. DIDN/T MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED AS MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN HANDLING THE UPPER RIDGE AND RETROGRADES INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS NEXT WEEK. THIS SUGGESTS TEMPS WARMING BACK TO NEAR THE CENTURY MARK. CLK FIRE WEATHER... FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE MARGINALLY ELEVATED THURSDAY IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WIND NEAR 15 MPH. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE LOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS MINIMUM RH VALUES GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT. CLK && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 99/99
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 435 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-181100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 435 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST SECTION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES AS A MINOR UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT FORM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ANY STORMS THAT FORM ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANDRADE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
446 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0413 PM TSTM WND GST 6 SW AMARILLO 35.14N 101.89W
06/17/2009 M64 MPH RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
64 MPH WINDS AT WESTEROVER PARK JUNIOR HIGH
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EVENT NUMBER AMA01602
JCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
450 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0417 PM HAIL 6 W AMARILLO 35.20N 101.93W
06/17/2009 E0.88 INCH POTTER TX PUBLIC
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EVENT NUMBER AMA01603
SMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
454 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TSTM WND GST FRITCH 35.64N 101.60W
06/17/2009 E80 MPH HUTCHINSON TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
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EVENT NUMBER AMA01604
SMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
507 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0451 PM TSTM WND GST FRITCH 35.64N 101.60W
06/17/2009 M60 MPH HUTCHINSON TX BROADCAST MEDIA
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EVENT NUMBER AMA01605
JCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
510 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0454 PM TSTM WND DMG BORGER 35.66N 101.40W
06/17/2009 HUTCHINSON TX PUBLIC
REPORTED A ROOF BLOWN OFF HOME IN BORGER
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EVENT NUMBER AMA01606
CLKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
513 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N BORGER 35.70N 101.40W
06/17/2009 M63 MPH HUTCHINSON TX ASOS
55 KNOT WIND AT BORGER ASOS
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EVENT NUMBER AMA01607
JCThe Dodge City radar (KDDC), 144 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:15 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of sixty-one knots which blew down tree branches. Some of these tree branches were reported to be large.
The Beaver County Emergency Manager estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of sixty-one knots.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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