Strong gradient winds in the south central Texas Panhandle during the early morning hours caused some damage in the Amarillo area. No injuries were reported.
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Strong gradient winds in the south central Texas Panhandle during the early morning hours caused some damage in the Amarillo area. No injuries were reported.
The broadcast media reported that a restaurant sign had blown down near the intersection of Interstate 27 and Western Street.
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 Jul 19, 10:12 PM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1112 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 .AVIATION... CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE PUSHING THROUGH THE AMA TAF SITE EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING. CAN NOT RULE OUT A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO AT THE DHT AND GUY TAF SITES EITHER...BUT WILL NOT MENTION AT THOSE SITES OVERNIGHT AS CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME HEATING COMBINES WITH SURFACE CONVERGENCE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLES TOWARD THE END OF THIS FORECAST...SO THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SHOULD CONTINUE. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE AND GUSTY NEAR THE THUNDERSTORMS...BUT SHOULD MOVE BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTH ON MONDAY BEFORE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 526 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009/ AVIATION... THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORMED ALONG THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE TAF SITES IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE DHT AND GUY TAF SITES WILL BE AFFECTED FIRST WITH THE AMA TAF SITE BEING AFFECTED MOST LIKELY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTH EXCEPT THEY WILL BE VARIABLE AND GUSTY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 342 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009/ DISCUSSION... FIRST OF ALL...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR CIMARRON... DALLAM AND HARTLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 10 PM CDT. STORMS WERE ALREADY FORMING OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO...AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD AFFECT THE WESTERN PARTS OF PANHANDLES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LATEST SATELLITE AND SHORT RANGE MODELS DEPICT A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS...TRACKING SOUTHEAST. WHILE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IS LIKELY FOR THE WESTERN HALF THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THE BIGGER SHOW SHOULD ARRIVE LATER TONIGHT AFFECTING MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES. THEREFORE...POPS WILL PERSIST THROUGH OUT THE NIGHT WITH THE BEST CHANCE OFF THE CAPROCK. STRONG STORMS SHOULD BE THE RULE...HOWEVER...MODERATE INSTABILITY SUPPORT A FEW BECOMING SEVERE LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER SHORTWAVE IS SLATED TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST WITHIN THE PREVAILING NORTH/NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT MONDAY...REACHING THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE BY PEAK HEATING. COMBINED WITH FORCING FROM A DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...ORGANIZED STORM DEVELOPMENT IS PROBABLE AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER WITH A FEW REACHING SEVERE STRENGTH. A COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO ADVANCE INTO THE PANHANDLES LATE MONDAY/EARLY TUESDAY...ENHANCING LIFT AND PROLONGING THUNDERSTORM THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS INTACT THROUGH WITH NORTHWEST FLOW PREVAILING ALOFT AND MUCH OF THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING TRACKING THE MIDWEST U.S AND SOUTHEAST CANADA. AS A RESULT...WE CANNOT RULE OUT LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE EXTENDED PERIODS. POPS WERE ADDED TO THURSDAY NIGHT. SINCE OUR HIGHEST CONFIDENCE REMAINS WITH ISOLATED POPS...WE WILL HOLD OFF FROM EXTENDING THEM ANY FURTHER. NUNEZ FIRE WEATHER... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY... MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS. ASIDE FROM ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES...LOW TO MODERATE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE BASED ON AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND WINDS. A COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES LATE MONDAY/EARLY TUESDAY...BRINGING A WIND SHIFT AND ENHANCING THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. NUNEZ && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 15/09
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1041 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-201100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 1041 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...THEN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT... WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WHICH DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVITION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT BUT MAY BE NEEDED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS THROUGH THURSDAY. BROST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 809 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 OKZ001-TXZ001-002-200145- CIMARRON OK-DALLAM TX-SHERMAN TX- 809 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR SHERMAN...DALLAM AND CIMARRON COUNTIES. AT 807 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF BOISE CITY TO 27 MILES WEST OF WARE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. LG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 838 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 TXZ001-002-006-007-011-200230- DALLAM TX-SHERMAN TX-HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX-OLDHAM TX- 838 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR OLDHAM...MOORE... HARTLEY...SHERMAN AND DALLAM COUNTIES. AT 836 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG STORMS FROM 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONLEN TO 25 MILES WEST OF ROMERO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. LG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 901 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 TXZ006-200230- HARTLEY TX- 901 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR HARTLEY COUNTY. AT 901 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG STORM 9 MILES NORTH OF ROMERO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. LG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 929 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 TXZ006-007-011-200300- HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX-OLDHAM TX- 929 PM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR OLDHAM...MOORE AND HARTLEY COUNTIES. AT 926 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF HARTLEY TO 43 MILES WEST OF CHANNING...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. LG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1205 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 TXZ017-018-200530- RANDALL TX-ARMSTRONG TX- 1205 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR ARMSTRONG AND RANDALL COUNTIES. AT 1204 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PALO DURO CANYON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA FOR OTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. SJOHNSON
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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