Severe thunderstorms produced strong thunderstorm wind gusts across the north central Texas Panhandle during the late evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported.
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Severe thunderstorms produced strong thunderstorm wind gusts across the north central Texas Panhandle during the late evening hours. 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 Jul 6, 5:04 PM CST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 604 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 .UPDATE... SHORTWAVE ENERGY EMBEDDED IN A NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE TAF SITES WILL ALLOW FOR CONVECTION TO MOVE OVER THE TAF SITES THIS EVENING PRIOR TO 06Z TUESDAY. VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WHEN MVFR CONDITIONS ALONG WITH STRONG ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SCHNEIDER && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 259 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009/ DISCUSSION... MOUNTAIN CONVECTION BEGINNING TO PROPAGATE EAST TOWARDS THE PANHANDLES. THOUGH THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT SEVERE THREAT...SPEED SHEAR ESPECIALLY IN THE MID LEVELS IS RATHER LOW...GENERALLY LESS THAN10KTS ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES. DIRECTIONAL SHEAR AND CAPE VALUES ARE MODEST ENOUGH HOWEVER TO SUPPORT A SLIGHT THREAT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...COULD CONTINUE TO SEE CONVECTION ADVECTING IN OFF HIGHER TERRAIN. EXPECT THE UPPER LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY. IN ADDITION...THOUGH UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS DECREASING...PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE STILL ABOVE NORMAL. THEREFORE HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SATURDAY. BEYOND TUESDAY...MODELS ARE STILL IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE HIGH PLAINS. THEREFORE EXPECT A DRAMATIC WARMING TREND AND TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. DURING THESE PERIODS A DRYLINE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION. DESPITE SOME SUBSIDENCE WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE...THERE MAY BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS DRYLINE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THEREFORE HAVE KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST US BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT...THIS COULD BE THE CATALYST TO BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE BY THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THE EXACT TIMING OF WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. THEREFORE HAVE NOT INCLUDED MENTIONABLE POPS...WILL WAIT FOR MORE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. SJOHNSON FIRE WEATHER... WITH MORE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES GENERALLY ABOVE 20 PERCENT...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN MINIMAL FOR TUESDAY. AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL INCREASE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROOPING BELOW 15 PERCENT. HOWEVER...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO APPROACH CRITICAL AS WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. SJOHNSON && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 14/11
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 531 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-071100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 531 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES EXCEPT THE EXTREME EASTERN SECTIONS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE ON TUESDAY EVENING. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALVES OF THE PANHANDLES...SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...SPOTTERS AND WEATHER OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO. SCHNEIDER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 814 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 OKZ001-002-070200- CIMARRON OK-TEXAS OK- 814 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR TEXAS AND CIMARRON COUNTIES. AT 812 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF KEYES TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRIGGS...MOVING EAST 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. JJB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 840 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 TXZ002-070215- SHERMAN TX- 840 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR SHERMAN COUNTY. AT 839 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF STRATFORD TO 17 MILES SOUTH OF STRATFORD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. JJB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
850 PM CDT MON JUL 06 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM TSTM WND GST 10 ESE KEYES 36.75N 102.09W
07/06/2009 E60 MPH CIMARRON OK TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER AMA0900007
SFJSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 932 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 TXZ013-018-070300- CARSON TX-ARMSTRONG TX- 932 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR ARMSTRONG AND CARSON COUNTIES. AT 931 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CLAUDE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. JJB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 938 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 TXZ017-018-070315- RANDALL TX-ARMSTRONG TX- 938 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR ARMSTRONG AND RANDALL COUNTIES. AT 937 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CANYON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. JJB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1008 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 TXZ017-018-070345- RANDALL TX-ARMSTRONG TX- 1008 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR ARMSTRONG AND RANDALL COUNTIES. AT 1008 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES WEST OF CLAUDE TO 12 MILES WEST OF WAYSIDE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. JJB
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts just west of Spearman.
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