Severe thunderstorms with strong winds caused a few power outages as they moved across the south central Texas Panhandle during the evening hours. No injuries were reported.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms with strong winds caused a few power outages as they moved across the south central Texas Panhandle during the evening hours. No 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 30, 5:36 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 636 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .AVIATION... TSTMS OCCURRING ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONTAL BNDRY...MOVING S AT 10 TO 15 KT. OUTFLOW SEEN WITH CLUSTERS NEAR BORGER AND LAKE MEREDITH WILL LIKELY AFFECT WIND DIRECTION AT AMA DURING NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIMINISH WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...LEAVING ONLY ALTOCU AS CLOUD TYPE OVERNIGHT. SLY SFC WINDS EXPECTED TO BECOME LIGHT SSWLY BEFORE SUNRISE. HIGH BASED CU AND CB EXPECTED AGAIN WED AFTN WITH SSWLY SFC WINDS NEAR 15 KT. VFR FCST CONTINUES NEXT 24 HOURS. COCKRELL && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 403 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009/ DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG SEVERAL BOUNDARIES THAT DRAPED ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. WITH HELP FROM DAYTIME HEATING...RAIN CHANCES HAVE IMPROVED ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST AND SOUTH WHERE LOW LEVEL FORCING IS BEST AND STEERING FLOW TAKES ACTIVITY SOUTH. RAIN POTENTIAL CONTINUES TO FAVOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOP OVER EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO...WORKING SOUTH SOUTHEAST. MODELS STILL AGREE WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERING OUR AREA LATE THURSDAY. THIS BOUNDARY SHOULD ENHANCE OUR RAIN OPPORTUNITY...SO MAINTAINED HIGHER POPS INTO FRIDAY. ANOTHER FRONT AFFECTS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. MODELS ARE COMING INTO AGREEMENT REGARDING THE TIMING OF THIS FRONT...AND LATER SHIFTS MAY CONSIDER INCREASING POPS AS THIS DAY APPROACHES. POPS WERE EXTENDED INTO MONDAY SINCE EXISTING TRENDS WILL CONTINUE. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES MAY OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY IF SUBSIDENCE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. CLOUDS AND PERSISTENT RAIN CHANCES SHOULD LOWER READINGS AT LEAST ONE TO TWO CATEGORIES. NUNEZ FIRE WEATHER... LOW TO MODERATE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND TWENTY FOOT WINDS REMAIN BELOW THRESHOLD. NUNEZ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO TX 92 65 93 66 92 / 20 30 5 5 30 BEAVER OK 97 62 100 70 97 / 10 10 5 10 20 BOISE CITY OK 95 63 96 64 93 / 20 30 5 10 30 BORGER TX 97 69 98 70 98 / 20 30 5 5 30 BOYS RANCH TX 96 66 99 65 96 / 20 40 5 5 30 CANYON TX 91 62 93 64 91 / 20 30 5 5 20 CLARENDON TX 93 67 94 68 95 / 20 30 5 5 20 DALHART TX 95 63 97 62 93 / 30 40 5 10 30 GUYMON OK 97 64 101 66 96 / 10 20 5 10 20 HEREFORD TX 92 61 94 62 92 / 30 30 5 5 20 LIPSCOMB TX 98 63 97 69 96 / 10 20 5 10 30 PAMPA TX 95 67 92 68 93 / 20 30 5 5 30 SHAMROCK TX 96 66 95 69 95 / 10 30 5 5 20 WELLINGTON TX 95 68 97 70 98 / 10 20 5 5 20 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 03/24
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 334 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-011100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 334 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MAINLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. TAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 548 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 TXZ007-302330- MOORE TX- 548 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR MOORE COUNTY. AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF DUMAS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. JC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 622 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 TXZ008-013-302345- HUTCHINSON TX-CARSON TX- 622 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR CARSON AND HUTCHINSON COUNTIES. AT 619 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BORGER...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS STORM. THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CARSON COUNTY AND MAY IMPACT THE CITY OF PANHANDLE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. AVOID NORMAL FLOOD-PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. KIMBLE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 643 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 TXZ012-010030- POTTER TX- 643 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR POTTER COUNTY. AT 639 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES NORTH OF AMARILLO...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. JC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 656 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 TXZ013-010045- CARSON TX- 656 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR CARSON COUNTY. AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF PANHANDLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. JC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 714 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 TXZ012-017-010100- POTTER TX-RANDALL TX- 714 PM CDT TUE JUN 30 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR RANDALL AND POTTER COUNTIES. AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMARILLO...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH...TOWARD AMARILLO. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. UP TO ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. AVOID NORMAL FLOOD-PRONE AREAS AND DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AS THEY MAY BE WASHED OUT. JC
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:26 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An off-duty National Weather Service employee located ten miles east of Amarillo estimated fifty-six knot thunderstorm wind gusts.
An off-duty National Weather Service employee ten miles east of Amarillo estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots and reported that the power was also out.
The Amarillo and Potter County Emergency Manager estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots five miles north northwest of Amarillo.
The broadcast media reported that a viewer measured fifty-six knot winds from a home weather station located about one mile east of Canyon.
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