Severe thunderstorms moved across the northwest Texas Panhandle during the early evening hours producing thunderstorm wind gusts. The thunderstorm wind gusts did cause some damage near Stratford Texas, however no injuries or fatalities were reported.
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Severe thunderstorms moved across the northwest Texas Panhandle during the early evening hours producing thunderstorm wind gusts. The thunderstorm wind gusts did cause some damage near Stratford Texas, however no injuries or fatalities 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 Aug 28, 3:11 PM CST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 411 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE POPPED UP ACROSS THE PANHANDLE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES HAVE SOARED WELL PAST THE 100 DEGREE MARK IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. CLOUD COVER HAS PLAGUED SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY WITH VERY LIGHT SHOWERS NOW MOVING ACROSS AMARILLO. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED AT AMARILLO AND BORGER THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND PUSH SOUTH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE WARM ACROSS THE AREA AS SOUTHERLY FLOW AND CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM DROPPING TOO FAR FROM THE 70 DEGREE MARK. FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE PANHANDLE REGION PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SCATTERED CLOUD COVER MAY KEEP A FEW LOCATIONS FROM REACHING 100 DEGREES...BUT THINK MOST PLACES ESPECIALLY SOUTHEAST WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 100S. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS NO REAL FOCUS OR MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE AREA. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE REGION...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO SOAR INTO THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S. AS A RESULT...DECIDED TO BUMP UP MEXMOS NUMBERS 3 TO 5 DEGREES DURING THIS TIME FRAME. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND. AT THIS POINT...DELAYED RAIN CHANCES AGAIN...MORE FOR SATURDAY BUT THINK THE BEST CHANCES AT THIS TIME WILL BE ON SUNDAY. && .FIRE WEATHER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TODAY AND EXCESSIVE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY POSING A THREAT OF LIGHTNING. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO TX 70 101 69 100 69 / 20 20 20 10 10 BEAVER OK 71 102 70 101 71 / 20 20 30 20 20 BOISE CITY OK 70 98 68 97 67 / 30 20 30 20 20 BORGER TX 74 104 74 101 72 / 20 20 20 20 20 BOYS RANCH TX 69 103 69 101 71 / 20 20 20 20 20 CANYON TX 68 101 68 98 68 / 20 20 20 10 10 CLARENDON TX 73 104 72 103 71 / 20 20 20 10 10 DALHART TX 66 99 67 98 66 / 30 20 30 20 20 GUYMON OK 69 100 69 99 69 / 30 20 30 20 20 HEREFORD TX 66 99 67 98 66 / 20 20 20 10 10 LIPSCOMB TX 71 103 69 101 71 / 20 20 20 20 20 PAMPA TX 73 101 71 98 68 / 20 20 20 10 10 SHAMROCK TX 71 104 71 102 69 / 20 10 20 10 10 WELLINGTON TX 72 106 72 105 70 / 20 10 20 10 10 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && KNS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 352 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-291100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 352 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER A FEW STRONG STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT A FEW STRONG STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE PANHANDLES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT EACH DAY AND DRY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS RETURN TO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. KB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 432 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 OKZ001-002-TXZ002-282200- CIMARRON OK-TEXAS OK-SHERMAN TX- 432 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SHERMAN...TEXAS AND CIMARRON COUNTIES. AT 427 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTH OF STRATFORD AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRIGGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. ONE HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 527 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 TXZ002-282300- SHERMAN TX- 527 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SHERMAN COUNTY. AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER STRATFORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. ONE HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LG
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained storm spotter reported that three inch tree limbs were blown down and trampolines were blown around. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
A trained storm spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts in Stratford Texas. There were no reports of damages or injuries.
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