Thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and heavy flooding rainfall moved across portions of the Texas Panhandle on the 3rd. Some wind damage from severe thunderstorms occurred in Hansford County and also near Borger.
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Thunderstorms with strong wind gusts and heavy flooding rainfall moved across portions of the Texas Panhandle on the 3rd. Some wind damage from severe thunderstorms occurred in Hansford County and also near Borger. As storms moved into Amarillo, a very moist environment resulted in heavy rainfall amounts in a short period of time and this lead to flash flooding. Many of the flood-prone locations in Amarillo flooded, with several streets becoming impassible. Along with the heavy rain came strong wind gusts as high as 74 mph across Potter and Randall counties.
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 3, 5:52 PM CST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 652 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 .AVIATION... 00Z TAF CYCLE CONVECTION ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE DALHART AND AMARILLO TAF SITES THROUGH ABOUT 04Z TO 06Z SATURDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY...EXCEPT IN AND NEAR THE CONVECTION WHERE MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS OUTSIDE THE CONVECTION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...AND THEN VEERING AROUND MORE TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AFTER 14Z SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER ABOUT 18Z TO 20Z SATURDAY TO AROUND 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. SCHNEIDER && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 300 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015/ DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SCATTERED ABOUT THE PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL HEAD THIS DIRECTION FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST. ONE OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE OVER CENTRAL COLORADO IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES OVERNIGHT. BOTH OF THESE DISTURBANCES SHOULD KEEP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GOING FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO OUR WEST WILL BREAK DOWN SOME AND BROADEN. THE PANHANDLES WILL BE MORE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...SO SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SHOULD GO DOWN SOME...BUT NOT TO ZERO...ON THESE DAYS. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN AND MOVE BACK FURTHER WEST BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW A MUCH STRONGER SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS MONDAY. THIS SHORT WAVE WILL HELP TO DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE PANHANDLES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL AGAIN HELP TO SPARK SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP IN THE POST UPSLOPE ENVIRONMENT ON TUESDAY IF ENOUGH INSTABILITY CAN BE REALIZED. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THIS FORECAST. THIS WILL ENCOURAGE A LEE-SIDE TROUGH TO DEVELOP EACH DAY...SO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM ALONG THIS FEATURE EACH DAY. && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 11/88
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 359 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-040900- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 359 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THROUGH THURSDAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE THE MAIN THREAT. HEAVY RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS...WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. GOEHRING
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 438 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 OKZ002-003-032245- BEAVER OK-TEXAS OK- 438 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BEAVER AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT... AT 437 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BAKER...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LIBERAL... MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TYRONE... BAKER... ADAMS... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3663 10084 3662 10117 3697 10114 3698 10091 TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 357DEG 8KT 3688 10102 SCHNEIDER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 511 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 OKZ002-TXZ003-004-032315- HANSFORD TX-OCHILTREE TX-TEXAS OK- 511 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN OCHILTREE... NORTHEASTERN HANSFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... AT 510 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUYMON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GUYMON... HARDESTY... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3660 10098 3637 10116 3668 10167 3683 10156 TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 302DEG 17KT 3671 10152 SCHNEIDER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
534 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 2015
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0526 PM HAIL 6 S ADAMS 36.66N 101.08W
07/03/2015 E1.25 INCH TEXAS OK STORM CHASER
A FEW STONES WERE JUST LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZE.
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1500600
LGSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 603 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 TXZ003-004-009-040000- HANSFORD TX-OCHILTREE TX-ROBERTS TX- 603 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ROBERTS...OCHILTREE AND EASTERN HANSFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT... AT 601 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAKA...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF SPEARMAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... PERRYTON... SPEARMAN... WAKA... FARNSWORTH... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3637 10063 3595 10087 3626 10139 3649 10115 TIME...MOT...LOC 2303Z 302DEG 17KT 3633 10117 SCHNEIDER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 620 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 TXZ001-002-006-007-040015- DALLAM TX-HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX-SHERMAN TX- 620 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHERMAN... NORTHWESTERN MOORE...NORTHEASTERN HARTLEY AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN DALLAM COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF STRATFORD...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... DUMAS... CACTUS... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3577 10189 3578 10222 3634 10214 3633 10191 TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 003DEG 20KT 3624 10203 SCHNEIDER
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 647 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 TXZ007-008-040045- HUTCHINSON TX-MOORE TX- 647 PM CDT FRI JUL 3 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MOORE AND CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM CDT... AT 646 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES EAST OF PRINGLE...OR 18 MILES NORTH OF BORGER...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BORGER... STINNETT... SANFORD... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. LAT...LON 3565 10109 3565 10164 3603 10137 3598 10114 TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 024DEG 13KT 3591 10132 SCHNEIDER
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:51 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Fourteen power poles down or snapped on Highway 151 between Highway 207 and 760.
Several trees were uprooted and multiple power poles were downed throughout Borger.
A 67 mph wind gust was measured at the Automated Weather Observing Station located at the Borger Airport.
A 74 mph wind gust was measured at the West Texas Meosnet station located 9 miles north-northeast of Amarillo.
A 61 mph wind gust was measured at the KVII Schoolnet site located at Wonderland in Amarillo.
A 65 mph wind gust was estimated by the public at 34th Avenue and Bell Street.
A power pole was blown down at 4th and Birmingham in Amarillo.
Flash flooding occurred across the city of Amarillo, especially in the typical locations that experience flooding. Thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall moved into the city by mid-evening. High water rescues were reported at 3rd and Arthur, Bell and Hillside, and Interstate 40 and Washington. Vehicles were stalled at several other intersections including on 45th Avenue between Bell and Fulton, and on bell from Hillside to Farmers. Several I-40 underpasses were flooded and many roads were shut down. Flooding was also reported on Interstate 27 northbound near 27th Avenue, on Soncy between 34th and Hillside, and on Coulter near 45th. Most of the flooding occurred from around 9:30 PM through late evening.
Flash flooding occurred across the city of Amarillo, especially in the typical locations that experience flooding. Thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall moved into the city by mid-evening. High water rescues were reported at 3rd and Arthur, Bell and Hillside, and Interstate 40 and Washington. Vehicles were stalled at several other intersections including on 45th Avenue between Bell and Fulton, and on bell from Hillside to Farmers. Several I-40 underpasses were flooded and many roads were shut down. Flooding was also reported on Interstate 27 northbound near 27th Avenue, on Soncy between 34th and Hillside, and on Coulter near 45th. Most of the flooding occurred from around 9:30 PM through late evening.
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