m. Sunday morning, 57-year-old Carl Kaiser was trying to load his swamped tracker boat near the Fritch Fortress boat dock when it suddenly capsized.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Local CBS news media reported the following thunderstorm related Fatality: The National Park Service said around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning, 57-year-old Carl Kaiser was trying to load his swamped tracker boat near the Fritch Fortress boat dock when it suddenly capsized. He then became trapped underneath the boat. NPS Rangers witnessed the incident and attempted to rescue Kaiser, but were unsuccessful.
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 May 19, 11:23 PM CST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1223 AM CDT Sun May 20 2018 .AVIATION...06Z TAFs...VFR conditions is expected to prevail at all terminals, though we will be monitoring for brief MVFR CIGs as stratus filters in behind a cold front at KDHT BTWN 20/12Z thru 20/20Z. Otherwise, northerly winds around 15 to 25 kts should taper off by 20/12Z and become more southerly at all terminals around 20/18Z return surface flow begins. Otherwise, no VIS restrictions are expected during the forecast period. Bieda && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Amarillo TX 69 57 79 60 79 / 10 20 10 30 30 Beaver OK 70 56 83 62 84 / 10 10 10 10 30 Boise City OK 67 54 80 57 81 / 5 20 10 30 30 Borger TX 73 58 83 62 82 / 10 20 10 20 30 Boys Ranch TX 70 57 80 60 82 / 10 20 10 30 30 Canyon TX 68 57 79 59 80 / 10 30 10 40 30 Clarendon TX 69 60 78 61 80 / 20 30 20 30 30 Dalhart TX 71 54 79 57 81 / 5 20 10 30 30 Guymon OK 73 56 84 60 83 / 5 20 10 10 30 Hereford TX 66 56 77 59 80 / 10 30 10 40 30 Lipscomb TX 68 57 82 62 83 / 10 20 10 10 30 Pampa TX 69 57 80 60 80 / 10 20 10 20 30 Shamrock TX 71 61 81 62 83 / 20 30 20 20 30 Wellington TX 73 62 81 63 84 / 20 30 20 20 30 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 243 PM CDT Sat May 19 2018/ DISCUSSION... An upper level low over far northwest Kansas will slowly drift northeast and dissipate over the western Great Lakes by Monday afternoon. An upper level jet streak is found from the southern Texas Panhandle northeast into northeast Kansas in association with this upper low. The southeast Texas Panhandle will be in the right entrance region of this upper jet and a cold front is also found in this area. Plenty of low level moisture is also found in the far southeast Texas Panhandle ahead of this front. Therefore, the best chance of showers and thunderstorms will be across the southeast Texas Panhandle overnight. A few showers and thunderstorms may try to make a run at the northwest CWA as westerly flow aloft brings mountain convection this way. Models are in disagreement on just how robust this convection will be and they also do not agree on the coverage. For now will cover this northwest convection with 30 and 40 percent pops. Not sure about our shower and thunderstorm chances for Sunday. Next cold front will come blasting through tonight and this should just about wipe out our instability. Plus we could have low clouds for much of the day which will keep temperatures down. Temperatures will probably stay in the 40s in northeast Colorado and the southern Nebraska Panhandle today under the shield of rain on the west side of the upper low. So, this is a fairly cool air mass for mid May moving toward our area. On Monday, our area is between upper air disturbances and this too could keep our shower and thunderstorm activity at bay. However, mountain convection should move into our area Monday night. The southwest flow aloft increases Tuesday and Wednesday so this will help in the shear department and this should help increase our shower and thunderstorm coverage. An upper level ridge builds across the Panhandles Thursday and Friday, so will keep pops out for now. After a "cool" start to the forecast, temperatures should go above average by the middle part of the week. && .AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... TX...None. OK...None. && 89/98
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 322 PM CDT Sat May 19 2018 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-200830- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 322 PM CDT Sat May 19 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible across the Panhandles tonight. A strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible. Strong winds and hail will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms will be possible Sunday through Wednesday night across much of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Some storms that develop will have the potential to become strong to severe during this period. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1141 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1112 PM HAIL 5 NNW TIMBERCREEK CANYO 35.12N 101.85W
05/19/2018 E0.88 INCH RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1800094
BIEDAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1143 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1141 PM FLOOD 3 SSW AMARILLO 35.16N 101.85W
05/19/2018 RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
STREET FLOODING REPORTED NEAR 45TH AND WASHINGTON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1800095
BIEDAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1145 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM FLOOD 5 SW AMARILLO 35.16N 101.88W
05/19/2018 RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
STREET FLOODING NEAR AND AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF
45TH AND WESTERN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1800096
BIEDASpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1159 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018
TXZ016-200530-
Deaf Smith TX-
1159 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DEAF SMITH COUNTY
UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...
At 1159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bootleg, or 10 miles north of Friona, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Bootleg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 10288 3476 10290 3492 10279 3484 10245
3475 10249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0459Z 318DEG 26KT 3479 10277
LFMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1202 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM FLOOD 4 WSW AMARILLO 35.18N 101.88W
05/19/2018 RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
STREET FLOODING AT THE INTERSECTION OF 34TH AND
WESTERN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1800097
BIEDASpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1224 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018 TXZ010-014-015-018>020-200630- Hemphill TX-Gray TX-Wheeler TX-Donley TX-Collingsworth TX- Armstrong TX- 1224 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...SOUTHEASTERN ARMSTRONG...SOUTHEASTERN GRAY...COLLINGSWORTH...SOUTHERN HEMPHILL AND DONLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM CDT... At 1223 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles northwest of Wheeler to 15 miles south of Goodnight. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Wellington, Clarendon, Shamrock, Briscoe, Wheeler, Mclean, Howardwick, Hedley, Dodson, Lutie, Lelia Lake, New Mobeetie, Twitty, Allison, Lela, Quail, Samnorwood, Kellerville, Dozier and Alanreed. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && LAT...LON 3475 10125 3563 10053 3563 10000 3475 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 0523Z 322DEG 14KT 3547 10035 3481 10114 LFM
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:47 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The National Park Service said around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning, 57-year-old Carl Kaiser was trying to load his swamped tracker boat near the Fritch Fortress boat dock when it suddenly capsized.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson | 2018-05-19 | 57 | Male | Boating | Indirect |
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