Hot temperatures and drought conditions led to numerous dust devils across the region early in the the summer of 2022. Clear skies, dry conditions and 100 degree heat provided a day conducive to dust devils in the area.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Hot temperatures and drought conditions led to numerous dust devils across the region early in the the summer of 2022. Clear skies, dry conditions and 100 degree heat provided a day conducive to dust devils in the area. While not spotted, observational pressure data and remote sensing suggested that a brief rouge wind gust at the Texline West Texas Mesonet was very likely produced by a dust devil.
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 13, 1:35 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 235 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022 .SHORT TERM...This Afternoon through Tuesday Night... Hot weather and potential pesky thunderstorms with localized sporadic gusts and blowing dust remain the main concerns in the short term. This afternoon, temperatures have risen to the upper 90s as of 1pm and additional warming should bring many locations back to the triple digits once again. While temperatures at the floor of Palo Duro Canyon have been less spectacular compared to previous days, still expect readings to reach or exceed 105 later this afternoon and have thus continued the Heat Advisory for this area. Other concern with the temperatures is locations either reaching their convective temperature with concomitant shower and thunderstorm development or, early this evening, surface convergence along a surface trough kicking off said convection. SW-NE 700mb theta-E ridge is present once again, so do think a few updrafts will survive long enough for thunder to occur. Have thus kept isolated mentions of showers and storms in the forecast during the 4pm to 10pm time frame. Given deep surface mixed layer, sporadic strong to severe gusts and attendant blowing dust will be possible with any virga, showers, or thunderstorms. Poor shear profiles suggest convective mode will be ordinary with the aforementioned potential for sporadic, localized, more-than-ordinary impacts. Tomorrow, temperatures trend toward lower values as heights aloft reduce ever so slightly. That said, will need to closely monitor Palo Duro Canyon as values could sneak above 105 once again. Otherwise, convective development could once again occur due to strong surface heating and/or surface convergence along the lee trough. Should this occur, impacts would be much the same as described above given the continued presence of a deep surface mixed layer. Ferguson .FIRE WEATHER...Tuesday... Elevated to perhaps critical conditions may develop once again in the far western Panhandles, where RH values will drop into the single digits in the presence of 15 to 25 mph winds, leading to RFTIs of 2 to 5. Level of concern continues to be heavily dictated by fuels, which remain cured in some portions of the far western Panhandles. Ferguson && .LONG TERM...Wednesday through Sunday... Near to above average temperatures for mid June will continue for the long term forecast period. Perhaps some areas flirting with 100 degrees, most likely in PDC and downslope areas of the Canadian River Valley with mid to upper 90s common for the remainder for the Panhandles. Looking ahead towards Wednesday night, this will be our next chance of precipitation. A limited chance, but there is a chance of some showers and storms for the northeastern Panhandles. As a large scale surface low occludes in the Manitoba province of Canada, a nearly stalled front will drape NE-SW across the mid Mississippi River Valley with an H500 high pressure system anchored across the southeastern CONUS. This elongated front coupled with good height gradient and decent moisture transport advecting north on the west side of the SE CONUS H500 high pressure will set the stage for localized lift and thunderstorm potential. Better advection will be across Oklahoma, but there is still around a 20% chance the NE Panhandles will see some rainfall. Going later through the week into the weekend, the center of the H500 high pressure system will shift northwest into the Central Plains. From Friday into the weekend, the monsoon pattern will set up favoring thunderstorm chances for the Four Corners Region each day. The eastern extent of rainfall chances may graze the western Panhandles by the weekend at times, but chances remain low as of this current forecast. Meccariello && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Amarillo TX 72 100 72 99 / 20 20 10 5 Beaver OK 77 101 73 97 / 20 5 5 5 Boise City OK 70 100 60 93 / 5 5 5 0 Borger TX 76 104 74 102 / 20 10 10 5 Boys Ranch TX 73 102 71 102 / 20 10 5 5 Canyon TX 72 100 71 99 / 20 20 10 5 Clarendon TX 74 96 73 96 / 10 10 10 5 Dalhart TX 67 100 62 97 / 10 5 5 0 Guymon OK 76 104 68 98 / 20 5 5 5 Hereford TX 70 102 70 101 / 20 10 10 5 Lipscomb TX 76 97 74 96 / 20 5 5 5 Pampa TX 74 98 72 97 / 20 20 10 5 Shamrock TX 75 97 74 96 / 5 5 5 5 Wellington TX 75 98 74 97 / 0 5 5 5 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for Palo Duro Canyon. OK...None. && 77/29
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 223 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-141130- 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- 223 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Dangerous heat is expected in Palo Duro Canyon once again this afternoon. A Heat Advisory in effect for Palo Duro Canyon State Park through 8 PM CDT today with a high temperature of 107 expected. Elevated fire weather conditions are expected in the far western portions of the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles this afternoon due to breezy winds and low relative humidity. Thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may become severe with damaging wind gusts being the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Elevated fire weather conditions may exist in the far western Panhandles on Tuesday afternoon. Thudnerstorms will be possible on Wednesday. Thunderstorms are not expected to reach severe criteria at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon for severe thunderstorm potential. Area fire managers and emergency officials should be alert for elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon and Tuesday.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 dust devil. Local standard time, as filed.
While this was a breezy to windy day, the brief gust of 60 mph Texline site stood out to be much higher than any others in the area. Investigation into this by the West Texas Mesonet team showed pressure changes which suggested this gust was likely due to a large dust devil.
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