A low pressure system located across eastern New Mexico brought in an abundance of moisture aloft to the southern and western Texas Panhandle. The high amounts of moisture provided by the low pressure system created a tropical type environment allowing heavy rain showers to develop and move from southeast to northwest across the southern Texas Panhandle.
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A low pressure system located across eastern New Mexico brought in an abundance of moisture aloft to the southern and western Texas Panhandle. The high amounts of moisture provided by the low pressure system created a tropical type environment allowing heavy rain showers to develop and move from southeast to northwest across the southern Texas Panhandle. Although the instability was limited, the lift from the low pressure system combined with abnormally high moisture led to rain rates upwards of 1 to 2 inches per hour. These heavy rains fell over an area that had already received over 1 of rainfall earlier in the morning and just over 2 the day before. These rain rates on top of the unique terrain of the canyon contributed to flash flooding that other areas in the Texas Panhandle would otherwise not see. The flash flood conditions caused a few motorists to be stranded and they had to be rescued due to the fast flowing water across some of the roadways. Parts of the canyon had also already received just over 2 the day before and with an additional 4 to 5 by mid afternoon.
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 10, 10:42 AM CST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1142 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM ... (Today through Tuesday night) Issued at 205 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 An upper level disturbance is passing across the southern plains currently which is causing the rain showers and thunderstorm activity. This activity is most prominent in the SW and S portions of the TX panhandle with activity decreasing to the NE. The atmosphere remains abnormally moist with it being in the top 2.5% to 1% moistness for this time of year. The shear amount of moisture will allow any rain shower or thunderstorms to be very heavy with high rain rates. This will be compounded by the lack of steering flow aloft which will allow rain showers and thunderstorms to just sit over a single area for a long time. Both of these are creating a threat for flash flooding in the panhandles mainly during the morning but it could extend into the afternoon hours. An example of this threat has already been seen at Palo Duro Canyon which had accumulation of 1.5 in in less than 30 minutes. To add even further danger a large portion of the flood risk will occur during the dark of night making it harder to detect any ongoing flooding. So be sure to stay alert, Turn Around and Dont Drown as flood water can easily sweep away vehicles and kill their occupants. While the chance for rain showers and thunderstorms will persist into overnight hours going into Tuesday. However moisture will be departing the area starting this evening so the threat of flooding will be reduced for that time. Moisture will continue to depart through Tuesday morning as drier air works it way across the panhandles. This will erode away the chance for rain showers and thunderstorms seeing them largely cease by the late evening. Temperatures till be on the rise for Tuesday as a ridge begins to reestablish itself over the panhandles. This will see the highs increase to the 80s across the panhandles. SH && .LONG TERM ... (Wednesday through Sunday) Issued at 205 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 Wednesday and Thursday should see a ridge establish itself over the southern plains including the panhandles. This will help to move in mostly dry air to the panhandles making the weather mostly fair for both days. There may be an exception for Thursday afternoon as some mid level moisture moves across the panhandles which may just be sufficient to spark off a high based shower or thunderstorms. Under the ridge the temperatures will continue to rise with Wednesday seeing 90s while Thursday see 90s and 100s. This ridge is not strong and will likely break down starting later Thursday which will allow a trough to pass across the southern plains for the weekend. This will spread moisture into the panhandles on Friday with the NW panhandles being more likely to see moisture compared to the SE panhandles. This moisture will cause rain showers and thunderstorms starting during the afternoon. The overall dynamics at this time appear to be marginal at best so the risk of severe weather is likely to be very low. This could change if the trough becomes more potent and passes directly across the panhandles. The passage of the trough will not bring any relief to the heat with highs remaining in the 90s to 100s. Sunday has a moderate chance to see the trough push off to the east ejecting the moisture out of the panhandles. This would leave the area dry with fair weather to start off next week. The odds seem better than not that a ridge will set up over the panhandles for next week. If this comes about then the dry weather should extend into the mid next week. SH && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1132 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 Showers and thunderstorms will continue to potentially impact KDHT and KAMA through about 00Z Tuesday. Higher confidence is with KAMA being impacted as showers have already started to pop up in the vicinity. All the moisture in the area is making it hard to determine the CIGs, with all terminals likely seeing MVFR CIGs through this TAF period. KAMA did briefly drop to 800 ft but has since gone back up to BKN019. Chances for showers and thunderstorms should drop off during the overnight hours between 00Z and 12Z Tue. However, cannot completely rule out impacts to KAMA during this time period. Moisture should stick around and could still hold low CIGs in the Panhandles until 12Z Tue as well. Light easterly to southeastlery winds are expected to prevail through the period. 36 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Amarillo TX 60 84 62 91 / 50 30 10 10 Beaver OK 61 88 63 95 / 10 10 0 0 Boise City OK 57 87 60 95 / 10 20 0 0 Borger TX 63 88 64 96 / 30 30 10 0 Boys Ranch TX 60 87 63 94 / 40 20 10 10 Canyon TX 59 83 62 90 / 50 30 10 10 Clarendon TX 61 81 62 86 / 50 50 10 10 Dalhart TX 57 87 59 94 / 20 10 0 10 Guymon OK 59 87 61 95 / 10 10 0 0 Hereford TX 60 85 62 92 / 50 30 10 10 Lipscomb TX 62 86 63 93 / 20 20 10 0 Pampa TX 62 83 63 90 / 40 30 10 0 Shamrock TX 63 82 62 88 / 40 30 10 0 Wellington TX 64 83 63 88 / 50 40 20 10 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. OK...None. && SHORT TERM...98 LONG TERM....98 AVIATION...36
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 213 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-101915- 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- 213 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Rain showers and thunderstorms continue this morning with heavy rainfall which can cause flash flooding or flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Thunderstorms will continue to be possible Tuesday in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Some of these storms could be strong to severe, with damaging wind gusts and large hail the primary hazards. Hot temperatures are possible on Thursday across portions of the Panhandles, in particular for Palo Duro Canyon State Park. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1148 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
TXZ011-012-016>018-317-101730-
Potter TX-Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-Deaf Smith TX-Armstrong TX-
Oldham TX-
1148 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG...CENTRAL
RANDALL...SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM...NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH AND
SOUTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM CDT...
At 1148 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles south of Boys Ranch to 6 miles
southwest of Amarillo to 9 miles north of Wayside. Movement was west
at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Vega, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park, Bushland,
Wildorado, Palo Duro Canyon, and Timbercreek Canyon.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 27 between mile markers 98 and 120.
Interstate 40 between mile markers 36 and 66.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.
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LAT...LON 3548 10265 3507 10229 3479 10173 3489 10133
3515 10187 3550 10223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 089DEG 9KT 3545 10226 3516 10195 3493 10149
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
LFMThe Amarillo radar (KAMA), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:25 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Water rescues were conducted due to flash flooding in the park. Pictures were provided to the NWS Amarillo through social media that depicted water over roadways with stalled cars.
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