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2015 [KAMA] AMARILLO Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 38

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572 
WFUS54 KAMA 170104
TORAMA
TXC179-170130-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0038.151117T0104Z-151117T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
704 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 703 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSMILL...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF PAMPA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
           HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PAMPA AND KINGSMILL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 10101 3543 10109 3548 10109 3562 10104
      3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 213DEG 31KT 3544 10102 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
801 
WWUS54 KAMA 170111
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
711 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

TXC179-170130-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
GRAY TX-
711 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY...
    
AT 710 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF PAMPA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TORNADO IS CAUSING
DAMAGE NOW. 

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAMPA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10093 3551 10104 3562 10097 3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 218DEG 40KT 3549 10093 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
712 
WWUS54 KAMA 170112
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
712 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

TXC179-170130-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
GRAY TX-
712 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY...
    
AT 712 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS
MOVING THROUGH SOUTH PAMPA NOW. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED. 

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAMPA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3544 10090 3554 10100 3562 10094 3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 218DEG 40KT 3551 10091 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
081 
WWUS54 KAMA 170130
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
730 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

TXC179-170139-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
GRAY TX-
730 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM CST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST.

LAT...LON 3544 10090 3554 10100 3562 10094 3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 213DEG 31KT 3551 10091 

$$

BRB
Permalink to 201511170104-KAMA-WFUS54-TORAMA
572 
WFUS54 KAMA 170104
TORAMA
TXC179-170130-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0038.151117T0104Z-151117T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
704 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 730 PM CST

* AT 703 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSMILL...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF PAMPA...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS 
           MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE 
           HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
           HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
           DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  PAMPA AND KINGSMILL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3536 10101 3543 10109 3548 10109 3562 10104
      3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 213DEG 31KT 3544 10102 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
Permalink to 201511170111-KAMA-WWUS54-SVSAMA
801 
WWUS54 KAMA 170111
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
711 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

TXC179-170130-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
GRAY TX-
711 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY...
    
AT 710 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF PAMPA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS TORNADO IS CAUSING
DAMAGE NOW. 

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAMPA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3542 10093 3551 10104 3562 10097 3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 218DEG 40KT 3549 10093 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
Permalink to 201511170112-KAMA-WWUS54-SVSAMA
712 
WWUS54 KAMA 170112
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
712 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

TXC179-170130-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
GRAY TX-
712 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY...
    
AT 712 PM CST...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO IS
MOVING THROUGH SOUTH PAMPA NOW. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED. 

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY 
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES 
         WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO 
         HOMES...BUSINESSES AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE 
         DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PAMPA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE
TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3544 10090 3554 10100 3562 10094 3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 218DEG 40KT 3551 10091 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
Permalink to 201511170130-KAMA-WWUS54-SVSAMA
081 
WWUS54 KAMA 170130
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
730 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

TXC179-170139-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-151117T0130Z/
GRAY TX-
730 PM CST MON NOV 16 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRAY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM CST...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CST.

LAT...LON 3544 10090 3554 10100 3562 10094 3562 10063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 213DEG 31KT 3551 10091 

$$

BRB

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