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2016 [KAMA] AMARILLO Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 16
Listing of Counties/Parishes/Zones Included in Product
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Storm Based Warning History
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WFUS54 KAMA 222346
TORAMA
TXC357-230030-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0016.160522T2346Z-160523T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL OCHILTREE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 646 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAKA...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
SPEARMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERRYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3609 10092 3613 10105 3644 10084 3633 10056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 220DEG 22KT 3615 10097
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<1.00IN
$$
MJG537
WWUS54 KAMA 222353
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
653 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC357-230030-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0030Z/
OCHILTREE TX-
653 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OCHILTREE COUNTY...
AT 652 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WAKA...OR 14 MILES EAST OF SPEARMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS AND CHASERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERRYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 3609 10092 3613 10105 3644 10084 3633 10056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 220DEG 22KT 3618 10094
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MJG195
WWUS54 KAMA 230005
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
705 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC357-230030-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0030Z/
OCHILTREE TX-
705 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OCHILTREE COUNTY...
AT 705 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAKA...OR 16 MILES EAST OF SPEARMAN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER 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...
PERRYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3610 10091 3614 10101 3644 10084 3633 10056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 233DEG 16KT 3616 10090
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MJGPermalink to 201605222346-KAMA-WFUS54-TORAMA
112
WFUS54 KAMA 222346
TORAMA
TXC357-230030-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0016.160522T2346Z-160523T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
646 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL OCHILTREE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 646 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAKA...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
SPEARMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERRYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3609 10092 3613 10105 3644 10084 3633 10056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 220DEG 22KT 3615 10097
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<1.00IN
$$
MJGPermalink to 201605222353-KAMA-WWUS54-SVSAMA
537
WWUS54 KAMA 222353
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
653 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC357-230030-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0030Z/
OCHILTREE TX-
653 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OCHILTREE COUNTY...
AT 652 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WAKA...OR 14 MILES EAST OF SPEARMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS AND CHASERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERRYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&
LAT...LON 3609 10092 3613 10105 3644 10084 3633 10056
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 220DEG 22KT 3618 10094
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
MJGPermalink to 201605230005-KAMA-WWUS54-SVSAMA
195
WWUS54 KAMA 230005
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
705 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC357-230030-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160523T0030Z/
OCHILTREE TX-
705 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
OCHILTREE COUNTY...
AT 705 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAKA...OR 16 MILES EAST OF SPEARMAN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PERRYTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3610 10091 3614 10101 3644 10084 3633 10056
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 233DEG 16KT 3616 10090
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
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