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2016 [KAMA] AMARILLO Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 17
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Storm Based Warning History
060
WFUS54 KAMA 230027
TORAMA
TXC357-230100-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0017.160523T0027Z-160523T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
727 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WOLF CREEK PARK...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF PERRYTON...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS AND STORM 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...
WOLF CREEK PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3610 10086 3616 10091 3636 10062 3610 10055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 255DEG 12KT 3615 10082
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MJG821
WWUS54 KAMA 230048
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
748 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC357-230100-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0100Z/
OCHILTREE TX-
748 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTY...
AT 747 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLF CREEK PARK...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF PERRYTON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOLF CREEK PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3610 10086 3618 10086 3628 10060 3610 10055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 298DEG 9KT 3610 10080
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MJGPermalink to 201605230027-KAMA-WFUS54-TORAMA
060
WFUS54 KAMA 230027
TORAMA
TXC357-230100-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0017.160523T0027Z-160523T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
727 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 727 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WOLF CREEK PARK...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF PERRYTON...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS AND STORM 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...
WOLF CREEK PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3610 10086 3616 10091 3636 10062 3610 10055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 255DEG 12KT 3615 10082
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
MJGPermalink to 201605230048-KAMA-WWUS54-SVSAMA
821
WWUS54 KAMA 230048
SVSAMA
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
748 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
TXC357-230100-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-160523T0100Z/
OCHILTREE TX-
748 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN OCHILTREE COUNTY...
AT 747 PM CDT...A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLF CREEK PARK...OR 19 MILES SOUTH OF PERRYTON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...
BUSINESSES...AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOLF CREEK PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3610 10086 3618 10086 3628 10060 3610 10055
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 298DEG 9KT 3610 10080
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
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