Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
242 WWUS54 KAMA 160037 SVSAMA Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 737 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 OKC007-160130- /O.CON.KAMA.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-240616T0130Z/ Beaver OK- 737 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTY... At 737 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northwest of Knowles, or 15 miles northeast of Beaver, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Gate and Knowles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3681 10001 3684 10044 3700 10042 3700 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 263DEG 15KT 3691 10026 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ DGW