Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
204 WWUS84 KAMA 301056 SPSAMA Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 556 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024 TXZ012-013-016>018-317-301145- Potter TX-Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-Carson TX-Deaf Smith TX- Armstrong TX- 556 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG... RANDALL...SOUTHWESTERN CARSON...SOUTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH AND SOUTHERN POTTER COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CDT... At 556 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles west of Panhandle to near Amarillo to 5 miles east of Buffalo Lake. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Amarillo, Canyon, Panhandle, Lake Tanglewood, Buffalo Lake, Bushland, Washburn, Umbarger, Palo Duro Canyon, Mescalero Park, Dawn, Timbercreek Canyon, and Pantex. This includes the following highways... Interstate 27 between mile markers 91 and 123. Interstate 40 between mile markers 54 and 98. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3475 10231 3495 10230 3528 10209 3544 10177 3535 10121 3503 10153 3475 10168 TIME...MOT...LOC 1056Z 297DEG 19KT 3540 10164 3518 10189 3487 10204 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Muscha