KAMA [181939]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
238 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2009

..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0400 PM HAIL 26 NW MIAMI 35.96N 100.97W
05/15/2009 M0.88 INCH ROBERTS TX AMATEUR RADIO

0407 PM HAIL 26 NW MIAMI 35.96N 100.97W
05/15/2009 E1.75 INCH ROBERTS TX AMATEUR RADIO

0445 PM TORNADO 13 W MIAMI 35.69N 100.87W
05/15/2009 ROBERTS TX BROADCAST MEDIA

BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN EAST OF HIGHWAY 70 IN OPEN
FIELD. PATH LENGTH APPROX ONE QUARTER MILE. RATED EF-0
WITH A WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND
445-446 PM.

0447 PM TORNADO 14 W MIAMI 35.69N 100.89W
05/15/2009 ROBERTS TX BROADCAST MEDIA

BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN EAST OF HIGHWAY 70 JUST SOUTH
OF FM 282. PATH LENGTH APPROX ONE HALF MILE. RATED EF-0
WITH A WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND
447-449 PM.

0450 PM HAIL 8 N PAMPA 35.66N 100.96W
05/15/2009 M2.75 INCH ROBERTS TX AMATEUR RADIO

BROKEN WINDSHIELD

0500 PM HAIL 3 N PAMPA 35.59N 100.96W
05/15/2009 E4.00 INCH GRAY TX EMERGENCY MNGR

BASEBALL TO GRAPEFRUIT SIZE HAIL DAMAGED NUMEROUS HOMES
NEAR THE PAMPA MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE. THE WIND DRIVEN
HAIL SHATTERED MOST NORTH FACING WINDOWS OF SEVERAL
HOMES. TIME IS APPROXIMATE.

0502 PM TORNADO 5 NE PAMPA 35.60N 100.90W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX BROADCAST MEDIA

TORNADO WAS IN OPEN COUNTRY NORTHEAST OF PAMPA. PATH
LENGTH APPROX 1 MILE. RATED EF-0 WITH A WIDTH OF ONE
QUARTER MILE. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND 502-506 PM.

0509 PM TORNADO 4 ENE PAMPA 35.57N 100.90W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX NWS OFFICE

*** 1 INJ *** NWS SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED A MULTIPLE
VORTEX TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF
PAMPA AND MOVED SOUTHEAST TO 5 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF
THE CITY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO MULTIPLE
STRUCTURES ALONG AND NEAR HIGHWAY 60. ONE INJURY WAS
REPORTED. PATH LENGTH APPROX 3 MILES. RATED EF-2 WITH A
WIDTH OF ONE HALF MILE. TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND
509-517 PM.

0511 PM HAIL PAMPA 35.55N 100.96W
05/15/2009 E2.75 INCH GRAY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

RELAYED BY MEDIA

0515 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E PAMPA 35.55N 100.93W
05/15/2009 M82 MPH GRAY TX MESONET

0523 PM HAIL 8 E PAMPA 35.55N 100.82W
05/15/2009 M1.00 INCH GRAY TX AMATEUR RADIO

0525 PM TORNADO LEFORS 35.44N 100.80W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX NWS OFFICE

NWS SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED A MULTIPLE VORTEX TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEFORS AND MOVED
SOUTHEAST THROUGH LEFORS BEFORE LIFTING 4 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE COMMUNITY. PATH LENGTH APPROX 6 MILES.
RATED EF1 WITH A WIDTH OF ONE QUARTER MILE. TORNADO WAS
ON GROUND FROM 525-545 PM.

0526 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E PAMPA 35.55N 100.93W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX BROADCAST MEDIA

NUMEROUS HOMES DAMAGED...TREES BLOWN DOWN...SHINGLES
OFF SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGE IN ONE DIRECTION

0534 PM TSTM WND GST LEFORS 35.44N 100.80W
05/15/2009 M78 MPH GRAY TX BROADCAST MEDIA

LEFORS SCHOOL NET SITE

0545 PM TSTM WND DMG PAMPA 35.55N 100.96W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX CITY OFFICIAL

XCEL ELECTRIC COMPANY REPORTS THAT 4000 CUSTOMERS IN
PAMPA AND LEFORS HAVE HAD POWER INTERRUPTED DUE TO
THUNDERSTORM WINDS. NO ESTIMATE OF RESTORATION TIME.

0548 PM HAIL LEFORS 35.44N 100.80W
05/15/2009 E1.75 INCH GRAY TX TRAINED SPOTTER

0549 PM HAIL LEFORS 35.44N 100.80W
05/15/2009 E2.75 INCH GRAY TX BROADCAST MEDIA

0550 PM TSTM WND DMG LEFORS 35.44N 100.80W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN...SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

0628 PM HAIL MCLEAN 35.23N 100.60W
05/15/2009 E1.00 INCH GRAY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

HAIL REPORTED ON I 40 AT MILE MARKER 140 NEAR MCLEAN.

0633 PM HAIL MCLEAN 35.23N 100.60W
05/15/2009 E0.88 INCH GRAY TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0635 PM TSTM WND DMG 67 E AMARILLO 35.20N 100.63W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX NWS EMPLOYEE

REPORTED SEMI-TRUCKS BLOWN OVER JUST WEST OF MCLEAN -
AT THE 136 MILE MARKER - LITTLE BIT OF HAIL AND A LOT OF
WIND

0640 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E MCLEAN 35.23N 100.58W
05/15/2009 M62 MPH GRAY TX MESONET

0655 PM TSTM WND GST 1 E MCLEAN 35.23N 100.58W
05/15/2009 M59 MPH GRAY TX MESONET

DELAYED REPORT

0703 PM TSTM WND DMG MCLEAN 35.23N 100.60W
05/15/2009 GRAY TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

IN THE CITY PARK IN MCLEAN...2 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES
COMPLETELY BLOWN OVER 4 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND - ALSO 12
INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN

0707 PM HAIL 6 ENE WHEELER 35.47N 100.18W
05/15/2009 E0.88 INCH WHEELER TX PUBLIC

0710 PM HAIL WHEELER 35.44N 100.28W
05/15/2009 E1.00 INCH WHEELER TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL

&&

EVENT NUMBER AMA01383 AMA01381 AMA01402 AMA01385 AMA01384 AMA01406
AMA01403 AMA01405 AMA01386 AMA01389 AMA01387 AMA01404 AMA01388
AMA01407 AMA01393 AMA01390 AMA01391 AMA01392 AMA01394 AMA01395
AMA01396 AMA01397 AMA01401 AMA01398 AMA01399 AMA01400

$$

LG

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