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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 29, 2008, 6:53 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2008, 6:53 AM CST (12:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2008, 9:43 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Dallam County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Sherman County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 7:00 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Dumas, TX | AWNING BLOWN OFF A TAYLOR MART GAS STATION. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 105 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2149 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KAMA 291253 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 653 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO RETURN TO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... .TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE POSSIBLE NEXT FEW HOURS AS MIDLEVEL PRECIPITATION MIXES DOWN HIGH MOMENTUM AIR. TXZ001-002-006-007-291800- /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0002.080129T1253Z-080129T1800Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...HARTLEY... CHANNING...DUMAS 653 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH MID MORNING AS HIGH WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. HIGH WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-013>015-018>020-292200- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY- WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 653 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. VERY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING... ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY MID AFTERNOON AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS. $$ KRAMAR
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS74 KAMA 291543 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 943 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS ACROSS THE AREA AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. TXZ001-002-006-007-291645- /O.CAN.KAMA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...STRATFORD...HARTLEY... CHANNING...DUMAS 943 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-013>015-018>020-292200- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080129T2200Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY- WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 943 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY MID AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS. $$ KIMBLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 4:01 AM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill and 5 more | 10 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.