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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 21, 2008, 3:10 PM CDT for Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 21, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr. 4 reports 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
- Oct 21, 2008, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 11:25 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 W Hooker, OK | |
| Oct 22, 12:20 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Ssw Beaver, OK | |
| Oct 22, 12:40 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 W Slapout, OK | |
| Oct 22, 1:52 AM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 E Higgins, TX | NICKEL SIZE HAIL |
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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 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 212010 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 310 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH AND THE LOW LIFTS AWAY...THE LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BEHIND THE LOW WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>010-220330- /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0006.081022T0300Z-081023T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 310 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES TONIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 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. $$ TXZ011>020-220330- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.081022T0300Z-081023T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 310 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. ONCE THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT...WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ SJOHNSON
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KAMA 220300 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1000 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... .A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INTENSE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...A LARGE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT RESULTING IN VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>010-221100- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 1000 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 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. $$ TXZ011>020-221100- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1000 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KAMA 220911 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 411 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS IN THE WAKE OF AN IMPRESSIVE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY...BUT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVER THE PLAINS...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH THE DAY. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>007-221700- /O.NEW.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 411 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ008>010-221700- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 411 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ011-012-016-017-221700- /O.NEW.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 411 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THESE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND SUNRISE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ013>015-018>020-221700- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 411 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JOHNSON
000 WWUS74 KAMA 221657 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1157 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS IN THE WAKE OF AN IMPRESSIVE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...BUT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVER THE PLAINS...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>007-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 1157 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ008>010-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 1157 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ011-012-016-017-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 1157 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHWEST DRILL. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THESE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND SUNRISE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ013>015-018>020-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1157 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GOEHRING
000 WWUS74 KAMA 221941 CCA NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 238 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS IN THE WAKE OF AN IMPRESSIVE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...BUT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVER THE PLAINS...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>007-230300- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 238 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ008>010-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 238 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ011-012-016-017-230300- /O.COR.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ /O.COR.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 238 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THESE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AROUND SUNRISE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ013>015-018>020-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 238 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GOEHRING
000 WWUS74 KAMA 222039 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 339 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD EARLY THIS EVENING... .STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...BUT THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN OVER THE PLAINS...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>007-230000- /O.UPG.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FZ.W.0003.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 339 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. AS WINDS SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AND SKIES CLEAR...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. THESE SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 10 AM THURSDAY. 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. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ011-012-016-017-230000- /O.UPG.KAMA.FZ.A.0002.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FZ.W.0003.081023T0500Z-081023T1500Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 339 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. AS WINDS SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AND SKIES CLEAR...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S. THESE FREEZING AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND 10 AM THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ008>010-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 339 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 7 PM. 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. $$ TXZ013>015-018>020-230000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-081023T0000Z/ CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 339 PM CDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON...DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 7 PM. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GOEHRING
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Oct 21, 12:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 12:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1237 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 .AVIATION... FOR THE 18Z TAFS...LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF FOG HAVE ERODED OVER MOST OF THE REGION...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BAND OF CLOUDS IN THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS AREA...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS THROUGH 12Z...THE BEST CHANCE OF STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE REGION...WHILE THERE MAY BE ISOLATED BRIEF SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. STILL TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT AND COVERAGE OF FRONTAL PRECIP TO INCLUDE IN TAFS. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 03 AND 09Z ACCORDING TO THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE FRONTS WILL BE WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE A QUICK SHIFT TO VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STAY STRONG FROM THE TIME THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD. MAXIMUM GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 45 KTS. THERE MAY ALSO BE MVFR CEILINGS BEHIND THE FRONT. SFJ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 721 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008/ AVIATION... SHOWERS LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLES...WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN EAST BY A WEATHER DISTURBANCE TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. ONCE THIS FIRST BATCH HAS MOVED ON...THE PRIMARY CONCERNS SHIFTS TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION LATER TODAY. THE FORECAST STARTS OFF WITH PATCHY LOW CLOUDS AND CEILINGS. THE WEATHER IMPROVES THROUGH THE DAY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES OVERNIGHT. ONCE THE WINDS SHIFT FROM THE NORTH...EXPECT SPEEDS TO INCREASE CONSIDERABLY. AT THIS TIME...WIND SPEEDS MAY COME CLOSE TO AN AVIATION WEATHER WARNING. WE WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS SITUATION. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST FAVORED TIME PERIOD BEING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES APPEAR TO HAVE THE BEST CONDITIONS...LEAVING A LESSER CHANCE FOR THE AREAS WHICH INCLUDE KAMA...KDHT AND KGUY. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO REASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR STORMS ONCE NEWER DATA ARRIVES. FOR NOW...WE WILL ADD CB REMARKS. NUNEZ PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 444 AM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008/ DISCUSSION... MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS THIS MORNING MAINLY CENTER ON THE SHORT TERM WITH RESPECT TO PRECIP CHANCES TODAY AND WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY AND ALSO ON TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEK. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY AS IT DIGS FURTHER SEWD WITH 120 KT UPPER LEVEL JET ALSO DIGGING AROUND THE BASE OF THE SYSTEM...CONTRIBUTING TO LARGE HEIGHT FALLS ACROSS THE ROCKIES. A SURFACE REFLECTION LOW OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL SIDE SEWD...INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. AS THIS OCCURS...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED SOUTH OF THE CWA WILL LIFT BACK NORTH TODAY. CURRENT WV IMAGERY INDICATES LEAD SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. GIVEN RADAR TRENDS...BUMPED UP POPS FOR THIS MORNING. ALSO HELD ONTO MENTION OF FOG THIS MORNING AS SERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A FAIRLY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH SFC LOW IN THE PLAINS WILL START TO HEAD TOWARD THE AREA LATER TODAY WITH FROPA EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY. STRONG FRONTOGENETIC FORCING FOCUSED ALONG THE FRONT AND DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT WILL LEAD TO TSTMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. AS THIS FRONT SURGES SWD...EXPECT THIS CONVECTION TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH PERHAPS THE BEST CHANCES REMAINING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. IN FACT THE SWODY1 HAS THIS AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR TODAY. TEMPS TODAY CAN BE TRICKY AS ALTHOUGH CWA WILL BE IN WARM SECTOR...LOW CLOUDS AND PRECIP CAN LIMIT HIGH TEMPS TODAY. THEREFORE TRENDED TOWARD THE COOLER MET MOS GUIDANCE WITH HIGHS AROUND 70 DEGREES. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT WHICH LOOKS TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG DRY COLD ADVECTION WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT WHICH WILL QUICKLY END ANY PRECIP CHANCES ALTHOUGH THE FAR ERN PORTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES MAY SEE LINGERING TSTMS BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE WINDS AS STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION COMBINED WITH INCREASING SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME CONCERN WINDS MAY NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS AS FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE 50 KT WINDS AT 850 MB. DESPITE COLD ADVECTION...DEPTH OF MIXING LAYER IS FAIRLY SHALLOW SO WINDS SHOULD STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OF 35 MPH. GIVEN GOOD PUSH OF COLD AIR WITH THIS FRONT...TEMPS WEDNESDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 50S. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE ROCKIES AS THIS SYSTEM LIFTS FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL SET UP IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS WHICH WILL LEAD TO FREEZING AND BELOW FREEZING TEMPS FOR THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING. UPPER LOW HEADS TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND AS MID LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN CONUS. THIS WILL LEAD TO A GRADUAL WARMING TREND HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. GENERALLY FOLLOWED MEX MOS GUIDANCE FOR THIS PERIOD WITH HIGHS CLIMBING BACK TO AROUND THE 70 DEGREE MARK. CLK FIRE WEATHER... FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN LOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DESPITE STRENGTHENING NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT SLATED TO PUSH ACROSS THE PANHANDLES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH 20 FOOT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 20 TO 30 KTS WEDNESDAY MORNING...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT. BEYOND WEDNESDAY...20 FOOT WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 20 KTS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. CLK && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 16/15
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 21, 1:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 100 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-221100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 100 PM CDT TUE OCT 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. THE COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...NORTHERLY WINDS COULD BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS... THE COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER WEATHER. AS A RESULT... NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SJOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 11:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Hartley, Moore, Oldham | 4 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:10 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 4 more | 28 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.