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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 27, 2008, 3:56 PM CST for 18 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 28, 2008, 4:05 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2008, 3:56 PM CST (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 28, 2008, 4:05 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
All 21 counties
Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 4161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 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 272156 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 356 PM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST TEXAS AND ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON MONDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH MONDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE PANHANDLES ON MONDAY AND TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FURTHER. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA MUCH OF THE DAY ON MONDAY. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>008-011-012-016-017-280600- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.080128T1500Z-080129T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY- MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO... HEREFORD...CANYON 356 PM CST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ RTW
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KAMA 280604 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1204 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH TODAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT TOWARD THE PANHANDLES LATER TODAY...TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FURTHER. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>008-011-012-016-017-281415- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.080128T1500Z-080129T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY- MOORE-HUTCHINSON-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER...VEGA...AMARILLO... HEREFORD...CANYON 1204 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NUNEZ
000 WWUS74 KAMA 281005 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 405 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY... .RAPID DEEPENING OF THE LEE TROUGH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AS VERY STRONG WINDS MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG MIXING BY MIDDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-281815- /O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.080128T1500Z-080129T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0001.080128T1500Z-080129T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-POTTER- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...VEGA...AMARILLO... HEREFORD...CANYON 405 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. $$ TXZ005-009-010-013-014-018-281815- /O.EXA.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.080128T1500Z-080129T0000Z/ LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...MIAMI... CANADIAN...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CLAUDE 405 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE...IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY. WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ OKZ003-TXZ003-004-008-281815- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.080128T1500Z-080129T0000Z/ BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN...GRUVER... PERRYTON...BORGER 405 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST TODAY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHCENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KRAMAR
000 WWUS74 KAMA 281809 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1209 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES TODAY... .RAPID DEEPENING OF THE LEE TROUGH IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AS VERY STRONG WINDS MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG MIXING BY MIDDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE. TXZ003-004-008-009-013-014-290000- /O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-CARSON-GRAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BORGER... MIAMI...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA 1209 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-290000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-POTTER- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...VEGA...AMARILLO... HEREFORD...CANYON 1209 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. $$ TXZ015-290000- /O.EXA.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER 1209 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WHEELER COUNTY. WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ OKZ003-TXZ005-010-018-290000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ BEAVER-LIPSCOMB-HEMPHILL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...BOOKER...HIGGINS... FOLLETT...CANADIAN...CLAUDE 1209 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. WINDS MAY ALSO TOPPLE UNSECURED OBJECTS. PROPERTY OWNERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINDY CONDITIONS BY SECURING ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JJB
000 WWUS74 KAMA 282359 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 559 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...STRONG WINDS DIMINISHING... .WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AS THE COOLING OF THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE KEEPS STRONG WINDS ALOFT FROM MIXING TO THE SURFACE. OKZ001-002-TXZ001>004-006>009-011>014-016-017-290100- /O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE- HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...HARTLEY...CHANNING... DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON 559 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 6 PM. $$ OKZ003-TXZ005-010-015-018-290100- /O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/ BEAVER-LIPSCOMB-HEMPHILL-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...BOOKER...HIGGINS... FOLLETT...CANADIAN...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE 559 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 6 PM. $$ JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 12:40 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Sherman | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:12 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 6 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Texas, 2008Wind Advisories in Oklahoma, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.