Alert archive / Oklahoma / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 7, 2009, 1:55 PM CST for Beaver County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2009, 1:55 PM CST (19:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2009, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
County Beaver County, OK
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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
- 2871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 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 071955 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 155 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA WILL DEEPEN AND WILL CAUSE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE AND GUST OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OKZ003-072100- /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0003.090307T1955Z-090307T2100Z/ BEAVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN 155 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR BEAVER COUNTY OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. ELEVATED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND BOUNDARY ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE IS TRIGGERING STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. PERSONS IN BEAVER COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEEDS AND BE READY TO TAKE COVER THROUGH 3 PM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-080100- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090308T0100Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-POTTER- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...VEGA...AMARILLO... HEREFORD...CANYON 155 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE HAS DEEPENED QUICKLY OVER THE PANHANDLES. AT THE SAME TIME THE CLOUD COVER HAS BROKEN UP AND HAS ALLOWED SUNSHINE TO HEAT THE GROUND. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT ARE MIXING DOWN TOWARD THE SURFACE. THE RESULT WILL BE WINDS THAT WILL BLOW 35 TO 40 MPH AND AND WILL GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FURTHER EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WYNNE
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 Mar 7, 12:53 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 12:53 PM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1253 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009
.UPDATE...
UPDATED FORECAST BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS. WIND SPEEDS REALLY HAVE
PICKED UP IN RESPONSE TO TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. OBSERVATIONS
ACROSS THE WESTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES REPORTING WINDS OF
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY UNTIL
7 PM FOR THESE LOCATIONS.
ALSO...CURRENT RADAR TRENDS SHOWING SOME RETURNS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...IN ADVANCE OF
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF SOME RAINFALL
IS REACHING THE GROUND...BUT AMOUNTS IF ANY WOULD BE VERY LIGHT. WENT
AHEAD AND ADDED SOME VERY LOW END POPS ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS.
UPDATED ZONES AND GRIDS OUT.
TAB
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1157 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2009/
AVIATION...
SUNNY CONDITIONS ARE EXPANDING ACROSS THE PANHANDLES AND WINDS ARE
MIXING TO THE SURFACE. AN AWW MAY BE NECESSARY AS WINDS ARE STARTING
TO INCREASE AND GUST CLOSE TO 40KTS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
THROUGH THE PERIOD. A COLD FRONT HAS CAUSE SOME ELEVATED STORMS TO
FORM NEAR DHT. THE BOUNDARY WILL BRING WINDS AROUND TO THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST BRIEFLY BEFORE DECREASING AND SHIFTING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST
OVERNIGHT.
WYNNE
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 548 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2009/
AVIATION...
12Z TAFS...MAIN CONCERN THIS MORNING REMAINS ON WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD.
AS HAS BEEN THE CASE LATELY...SFC LEE TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN CO/NM
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN TODAY IN RESPONSE TO ADVANCING UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE ROCKIES. ALTHOUGH BKN-OVC MID CLOUD DECK SHOULD
STICK AROUND MUCH OF THE DAY WITH CI EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS WELL ACROSS
THE TERMINALS...WINDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN BY MID/LATE MORNING WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25-30 KTS. POSSIBLE GUSTS CAN APPROACH
AVIATION WX WARNING CRITERIA OF 40 KTS...BUT CONFIDENCE TOO LOW TO
INCLUDE THESE TYPE OF WINDS IN FORECAST NOW. WINDS WILL REMAIN
RATHER BREEZY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING ONCE A COLD FRONT
SLIDES INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. RH FIELDS INDICATE POSSIBLE HIGH
BASED CU FORMING THIS AFTERNOON BUT EXPECT ONLY FEW CI TOWARD THE END
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. CLK
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 335 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2009/
DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DOMINATE THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE PANHANDLES TODAY
WILL INCREASE WINDS INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. RH VALUES WILL FALL
TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA IN WESTERN COUNTIES...BUT
ELEVATED FIRE WX CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE AREA WIDE. AS THE SHORTWAVE
MOVES EAST A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE AREA SAT NIGHT BUT SW
WINDS WILL RETURN BY NOON SUNDAY. A STRONG 5H TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTH
ACROSS THE WESTERN US AND CONTINUE THE VERY DRY SW FLOW AND FIRE WX
CONCERNS ON MONDAY. APPEARS A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THRU
THE AREA ON TUE BRINGING CONSIDERABLY COOLER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY AFTER TUE. ECMWF BRINGS
RAIN...ICE OR SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ON WED AND THU AS A LARGE TROF
DEVELOPS OFF THE SRN CA COAST...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS US DRY. FOR THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE...DECIDED NOT TO STRAY TOO MUCH FROM THE GFS.
FOLLOWED GUIDANCE TEMPS CLOSELY ALL PERIODS. TEMPS MAY NEED TO BE
ADJUSTED DOWNWARD MID AND LATE WEEK IF THE ECMWF CONTINUES THE COLDER
AND WETTER TREND AND/OR IF THE GFS STARTS TO SWING TO THIS SOLUTION.
FIRE WEATHER...
ED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE
PANHANDLES. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS RH VALUES WILL BE BORDERLINE IN
MEETING CRITERIA...IT WAS DECIDED TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION DUE
TO THE VERY DRY FUELS AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. POTENTIAL FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AS RH VALUES WILL BE EVEN
LOWER...BUT WINDS MAY NOT QUITE REACH CRITERIA. FIRE WX CONCERNS
CONTINUE MONDAY AS WELL BEFORE A COLD FRONT BRINGS SOME RELIEF.
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...
HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HUTCHINSON...MOORE...OLDHAM...POTTER...
RANDALL...SHERMAN.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...HARTLEY...MOORE...OLDHAM...
POTTER...RANDALL...SHERMAN.
OK...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CIMARRON...TEXAS.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CIMARRON...TEXAS.
&&
21/10Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 12:45 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1245 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-081100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 1245 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES UNTIL 7 PM CST DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN ONE THIRD OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. WYNNE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:11 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 15 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:32 PM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Cimarron, Texas | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.