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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 10, 2011, 12:21 PM CDT for 15 counties in Texas. It was in force for 7 hr. 7 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
- Apr 10, 2011, 12:21 PM CDT (17:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2011, 7:02 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 12:22 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 11 Nnw Codman, TX | |
| Apr 10, 12:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Nnw Pampa, TX | |
| Apr 10, 12:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 N Borger, TX | |
| Apr 10, 12:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Nnw Pampa, TX | |
| Apr 10, 12:37 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Nnw Hereford, TX | |
| Apr 10, 12:57 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Apr 10, 2:28 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Amarillo, TX | WESTERN AND OLSEN POWER POLES DOWN |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 2464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WWUS74 KAMA 101721 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1221 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 TXZ006>020-110200- /O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110411T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0003.110410T1721Z-110411T0200Z/ HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER... MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1221 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION..ESPECIALLY ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROADS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE...THAT ARE NOT SECURED PROPERLY MAY BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ JACKSON
2 follow-up statements
237 WWUS74 KAMA 102020 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 320 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 TXZ006>020-110200- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110411T0200Z/ HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER... MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 320 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION..ESPECIALLY ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROADS. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS... INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE...THAT ARE NOT SECURED PROPERLY MAY BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ JACKSON
178 WWUS74 KAMA 110002 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 702 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 TXZ006>020-110115- /O.CAN.KAMA.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110411T0200Z/ HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER... MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 702 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CLK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:33 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 9 more | 8 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.