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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 24, 2011Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at May 24, 2011, 10:42 PM CDT for Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2011, 10:42 PM CDT (03:42 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2011, 6:54 PM CDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 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 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2011-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2011-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -482 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
80 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-482 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-388 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

748 
WWUS74 KAMA 250342
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1042 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLES...

OKZ003-251100-
/O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0007.110525T0342Z-110526T0200Z/
BEAVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN
1042 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR BEAVER
COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR BEAVER
COUNTY OKLAHOMA.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND BE
  STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY
  DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-TXZ002>005-009-010-251100-
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.110525T0342Z-110526T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-
HEMPHILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...
STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...
FOLLETT...MIAMI...CANADIAN
1042 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL
AND WEST OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AND THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL
AND WEST OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AND THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND BE
  STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY
  DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

MBS
4 follow-up statements
590 
WWUS74 KAMA 250639
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
139 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLES...

OKZ002-251445-
/O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KAMA.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
TEXAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GUYMON
139 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TEXAS COUNTY...

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 OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND 
  BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY 
  DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. STRONG
  WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.


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.

&&

$$

OKZ003-251445-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
BEAVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN
139 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR BEAVER COUNTY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND 
  BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY 
  DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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-TXZ002>005-009-010-251445-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
CIMARRON-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...STRATFORD...
SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...
MIAMI...CANADIAN
139 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND 
  BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AM AND 2 PM WEDNESDAY BEFORE SLOWLY 
  DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

JC
846 
WWUS74 KAMA 251445
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
945 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLES...

OKZ002-003-260200-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
TEXAS-BEAVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN
945 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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-TXZ002>005-009-010-260200-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
CIMARRON-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...STRATFORD...
SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...
MIAMI...CANADIAN
945 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

JACKSON
971 
WWUS74 KAMA 251447 CCA
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
945 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

OKZ002-003-260200-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
TEXAS-BEAVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN
945 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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-TXZ002>005-009-010-260200-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
CIMARRON-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...STRATFORD...
SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...
MIAMI...CANADIAN
945 AM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE DISPLACED BY THE WINDS. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

JACKSON
812 
WWUS74 KAMA 252354
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
654 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

OKZ002-003-260100-
/O.CAN.KAMA.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
TEXAS-BEAVER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN
654 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE.

SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 30 TO 40 MPH AND WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

$$

OKZ001-TXZ002>005-009-010-260100-
/O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110526T0200Z/
CIMARRON-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...STRATFORD...
SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...
MIAMI...CANADIAN
654 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND
THE NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 30 TO 35 MPH AND WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

$$

CLK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 10:42 PM CDTWind AdvisoryAMACimarron, Texas20 hr
May 25, 5:40 PM CDTFire Weather WatchAMACimarron28 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oklahoma, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

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.