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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 22, 201120 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2011, 4:02 AM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2011, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 22, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties

Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley 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), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 66 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-03-22Temperature 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 130 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3272 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

537 
WWUS74 KAMA 220902
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
402 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-221715-
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.110322T1500Z-110323T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
402 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT AS IT
  SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION BY MID TO LATE MORNING. WINDS SHOULD
  DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND
  FURNITURE...THAT IS NOT SECURED PROPERLY MAY BE EASILY BLOWN
  AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

JOHNSON
5 follow-up statements
037 
WWUS74 KAMA 221504 AAA
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1004 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-222315-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
1004 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY NOON WITH THE PASSAGE
  OF A COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE 4 PM.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 7 PM.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND
  FURNITURE...THAT IS NOT SECURED PROPERLY MAY BE EASILY BLOWN
  AROUND. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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
130 
WWUS74 KAMA 221533 AAB
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1033 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-222345-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
1033 AM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY NOON WITH THE PASSAGE
  OF A COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE 4 PM.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH BY 7 PM.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND 
  FURNITURE...THAT IS NOT SECURED PROPERLY MAY BE EASILY BLOWN 
  AROUND. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY DEVELOP AND REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES. 

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
303 
WWUS74 KAMA 221722 AAC
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1222 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-230000-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
1222 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE 4 PM. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH BELOW 35 MPH BY 7 PM.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND
  FURNITURE...THAT IS NOT SECURED PROPERLY MAY BE EASILY BLOWN
  AROUND. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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
929 
WWUS74 KAMA 222027
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-230000-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
327 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS...INCLUDING TRAMPOLINES AND 
  FURNITURE...THAT IS NOT SECURED PROPERLY MAY BE EASILY BLOWN 
  AROUND. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 

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
243 
WWUS74 KAMA 230002
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
702 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-230115-
/O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110323T0000Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...
CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON
702 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 35 MPH ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

$$

JACKSON

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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.