Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2011, 5:42 AM CDT for Childress County, Cottle County, Hall County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 20 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 15, 2011, 5:42 AM CDT (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Hall County, TX
The radar
The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:43 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 15, 10:05 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ne Memphis, TX | |
| Apr 15, 10:05 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nne Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 10:12 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 10:35 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 10 Sw Paducah, TX | |
| Apr 15, 10:40 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | 10 Sw Paducah, TX | |
| Apr 15, 10:40 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 10 Sw Paducah, TX | |
| Apr 15, 10:40 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ne Memphis, TX | |
| Apr 15, 10:53 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 11:15 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ne Memphis, TX | |
| Apr 15, 11:35 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 Ne Memphis, TX | |
| Apr 15, 11:50 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Wsw Turkey, TX | |
| Apr 15, 11:54 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Memphis, TX | MEASURED BY KVII SCHOOL NET |
| Apr 15, 11:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Nne Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 11:55 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 12:50 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nne Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 12:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 12:58 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 1:42 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 1:53 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Apr 15, 2:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Nne Childress, TX |
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 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 3648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
075 WWUS74 KLUB 151042 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 542 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 TXZ025-026-032-152100- /O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0004.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-COTTLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...PADUCAH 542 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING LEADING TO HIGH WINDS BY LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON EAST-WEST ROADS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO UTILITY LINES...TREES AND WEAKER STRUCTURES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED MAY BE 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. && $$ TXZ023-024-029>031-036>038-043-044-152100- /O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0013.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/ SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-KENT- STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS... CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...JAYTON...ASPERMONT 542 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING LEADING TO HIGH WINDS BY LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON EAST-WEST ROADS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO UTILITY LINES...TREES AND WEAKER STRUCTURES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
671 WWUS74 KLUB 151739 AAA NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1239 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 TXZ025-026-032-160000- /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-COTTLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...PADUCAH 1239 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DECLINING THEREAFTER. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH EARLY AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE TO UTILITY LINES...TREES AND WEAKER STRUCTURES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED WILL BE 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. && $$ TXZ023-024-029>031-036>038-043-044-160000- /O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-KENT- STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS... CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...JAYTON...ASPERMONT 1239 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 7 PM. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH EARLY AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST ROADS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
431 WWUS74 KLUB 160005 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 705 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 TXZ025-026-032-160115- /O.EXP.KLUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-COTTLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS...PADUCAH 705 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE RAPIDLY DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TXZ023-024-029>031-036>038-043-044-160115- /O.EXP.KLUB.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/ SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-KENT- STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS... CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...JAYTON...ASPERMONT 705 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE RAPIDLY DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 5:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | Briscoe, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Hale, Kent and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 5:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens and 10 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
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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.