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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 26, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 90 min. 4 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 26, 2011, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 90 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Bailey County, TX, Castro County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Parmer County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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 26, 7:35 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Ssw Muleshoe, TX | |
| Apr 26, 7:35 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 2 Ne Dimmitt, TX | |
| Apr 26, 7:35 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Ne Dimmitt, TX | |
| Apr 26, 7:40 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 3 N Hart, 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
332 WWUS74 KLUB 270030 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 730 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 TXZ021-022-027-028-270200- /O.UPG.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0005.110427T0030Z-110427T0200Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY-LAMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON 730 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND NORTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE LETTING UP LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. LIGHT WIND DAMAGE WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ TXZ023-024-029>031-033>037-039>043-270300- /O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/ SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY- DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS... MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON... RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD... TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON 730 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND ADJACENT PORTION OF THE WESTERN SOUTH PLAINS...AND ALSO THE EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING BEFORE LETTING UP LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
241 WWUS74 KLUB 270206 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 906 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 TXZ021-022-027-028-270315- /O.EXP.KLUB.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110427T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-BAILEY-LAMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON 906 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS RE-ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING BEFORE LETTING UP LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ TXZ023-024-029>031-033>037-039>043-270315- /O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110427T0300Z/ SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY- DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS... MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON... RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD... TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON 906 PM CDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID EVENING BEFORE LETTING UP LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 6:04 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 33 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.