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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Lubbock, TX

June 18, 2011Hockley County, Lubbock County, Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this high wind warning at Jun 18, 2011, 7:14 PM CDT for Hockley County, Lubbock County, Texas. It was in force for 93 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2011, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2011, 8:47 PM CDT
In force
93 min
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Hockley County, TX, Lubbock County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 2011-06-19Temperature 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 2011-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
5008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 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.

849 
WWUS74 KLUB 190014
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
714 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN ROLLING
PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY...

.HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES OR HIGHER
COUPLED WITH WARM NIGHTS WITH LOWS IN EXCESS OF 75 DEGREES WILL
CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.

TXZ034-035-190200-
/O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0006.110619T0014Z-110619T0200Z/
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...
WOLFFORTH
714 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: UNTIL 9 PM CDT.

* WINDS: VERY STRONG MICRO-BURST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE OR LIMB DAMAGE...AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES FROM DENSE BLOWING DUST. OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS WILL
  BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.

* ISOLATED HIGH-BASED SHOWERS SPREADING OVER THE AREA WILL CAUSE
  MICRO-BURST WIND GUSTS OVER THE CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ038-043-044-190200-
/O.CON.KLUB.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110620T0000Z/
KING-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
714 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: AFTERNOON HIGHS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL EASILY REACH 
  105-110 DEGREES...WITH A FEW READINGS IN EXCESS OF 110 DEGREES 
  POSSIBLE. LOWS WILL BE NEAR 80 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS: EXTENDED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN 
  CAUSE SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION. THESE 
  ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE 
  HEALTH HAZARDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS
SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL
AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
050 
WWUS74 KLUB 190147
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
847 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN ROLLING
PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY...

.HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES OR HIGHER
COUPLED WITH WARM NIGHTS WITH LOWS IN EXCESS OF 75 DEGREES WILL
CREATE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS.

TXZ034-035-190300-
/O.CAN.KLUB.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110619T0200Z/
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...
WOLFFORTH
847 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE ISOLATED HIGH-BASED SHOWERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS
HAVE WEAKENED OR MOVED AWAY FROM THE AREA.

$$

TXZ038-043-044-191200-
/O.CON.KLUB.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110620T0000Z/
KING-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
847 PM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE: AFTERNOON HIGHS THROUGH SUNDAY WILL EASILY REACH 
  105-110 DEGREES...WITH A FEW READINGS IN EXCESS OF 110 DEGREES 
  POSSIBLE. LOWS WILL BE NEAR 80 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS: EXTENDED OUTDOOR EXPOSURE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN 
  CAUSE SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION. THESE 
  ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AVOIDED WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE 
  HEALTH HAZARDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS
SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL
AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 4:36 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 10 more15 hr
Jun 19, 4:43 AM CDTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.