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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 22, 2012, 5:59 AM CST for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 10 hr. 47 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
- Jan 22, 2012, 5:59 AM CST (11:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 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 12:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 9:57 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 E Bushland, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wnw Hereford, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:50 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 10:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Sw Dalhart, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:20 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Se Kenton, OK | |
| Jan 22, 11:24 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:27 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Se Kenton, OK | |
| Jan 22, 11:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 11:55 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 11:59 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Jan 22, 12:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 12:04 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Jan 22, 12:14 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amarillo, TX | ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE ON 7201 SABER TRAIL |
| Jan 22, 12:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Ene Hereford, TX | |
| Jan 22, 12:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Ene Hereford, TX | |
| Jan 22, 12:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 W Dumas, TX | |
| Jan 22, 12:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wnw Hereford, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 1:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 1:14 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 5 Ene Hereford, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:22 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 1:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 1:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 1:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 1:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ene Mclean, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 2:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 2:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Ene Mclean, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:13 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 Sw Amarillo, TX | SIGN NEAR ACADEMY STORE AT 45TH AND SONCY SUSTAINED WIND DAMAGE. |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 W Dumas, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 1 E Mclean, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Ene Mclean, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Jan 22, 3:39 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Pampa, 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, 12.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
309 WWUS74 KAMA 221159 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 559 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 TXZ011>020-222000- /O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0002.120122T1200Z-120122T2200Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 559 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ OKZ002-003-TXZ002>005-007>010-222000- /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0002.120122T1200Z-120122T2200Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- ROBERTS-HEMPHILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...STRATFORD... SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN 559 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-006-222000- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.120122T1200Z-120122T2200Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING 559 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ANDRADE
2 follow-up statements
630 WWUS74 KAMA 221643 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1043 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-222200- /O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING 1043 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ OKZ002-003-TXZ002>005-007>020-222200- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH- RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...STRATFORD... SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT... DUMAS...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1043 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST...AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 4 PM TODAY. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO 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. && $$
684 WWUS74 KAMA 222206 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 406 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-222315- /O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 406 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE BELOW 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 5:59 AM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 5 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2012High Wind Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
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.