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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 18, 2012, 4:03 AM CDT for Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Hartley County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 5281 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
470 WWUS74 KAMA 180903 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 403 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-181800- /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0005.120318T1200Z-120319T0100Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING 403 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN SPOTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN KNOCK OVER POWER POLES AND TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS. 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. && $$ OKZ002-TXZ002-003-007-011-012-016-017-181800- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.120318T1200Z-120319T0100Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...DUMAS...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 403 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. * IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN SPOTS. THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING AROUND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GOEHRING
1 follow-up statement
052 WWUS74 KAMA 181700 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1200 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OKZ001-TXZ001-006-190100- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0100Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-HARTLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... HARTLEY...CHANNING 1200 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN SPOTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN KNOCK OVER POWER POLES AND TAKE DOWN TREE LIMBS. 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. && $$ OKZ002-TXZ002-003-007-011-012-016-017-190100- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120319T0100Z/ TEXAS-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...DUMAS...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 1200 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNSET. * IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN SPOTS. THESE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING AROUND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SCHNEIDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 4:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | AMA | Deaf Smith, Hansford, Moore, Oldham, Potter, Randall and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:47 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Dallam, Hartley | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 19 min |
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.