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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 18, 2012, 12:48 PM CST for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr. 24 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
- Dec 18, 2012, 12:48 PM CST (18:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 11:34 PM CST
- In force
- 14 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 18:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 12:18 PM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 11 Wnw Bootleg, TX | INTERMITTENT SUSTAINED WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH BETWEEN 1218 PM AND 445 PM CST. WTM REPORT. |
| Dec 19, 12:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 E Bushland, TX | KVII-TV SCHOOLNET |
| Dec 19, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 E Bushland, TX | KVII-TV SCHOOLNET |
| Dec 19, 3:34 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 E Bushland, TX | KVII-TV SCHOOLNET |
| Dec 19, 4:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Dec 19, 4:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Dec 19, 6:09 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Dumas, TX | KVII-TV SCHOOLNET |
| Dec 19, 6:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Dec 19, 6:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Dec 19, 6:44 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Ssw Amarillo, TX | |
| Dec 19, 6:46 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ne Lake Tanglewood, TX | |
| Dec 19, 6:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 E Goodwell, OK | |
| Dec 19, 6:56 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Sse Masterson, TX | |
| Dec 19, 6:56 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 Sse Masterson, TX | |
| Dec 19, 7:20 PM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 1 Ene Mclean, TX | INTERMITTENT SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH BETWEEN 720 PM AND 1025 PM CST. WTM REPORT. |
| Dec 19, 7:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Goodwell, OK | KVII-TV SCHOOLNET |
| Dec 19, 7:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 Se Amarillo, TX | A LARGE HAY BARN WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAKESIDE AND FARMERS. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 19, 7:41 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Guymon, OK | |
| Dec 19, 7:54 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 8 Sse Masterson, TX | |
| Dec 19, 7:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 E Goodwell, OK | |
| Dec 19, 8:43 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Clarendon, TX | |
| Dec 19, 8:49 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 Ne Lake Tanglewood, TX | |
| Dec 19, 9:03 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 15 S Goodnight, TX | REPORTED BY THE KVII-TV SHOOLNET SITE IN PALODURO. |
| Dec 19, 9:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ese 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 12:00Z, 6.8 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
- 2959 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 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.
500 WWUS74 KAMA 181848 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1248 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING... OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-190300- /O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0004.121219T1700Z-121220T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0009.121219T1600Z-121220T0600Z/ 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 1248 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVING BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW OVER MAINLY THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ JOHNSON
6 follow-up statements
303 WWUS74 KAMA 190254 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 854 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING... OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-191100- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.121219T1600Z-121220T0600Z/ 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 854 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVING BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW OVER MAINLY THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ SCHNEIDER
043 WWUS74 KAMA 191031 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 431 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT... OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-191845- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.121219T1600Z-121220T0600Z/ 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 431 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW OVER MAINLY THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
608 WWUS74 KAMA 191839 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1239 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT... OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-200245- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1239 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED... REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW OVER MAINLY THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COCKRELL
187 WWUS74 KAMA 191915 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 115 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT... TXZ011>013-016>018-200600- /O.NEW.KAMA.DU.Y.0001.121219T1915Z-121220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE 115 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED... REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW OVER MAINLY THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>010-014-015-019-020-200600- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 115 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EVEN STRONGER NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED... REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IN ADDITION... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF SNOW OVER MAINLY THE OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ COCKRELL
053 WWUS74 KAMA 200251 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 851 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT... TXZ011>013-016>018-200600- /O.CAN.KAMA.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE 851 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE ARRIVED BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH PUSHED THROUGH THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND...LIGHT SNOW OVER THE FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>010-014-015-019-020-200600- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 851 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * EVENT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE ARRIVED BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH PUSHED THROUGH THE PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND...LIGHT SNOW OVER THE FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THOUGH SNOW TOTALS WILL BE BELOW ONE HALF INCH...IF ANY SNOW FALLS...WINDS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
420 WWUS74 KAMA 200534 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-200645- /O.CAN.KAMA.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ 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 1134 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:42 AM CST | High Wind Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 8 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.