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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 14, 2012, 4:26 AM CDT for 13 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report 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 14, 2012, 4:26 AM CDT (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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 14, 4:52 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sw Dalhart, 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 5887 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
708 WWUS84 KAMA 140926 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 426 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 TXZ001-006-007-011>020-142115- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0016.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH- RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 426 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN...WESTERN...AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE.... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ JC FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
2 follow-up statements
003 WWUS84 KAMA 141504 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1004 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 TXZ001-006-007-012>015-017>020-141615- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0016.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 1004 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. EVEN THOUGH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND FORECAST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 15 PERCENT ARE STILL ANTICIPATED TODAY...RECENT HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE AREA EARLIER THIS WEEK HAS LEAD TO WET OR SATURATED SOILS ALONG WITH STANDING WATER IN SEVERAL AREAS AND CORRESPONDING WIDESPREAD GREEN UP OF THE GRASSES. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TXZ011-016-142100- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0016.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/ OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- 1004 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...OLDHAM...DEAF SMITH. * WIND: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ ANDRADE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
760 WWUS84 KAMA 142033 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 333 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 TXZ011-016-150200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120415T0200Z/ OLDHAM-DEAF SMITH- 333 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...OLDHAM...DEAF SMITH. * WIND: SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RISE ABOVE 15 PERCENT AROUND 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 4:16 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 10 more | 17 hr |
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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.