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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 27, 2012, 3:05 PM CST for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 14 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
- Feb 27, 2012, 3:05 PM CST (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 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 21:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 12:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Feb 28, 1:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 E Goodwell, OK | |
| Feb 28, 1:34 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 Ene Amarillo, TX | |
| Feb 28, 1:36 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 W Guymon, OK | |
| Feb 28, 1:46 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Sw Dalhart, TX | |
| Feb 28, 2:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 W Hooker, OK | |
| Feb 28, 3:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 W Dumas, TX | |
| Feb 28, 3:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 W Guymon, OK | |
| Feb 28, 3:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Se Kenton, OK | |
| Feb 28, 4:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 W Hooker, OK | |
| Feb 28, 4:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Feb 28, 4:54 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 3 Sw Dalhart, TX | |
| Feb 28, 5:49 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Amarillo, TX | LARGE SIGN BLOWN DOWN AT HOBBS AND OLSEN |
| Feb 28, 6:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 W Hooker, OK |
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, 9.1 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
- 2096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 541 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
261 WWUS84 KAMA 272105 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 305 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-281100- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0005.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0005.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 305 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 13 AND 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM CST. 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. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-281100- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0005.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 305 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 13 AND 15 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
4 follow-up statements
115 WWUS84 KAMA 281002 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 402 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-282230- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0005.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.FW.W.0005.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 402 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY... COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY MID EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM CST. 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. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-282230- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0005.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 402 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY MID EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ GOEHRING FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
535 WWUS84 KAMA 282107 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 307 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-290200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 307 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM CST. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 7 PM CST. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM CST. 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. && $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
871 WWUS84 KAMA 282350 AAA RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 550 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-290200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 550 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 630 PM CST. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY AFTER 8 PM CST WITH WINDS UNDER 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT CST. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT THROUGH 7 PM CST BEFORE SLOWLY INCREASING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 630 PM CST BEFORE IMPROVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ MBS FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
953 WWUS84 KAMA 290202 AAB RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 802 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-290315- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 802 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE CURRENTLY OVER 20 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE PANHANDLES HAVE INCREASED ABOVE 15 PERCENT. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT. $$ NF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:31 AM CST | High Wind Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford and 11 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:36 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:56 PM CST | High Wind Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:56 PM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Collingsworth, Donley, Wheeler | 29 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012Every red flag 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.