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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 29, 2012, 2:48 PM CST for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 1, 2012, 9:19 AM CST. It was in force for 10 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
- Feb 29, 2012, 2:48 PM CST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2012, 9:19 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 7:30 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 20:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Se Kenton, 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, 8.8 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
- 2567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -185 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547 WWUS84 KAMA 292048 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 248 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-011100- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0006.120301T1700Z-120302T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0006.120301T1700Z-120302T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 248 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 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. && $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
4 follow-up statements
129 WWUS84 KAMA 010935 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 335 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-012200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0006.120301T1700Z-120302T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 335 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 8 PM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ CLK FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
430 WWUS84 KAMA 011519 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 919 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-012200- /O.EXT.KAMA.FW.W.0006.120301T1519Z-120302T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 919 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES IS NOW 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 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT BY LATE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY 8 PM CST. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 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. && $$ ABM FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
646 WWUS84 KAMA 012113 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 313 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-020200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 313 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON...TEXAS...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE...LIPSCOMB... HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...WHEELER...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL... ARMSTRONG...DONLEY...COLLINGSWORTH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE BETWEEN 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND WILL REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT BY 8 PM CST. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING BY 8 PM CST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS...SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATING WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
434 WWUS84 KAMA 020130 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 730 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-020230- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0200Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 726 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 PERCENT...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 20 MPH ACROSS THE AREA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE ABOVE 15 PERCENT ACROSS ALL OF THE AREA BY 9 PM. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ENTERING THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...MAINLY BEFORE 5 AM. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:54 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 11 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.