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Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 7, 2012, 6:57 AM CST for 16 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 7, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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 7, 2012, 6:57 AM CST (12:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2012, 7:13 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:54 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 2130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
032 WWUS84 KAMA 071257 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 657 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 TXZ001>004-006>009-011>014-016>019-072200- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0009.120307T1700Z-120308T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0009.120307T1700Z-120308T0200Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY- 657 AM CST WED MAR 7 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 WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... 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 THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD... OCHILTREE...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG... DONLEY. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 9 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN IMPROVE TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 8 PM. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM TODAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ OKZ001-072200- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0009.120307T1700Z-120308T0200Z/ CIMARRON- 657 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. * AFFECTED AREA: IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 9 AND 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN IMPROVE TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 AM TODAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ ANDRADE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS84 KAMA 071648 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1048 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 OKZ001-071800- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0009.120307T1700Z-120308T0200Z/ CIMARRON- 1048 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CIMARRON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR CIMARRON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO STAY ABOVE 15 PERCENT. $$ TXZ001>004-006>009-011>014-016>019-080200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0009.120307T1700Z-120308T0200Z/ DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- DONLEY- 1048 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD... OCHILTREE...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG... DONLEY. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 9 AND 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN IMPROVE TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 8 PM. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ GOEHRING FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
426 WWUS84 KAMA 072159 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 359 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 TXZ002>004-072300- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120308T0200Z/ SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE- 359 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...OCHILTREE. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT. $$ TXZ001-006>009-011>014-016>019-080200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120308T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY- DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- 359 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...MOORE... HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS...OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG...DONLEY. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN IMPROVE TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 8 PM. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
263 WWUS84 KAMA 080004 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 604 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 TXZ007>009-080115- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120308T0200Z/ MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- 604 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED ABOVE 20 PERCENT. $$ TXZ001-006-011>014-016>019-080200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120308T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- 604 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: IN TEXAS...DALLAM...HARTLEY...OLDHAM... POTTER...CARSON...GRAY...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL...ARMSTRONG... DONLEY. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTH TEXAS PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN IMPROVE TO ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 8 PM. * TIMING: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
202 WWUS84 KAMA 080113 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 713 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 TXZ001-006-011>014-016>019-080215- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120308T0200Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- 713 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...WIND SPEEDS IN THIS AREA ARE BELOW 15 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE ABOVE 15 PERCENT AFTER 8 PM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THESE AREAS LATER THIS EVENING WITH NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. $$ JACKSON FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/AMA
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.