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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 17, 2012, 4:11 AM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2012, 4:11 AM CDT (09:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 3:10 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 3055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
905 WWUS74 KAMA 170911 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 411 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 OKZ002-003-TXZ004-005-171715- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0015.121017T0911Z-121017T2100Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0004.121018T0600Z-121018T1500Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT 411 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND SKIES TURN MOSTLY CLEAR. * TIMING...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S LATE TONIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW ABOUT UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS. ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HARD FREEZE SO FAR THIS SEASON. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES...SENSITIVE VEGETATION IS STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. THESE CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE FROST TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ TXZ002-003-007>010-012>017-171715- /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0004.121018T0600Z-121018T1500Z/ SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON 411 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S TONIGHT ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S LATE TONIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HARD FREEZE SO FAR THIS SEASON. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES...SENSITIVE VEGETATION IS STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. THESE CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE FROST TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ KB
2 follow-up statements
320 WWUS74 KAMA 171724 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1224 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 OKZ002-003-TXZ004-005-180130- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121017T2100Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0004.121018T0600Z-121018T1500Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT 1224 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND SKIES TURN MOSTLY CLEAR. * TIMING...THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S LATE TONIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MID THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW ABOUT UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS. ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HARD FREEZE SO FAR THIS SEASON. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES...SENSITIVE VEGETATION IS STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. THESE CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE FROST TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ TXZ002-003-007>010-012>017-180130- /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0004.121018T0600Z-121018T1500Z/ SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON 1224 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTION AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S LATE TONIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HARD FREEZE SO FAR THIS SEASON. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES...SENSITIVE VEGETATION IS STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. THESE CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE FROST TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ANDRADE
921 WWUS74 KAMA 172010 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 310 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 OKZ002-003-TXZ004-005-180400- /O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121017T2100Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0004.121018T0600Z-121018T1500Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT 310 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...NORTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FOR TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND SKIES REMAIN CLEAR. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S LATE TONIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HARD FREEZE SO FAR THIS SEASON. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES...SENSITIVE VEGETATION IS STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. THESE CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE FROST TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ TXZ002-003-007>010-012>017-180400- /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0004.121018T0600Z-121018T1500Z/ SHERMAN-HANSFORD-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON 310 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EXCEPT THE FAR SOUTHEAST SECTION AS WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND SKIES REMAIN CLEAR. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S LATE TONIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MID MORNING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES HAVE EXPERIENCED A HARD FREEZE SO FAR THIS SEASON. FOR THE REST OF THE PANHANDLES...SENSITIVE VEGETATION IS STILL SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 33 TO 36 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH AND GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES. THESE CONDITIONS MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE FROST TO DEVELOP. HOWEVER...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ ANDRADE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 3:52 PM CDT | Freeze Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman | 17 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.