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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 9, 2012, 9:47 PM CST for 11 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Nov 10, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2012, 9:47 PM CST (03:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 10, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 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 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 3458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
337 WWUS74 KAMA 100347 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 947 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH LIKELY SATURDAY... OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-007-011-016-101200- /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0008.121110T1500Z-121111T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM- DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... VEGA...HEREFORD 947 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. IN THE NORTHWEST PANHANDLES... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 9 AM CST AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM CST. GUSTS WILL BE THE STRONGEST FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE WINDS WILL ALSO KICK UP SUBSTANTIAL DUST...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-012>014-017>019-101200- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.121110T1500Z-121111T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 947 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 9 AM CST AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM CST. GUSTS WILL BE THE STRONGEST FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE WINDS WILL ALSO KICK UP SUBSTANTIAL DUST...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SIMPSON
4 follow-up statements
792 WWUS74 KAMA 100400 CCA NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 958 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH LIKELY SATURDAY... OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-007-011-016-101215- /O.COR.KAMA.HW.W.0008.121110T1500Z-121111T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM- DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... VEGA...HEREFORD 958 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLES... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 9 AM CST AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM CST. GUSTS WILL BE THE STRONGEST FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE WINDS WILL ALSO KICK UP SUBSTANTIAL DUST...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-012>014-017>019-101215- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.121110T1500Z-121111T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 958 PM CST FRI NOV 9 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER 9 AM CST AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM CST. GUSTS WILL BE THE STRONGEST FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE WINDS WILL ALSO KICK UP SUBSTANTIAL DUST...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SIMPSON
197 WWUS74 KAMA 101044 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 444 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-007-011-016-101900- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0008.121110T1500Z-121111T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM- DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... VEGA...HEREFORD 444 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID MORNING TODAY. IN THE WESTERN PANHANDLES... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 60 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM CST. GUSTS WILL BE THE STRONGEST FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE WINDS WILL ALSO KICK UP SUBSTANTIAL DUST...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-012>014-017>019-101900- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.121110T1500Z-121111T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 444 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS FOR THE NORTHEAST...CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM CST. GUSTS WILL BE THE STRONGEST FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES CAN BE MOVED OR TOSSED. THE WINDS WILL ALSO KICK UP SUBSTANTIAL DUST...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ COCKRELL
174 WWUS74 KAMA 101849 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1249 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-007-011-016-110000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121111T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM- DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... VEGA...HEREFORD 1249 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE MAY LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-012>014-017>019-110000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121111T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 1249 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG AND SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND MOST OF THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...THEN RAPIDLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...TRASH CANS AND TRAMPOLINES MAY BE MOVED OR TOSSED. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ANDRADE
486 WWUS74 KAMA 110019 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 619 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-007-011-016-110130- /O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121111T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-OLDHAM- DEAF SMITH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...DALHART... STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... VEGA...HEREFORD 619 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-008>010-012>014-017>019-110130- /O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121111T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-POTTER- CARSON-GRAY-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...FORGAN...PERRYTON...BOOKER... HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...AMARILLO... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 619 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 9:47 PM CST | High Wind Warning | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham and 1 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Texas, 2012Wind Advisories in Oklahoma, 2012Every wind advisory 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.