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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2012, 3:21 PM CST for Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 16 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2012, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2012, 3:21 PM CST (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam 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, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
950 WWUS74 KAMA 192121 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 321 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 TXZ011-012-016-017-200600- /O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0002.120220T1600Z-120221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0003.120220T1400Z-120221T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 321 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY MID AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. DRIVING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 27 WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ TXZ009-010-013>015-018>020-200600- /O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0002.120220T1600Z-120221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.120220T1400Z-120221T0000Z/ ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE... WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 321 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TOMORROW. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 27 WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>008-200600- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.120220T1400Z-120221T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...BORGER 321 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * EVENT...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TOMORROW. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 27 WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ JOHNSON
4 follow-up statements
231 WWUS74 KAMA 200535 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1135 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 TXZ011-012-016-017-201345- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0003.120220T1400Z-120221T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 1135 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * EVENT...WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW IN THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION BY MID AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWESTERLY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. DRIVING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 27 WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ OKZ001>003-TXZ001>010-013>015-018>020-201345- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.120220T1400Z-120221T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 1135 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * EVENT...WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW ACROSS MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS MID MORNING TOMORROW. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 27 WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ SCHNEIDER
173 WWUS74 KAMA 200939 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 339 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>010-013>015-018>020-201745- /O.UPG.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.120220T1400Z-120221T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KAMA.HW.W.0003.120220T1600Z-120221T0000Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER... CLAUDE...CLARENDON...WELLINGTON 339 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. UNSECURED LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ011-012-016-017-201745- /O.EXT.KAMA.HW.W.0003.120220T1600Z-120221T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 339 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...INCLUDING THE CITY OF AMARILLO. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS 11 AM TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION BY MID AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. DRIVING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 27...WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-201745- /O.EXT.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.120220T1600Z-120221T0000Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 339 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT COULD DEVELOP AS EARLY AS 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLES BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JACKSON
477 WWUS74 KAMA 201726 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1126 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>020-210000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 1126 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...AS WELL AS FOR THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * EVENT...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE. UNSECURED LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. 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. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-210000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 1126 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN ONE THIRD OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. * EVENT...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURED LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ COCKRELL
697 WWUS74 KAMA 202341 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 541 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>020-210045- /O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ TEXAS-BEAVER-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS- HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUYMON...BEAVER...FORGAN...SPEARMAN... GRUVER...PERRYTON...BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...BORGER...MIAMI... CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...PAMPA... SHAMROCK...WHEELER...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE...CLARENDON... WELLINGTON 541 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS TO LESS THAN 15 MPH...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-210045- /O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120221T0000Z/ CIMARRON-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...DALHART... STRATFORD...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 541 PM CST MON FEB 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS TO LESS THAN 15 MPH...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ JOHNSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 3:21 PM CST | High Wind Warning | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 27 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:28 PM CST | Freezing Fog Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:14 AM CST | High Wind Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 6 more | 11 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.