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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Amarillo, TX

February 27, 2012Collingsworth County, Donley County, Wheeler County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2012, 2:56 PM CST for Collingsworth County, Donley County, Wheeler County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2012, 2:56 PM CST (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 28, 2012, 7:39 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 115 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 114 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-02-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-02-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 336 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2096 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
336 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
541 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

600 
WWUS74 KAMA 272056
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
256 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY ON TUESDAY ACROSS MOST OF THE
PANHANDLES...

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>014-016>018-280500-
/O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0003.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0004.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
256 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY LATE TUESDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
  DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY AFTER 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE
  27. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ015-019-020-280500-
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0007.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON...
WELLINGTON
256 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY BY 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW ABOUT LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

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
5 follow-up statements
468 
WWUS74 KAMA 280401 AAC
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1001 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>014-016>018-281215-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0004.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
1001 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST AFTER 3 PM.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 11 AM NEAR THE NEW
  MEXICO STATE LINE AND BY 3 PM ACROSS THE FAR EAST PANHANDLES. THESE
  VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
  BEFORE DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY AFTER 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATE 27. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ015-019-020-281215-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0007.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON...
WELLINGTON
1001 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CST TUESDAY.

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS 
  PANHANDLE. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY 3 PM TUESDAY
  BEFORE DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY BY 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

MBS
782 
WWUS74 KAMA 280953
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
353 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>014-016>018-281800-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0004.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
353 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 11 AM NEAR THE 
  NEW MEXICO STATE LINE AND BY 3 PM ACROSS THE FAR EAST 
  PANHANDLES. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
  EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY AFTER 8 PM 
  CST. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE LIMBS
  AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY
BEFORE DRIVING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES.

&&

$$

TXZ015-019-020-281800-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0007.120228T1700Z-120229T0200Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON...
WELLINGTON
353 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY 3 PM TUESDAY 
  BEFORE DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY BY 8 PM CST. 

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LIGHT WEIGHT 
  OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. THE WINDS WILL 
  ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

GOEHRING
596 
WWUS74 KAMA 281802
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1202 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>014-016>018-290200-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
1202 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN
  TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING CONSIDERABLY AFTER 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE 
  LIMBS AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT 
  IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 

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. PEOPLE DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL LATER TONIGHT OR
WEDNESDAY BEFORE DRIVING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES.

&&

$$

TXZ015-019-020-290200-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON...
WELLINGTON
1202 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS
  PANHANDLE.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY 3 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING
  CONSIDERABLY BY 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LIGHT WEIGHT 
  OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. THE WINDS WILL 
  ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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
627 
WWUS74 KAMA 282344 AAA
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
544 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>014-016>018-290200-
/O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
544 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* EVENT...GENERALLY WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM CST.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 630 PM
  CST...THEN DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY AFTER 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER POLES DOWN. LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN
  AROUND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

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. PEOPLE DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL LATER TONIGHT OR
WEDNESDAY BEFORE DRIVING ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS
PANHANDLES.

&&

$$

TXZ015-019-020-290200-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON...
WELLINGTON
544 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE.

* EVENT...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM CST.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 630 PM
  CST...THEN DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY AFTER 8 PM CST.

* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LIGHT WEIGHT 
  OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. THE WINDS WILL 
  ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

MBS
651 
WWUS74 KAMA 290139 AAB
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
739 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>014-016>018-290245-
/O.CAN.KAMA.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER...
FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON...
BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS...
BORGER...MIAMI...CANADIAN...VEGA...AMARILLO...PANHANDLE...
WHITE DEER...PAMPA...HEREFORD...CANYON...CLAUDE
739 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS ACROSS THE PANHANDLES HAVE SUBSIDED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH AND ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

$$

TXZ015-019-020-290245-
/O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120229T0200Z/
WHEELER-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLARENDON...
WELLINGTON
739 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE HAVE HAVE SUBSIDED TO
LESS THAN 35 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

$$

NF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 3:31 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchAMAArmstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford and 11 more11 hr
Feb 27, 3:36 AM CSTFire Weather WatchAMAArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more24 hr
Feb 27, 2:56 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hansford and 11 more29 hr
Feb 27, 3:05 PM CSTRed Flag WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more29 hr

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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.