Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 18, 2012, 3:33 PM CST for 24 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. 21 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2012, 3:33 PM CST (21:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
All 24 counties
Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Motley County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 12:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Ene Abernathy, TX | |
| Dec 19, 12:55 PM CST | DUST STORM | 3 Wnw Lubbock, TX | |
| Dec 19, 12:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Wnw Lubbock, TX | |
| Dec 19, 1:00 PM CST | DUST STORM | Reese Center, TX | VISIBILITY TO 100 METERS |
| Dec 19, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Reese Center, TX | VISIBILITY TO 100 METERS |
| Dec 19, 1:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 6 Ssw Wolfforth, TX | |
| Dec 19, 1:07 PM CST | DUST STORM | 6 Ne Lubbock, TX | |
| Dec 19, 1:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Nne Floydada, TX | |
| Dec 19, 1:25 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 N O'Donnell, TX | |
| Dec 19, 1:29 PM CST | DUST STORM | New Deal, TX | *** 1 FATAL *** MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT I-27 |
| Dec 19, 1:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wsw Turkey, TX | |
| Dec 19, 1:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 Ssw Wolfforth, TX | |
| Dec 19, 2:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 7 Wnw Denver City, TX | |
| Dec 19, 2:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Hart, TX | SCHOOLNET SITE |
| Dec 19, 2:31 PM CST | DUST STORM | Happy, TX | |
| Dec 19, 2:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 N Roaring Springs, TX | |
| Dec 19, 3:31 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Lazbuddie, TX | SCHOOLNET SITE |
| Dec 19, 5:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ese Silverton, TX | |
| Dec 19, 6:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 S Olton, TX | |
| Dec 19, 9:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Nw White River Lake, TX | |
| Dec 19, 10:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ne Memphis, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 2959 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
513 WWUS74 KLUB 182133 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 333 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH PLAINS... SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ROLLING PLAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... TXZ021>037-039>043-190600- /O.UPG.KLUB.HW.A.0005.121219T1700Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0007.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM- TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...MORTON...LEVELLAND... LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS... SPUR...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL... POST...JAYTON 333 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS...CONSTRUCTION SITES AND DRY LAKEBEDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. && $$ TXZ038-044-190600- /O.EXT.KLUB.HW.A.0005.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ KING-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...ASPERMONT 333 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
784 WWUS74 KLUB 190526 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1126 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH PLAINS... SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ROLLING PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... TXZ021>037-039>043-191700- /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0007.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM- TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...MORTON...LEVELLAND... LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...DICKENS... SPUR...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL... POST...JAYTON 1126 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CST TODAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR LATE THIS MORNING. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS...CONSTRUCTION SITES AND DRY LAKEBEDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. && $$ TXZ038-044-191700- /O.CON.KLUB.HW.A.0005.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ KING-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...ASPERMONT 1126 PM CST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING... * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. && $$
473 WWUS74 KLUB 191035 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS...SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ROLLING PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-191900- /O.NEW.KLUB.DS.W.0002.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0007.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN- HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK... SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY... BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...A DUST STORM WARNING AND A HIGH WIND WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING AND A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH ARE BOTH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR LATE THIS MORNING. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AND IS DISCOURAGED... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS...CONSTRUCTION SITES AND DRY LAKE BEDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ TXZ038-044-191900- /O.UPG.KLUB.HW.A.0005.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.DU.Y.0005.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KLUB.HW.W.0007.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ KING-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUTHRIE...ASPERMONT 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND A HIGH WIND WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING AND A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH ARE BOTH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY SEVERELY REDUCED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-037-043-191900- /O.NEW.KLUB.DU.Y.0005.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0007.121219T1700Z-121220T0400Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-DICKENS-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...DICKENS...SPUR...JAYTON 435 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND A HIGH WIND WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH ARE BOTH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL QUICKLY RAMP UP AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS...CONSTRUCTION SITES AND DRY LAKE BEDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$
953 WWUS74 KLUB 192114 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 314 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST CONTINUING ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS...SOUTHERN PANHANDLE AND ROLLING PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-200400- /O.CON.KLUB.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN- HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK... SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY... BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST 314 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS HAVE PERSISTED MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MORE NORTHERLY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL MULTI-VEHICLE MAJOR ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS AND IS DISCOURAGED. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS... CONSTRUCTION SITES AND DRY LAKE BEDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-037-038-043-044-200400- /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE... JAYTON...ASPERMONT 314 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE ROLLING PLAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL GENERATE EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO OPEN FIELDS...CONSTRUCTION SITES AND DRY LAKE BEDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$
779 WWUS74 KLUB 200223 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 823 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS...EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...AND ROLLING PLAINS THIS EVENING... TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-200400- /O.CAN.KLUB.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN- HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK... SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY... BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST 823 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE DUST STORM WARNING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS HAVE PERSISTED THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO OBJECTS BEING BLOWN INTO AREA ROADWAYS. LINGERING AREAS OF DUST MAY ALSO BE LOFTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-037-038-043-044-200400- /O.CAN.KLUB.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121220T0400Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE... JAYTON...ASPERMONT 823 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS HAVE PERSISTED THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO OBJECTS BEING BLOWN INTO AREA ROADWAYS. LINGERING AREAS OF DUST MAY ALSO BE LOFTED AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND TRASH CANS. && 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:41 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:32 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 26 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.