Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 19, 2012, 2:32 PM CST for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 20, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2012, 2:32 PM CST (20:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Motley County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 3396 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
170 WWUS84 KLUB 192032 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 232 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 TXZ021>025-027>031-033>037-039>042-201200- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0002.120120T1700Z-120121T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0002.120120T1700Z-120121T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- 232 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND WESTERN ROLLING PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WESTERLY BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND SHIFT MAY ENTER THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY 4 OR 5 PM. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND ANY RED FLAG WARNINGS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$
4 follow-up statements
240 WWUS84 KLUB 201140 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 540 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 TXZ021>025-027>031-033>037-039>042-202200- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0002.120120T1700Z-120121T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- 540 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND WESTERN ROLLING PLAINS... * WINDS: WESTERLY BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND SHIFT MAY ENTER THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY 4 OR 5 PM. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND ANY RED FLAG WARNINGS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$
785 WWUS84 KLUB 201207 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 607 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 TXZ021>025-027>031-033>037-039>042-202200- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0002.120120T1700Z-120121T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- 607 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND WESTERN ROLLING PLAINS... * WINDS: WESTERLY BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND SHIFT MAY ENTER THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE BY 4 OR 5 PM. * HUMIDITY...VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$
963 WWUS84 KLUB 202123 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 323 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 TXZ021>025-027>031-033>037-039>042-211200- /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- 323 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PANHANDLE...THE SOUTH PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN ROLLING PLAINS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR ALL OF THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: INITIAL WESTERLY BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...INITIAL 5 AND 10 PERCENT HUMIDITIES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ026-032-038-043-044-211200- /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ CHILDRESS-COTTLE-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- 323 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEASTERN ROLLING PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...DAYTIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
749 WWUS84 KLUB 210005 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 605 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 TXZ021>025-027>031-033>037-039>042-211330- /O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- 605 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FOR ALL OF THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ TXZ026-032-038-043-044-211330- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ CHILDRESS-COTTLE-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- 605 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR FOR ALL OF THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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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.