Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 3, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 21, 2012, 5:32 AM CST for 24 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 51 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
- Jan 21, 2012, 5:32 AM CST (11:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 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 11:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 10:00 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 1 S Plainview, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:00 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Ene Abernathy, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:00 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ne Friona, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:05 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 N Hart, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:09 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 1 S Plainview, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:15 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 3 N Plains, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 Ne Amherst, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:25 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 Ese Silverton, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:26 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ne Friona, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:27 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Nne Floydada, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:28 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wsw Turkey, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nne Floydada, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:35 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Ssw Muleshoe, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:40 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 10 Sw Paducah, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:43 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 S Brownfield, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:43 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 S Olton, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:44 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 4 S Levelland, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ene Morton, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:46 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 8 Wsw Sundown, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:50 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 2 Wsw Turkey, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:50 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 S Olton, TX | |
| Jan 22, 10:53 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:14 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 1 Se Ralls, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:15 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 1 N O'Donnell, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:15 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Se Ralls, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:20 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Ssw Anton, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:23 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:25 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 10 Wsw Guthrie, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:25 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Littlefield, TX | AT LEAST TWO UTILITY POLES AND LINES DOWN IN LITTLEFIELD AND ONE IN EARTH. TIME ESTD. |
| Jan 22, 11:35 AM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 1 S Northfield, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:45 AM CST | DUST STORM | 2 N Abernathy, TX | DUST STORM WITH 0.25 MILE VISIBILITY |
| Jan 22, 11:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Abernathy, TX | WIND OVER TURNED A TRACTOR-TRAILER ON I27 BETWEEN ABERNATHY AND FM54. I27 DIVERTED DUE TO ACCIDENT AND LOW VIS IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Jan 22, 12:44 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 6 Ne Lubbock, TX | |
| Jan 22, 12:55 PM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 5 Ssw Graham, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 3 N Hart, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:03 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tulia, TX | TIN ROOF BLOWN OFF....TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN |
| Jan 22, 1:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Halfway, TX | METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF...OBSTRUCTING HWY 70.. |
| Jan 22, 1:07 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nnw Smyer, TX | POWER POLE SNAPPED AT ELK RD AND FM168 |
| Jan 22, 1:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 2 Ene Tulia, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 7 Ese Silverton, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:49 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Nw Quitaque, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Wsw Turkey, TX | |
| Jan 22, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Floydada, TX | ROOF BLOWN OFF IN THE CENTER OF THE TOWN SQUARE |
| Jan 22, 2:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 N Roaring Springs, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 10 Sw Paducah, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 S Northfield, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 10 Sw Paducah, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:36 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Nw Childress, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Nne Childress, TX | |
| Jan 22, 2:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Childress, TX | MINOR ROOF DAMAGE...SHINGLES OFF MOTEL |
| Jan 22, 3:00 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Paducah, TX | TIN BLOWING AROUND |
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 00:00Z, 11.5 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
- 2968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537 WWUS84 KLUB 211132 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 532 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 TXZ027>030-033>044-212200- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS- KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 532 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 10 TO 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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TXZ021>026-031-032-212200- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- 532 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE... * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST AT SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ON SUNDAY. * HUMIDITY...DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
171 WWUS84 KLUB 211136 CCA RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 533 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 TXZ027>030-033>044-212215- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.COR.KLUB.FW.W.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS- KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 533 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL...WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * 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 EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ TXZ021>026-031-032-212215- /O.COR.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- 533 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE... * WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL...WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
230 WWUS84 KLUB 212048 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 248 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 TXZ027>030-033>044-221200- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS- KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 248 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS... * WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL...WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS AND SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO OBSERVE LOCAL BURN BANS AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY PROMOTE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES. && $$ TXZ021>026-031-032-221200- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- 248 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... * WINDS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL...WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
156 WWUS84 KLUB 221110 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 510 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 TXZ021>026-031-032-221915- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KLUB.FW.W.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- 510 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO OBSERVE LOCAL BURN BANS AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY PROMOTE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES. && $$ TXZ027>030-033>044-221915- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0003.120122T1600Z-120123T0000Z/ BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS- KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 510 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS... * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO OBSERVE LOCAL BURN BANS AND USE EXTREME CAUTION TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY PROMOTE OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES. && $$
640 WWUS84 KLUB 221857 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 1257 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 TXZ021>044-230000- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 1257 PM CST SUN JAN 22 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 THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS... * WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL: WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN DOWN POWER LINES RESULTING IN FIRE STARTS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF RAPID GROWTH AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO OBSERVE LOCAL BURN BANS AND POSTPONE THE USE OF OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES WHILE OUTDOORS. && $$
660 WWUS84 KLUB 222143 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 342 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 TXZ021>032-222245- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE- 342 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING OVER THE NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS...EXTREME SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...AND THE NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS. HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. $$ TXZ033>044-230000- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN- GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 342 PM CST SUN JAN 22 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 HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHERN ROLLING PLAINS... * WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL: WEST TO NORTHWEST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT WILL IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN DOWN POWER LINES RESULTING IN FIRE STARTS. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF RAPID GROWTH AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO OBSERVE LOCAL BURN BANS AND POSTPONE THE USE OF OPEN SPARKS OR FLAMES WHILE OUTDOORS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 5:42 AM CST | High Wind Watch | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens and 15 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:46 PM CST | High Wind Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.