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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 27, 2014, 3:42 AM CDT for 20 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 27, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 20 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
- Apr 27, 2014, 3:42 AM CDT (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 8:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1:00 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Ene Tulia, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 1:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 8 Wsw Sundown, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 1:24 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 8 Wsw Sundown, TX | REPORTED BY WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 1:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Ne Dimmitt, TX | REPORTED BY WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 1:26 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ne Friona, TX | REPORTED BY WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 2:38 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ne Amherst, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 2:50 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 7 Ese Silverton, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 2:50 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 N Hart, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 2:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ene Morton, TX | REPORTED BY THE TEXAS TECH WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 3:27 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 50 | 3 Wsw Aiken, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 3:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 5 Ene Abernathy, TX | REPORTED BY THE TEXAS TECH WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 3:45 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 6 Ssw Anton, TX | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH PLUS FOR APPROX. 30 MINUTES FROM 345 PM TO 455 PM. |
| Apr 27, 4:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Ne Lubbock, TX | LUBBOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PEAK GUST. |
| Apr 27, 4:28 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Nne Floydada, TX | REPORTED BY WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Apr 27, 4:30 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Wsw Turkey, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 4:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ssw Muleshoe, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 5:35 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 1 Ne Amherst, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 5:40 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 5 Ene Abernathy, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 6:00 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Reese Center, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Apr 27, 6:27 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 4 S Levelland, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 4852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
631 WWUS74 KLUB 270842 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 342 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION... AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION TODAY...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE FOR SUSTAINED WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 55 TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN PATCHY TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST...REDUCED VISIBILITIES...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. WIND SPEEDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH TONIGHT BUT REMAIN RATHER GUSTY AT TIMES. TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-272100- /O.UPG.KLUB.HW.A.0002.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0002.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.DU.Y.0005.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/ 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 342 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...OBSTRUCTIONS CAUSED BY DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO TREES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-272100- /O.UPG.KLUB.HW.A.0002.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0002.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH 342 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW FIVE MILES AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO TREES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ037-038-043-044-272100- /O.UPG.KLUB.HW.A.0002.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0011.140427T1500Z-140428T0300Z/ DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...JAYTON... ASPERMONT 342 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW FIVE MILES AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO TREES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
211 WWUS74 KLUB 272009 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 309 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-280300- /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN- HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART... TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON... PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK... SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY... BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST 309 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MID EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...OBSTRUCTIONS CAUSED BY DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO TREES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-280300- /O.CON.KLUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH 309 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MID EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW FIVE MILES AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO TREES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ TXZ037-038-043-044-280300- /O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...JAYTON... ASPERMONT 309 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MID EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW FIVE MILES AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MAY RESULT IN DOWNED POWER LINES AND DAMAGE TO TREES AND ROOFS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
997 WWUS74 KLUB 280159 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 859 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-280300- /O.CAN.KLUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ /O.CAN.KLUB.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ 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 859 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WIND WARNING CRITERIA. SOME RESIDUAL BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE THOUGH VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ONE MILE. $$ TXZ025-026-031-032-280300- /O.CAN.KLUB.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ HALL-CHILDRESS-MOTLEY-COTTLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEMPHIS...TURKEY...CHILDRESS... MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...PADUCAH 859 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WIND WARNING CRITERIA. $$ TXZ037-038-043-044-280300- /O.CAN.KLUB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140428T0300Z/ DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...JAYTON... ASPERMONT 859 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Garza, Kent | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Cottle | 32 min |
| Apr 26, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 7:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Cottle | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 8:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Childress | 23 min |
| Apr 26, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Dickens | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Cottle | 15 min |
| Apr 26, 8:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Childress | 12 min |
| Apr 26, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, Dickens, King, Motley | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 9:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 3:42 AM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 10 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:42 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | Dickens, Kent, King, Stonewall | 17 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:43 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens and 15 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014
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.