Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 2, 2014, 4:14 AM CDT for 24 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 2, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 2, 2014, 4:14 AM CDT (09:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2014, 9:26 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 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 09:18 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 00:00Z, 9.2 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
- 3246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 422 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
587 WWUS84 KLUB 020914 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 414 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014 TXZ021>044-021715- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0013.140402T1600Z-140403T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0013.140402T1600Z-140403T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0014.140403T1600Z-140404T0300Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 414 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT 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 TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING PLAINS...AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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 TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING PLAINS...AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MID THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL WELL INTO THE EVENING ON THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY...THEN WEST 25 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON. * FUELS...DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY. * TEMPERATURES...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TODAY...COOLING TO NEAR AVERAGE ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING BOTH DAYS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
850 WWUS84 KLUB 021851 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 151 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 TXZ021>044-030300- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140403T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0014.140403T1600Z-140404T0300Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 151 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTH PLAINS AREA... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTH PLAINS AREA... * WIND...OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY...THEN FROM THE WEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON. * FUELS...DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY. * TEMPERATURES...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TODAY...COOLING TO NEAR AVERAGE ON THURSDAY. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING BOTH DAYS. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
479 WWUS84 KLUB 030226 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 926 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 TXZ024>044-031200- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140403T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0014.140403T1600Z-140404T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0014.140403T1500Z-140404T0300Z/ BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN- GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL- 926 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND ALL OF THE SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO 5 TO 12 PERCENT. * FUELS...DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR AVERAGE. * TIMING...MID-MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT WIND-DRIVEN WILDFIRES. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ TXZ021>023-031200- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140403T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KLUB.FW.A.0014.140403T1500Z-140404T0300Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER- 926 PM CDT WED APR 2 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM ON THURSDAY. * HUMIDITY...WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * FUELS...DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY. * TEMPERATURES...SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. * TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH MID EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
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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.