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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 25, 2016, 3:48 AM CST for Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 13 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 25, 2016, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 14 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 25, 2016, 3:48 AM CST (09:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2016, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 11:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Se Kenton, OK | |
| Dec 25, 12:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 5 Se Kenton, OK | |
| Dec 25, 12:51 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Sw Dalhart, TX | |
| Dec 25, 1:20 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 12 Ne Eva, OK | |
| Dec 25, 1:26 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 W Guymon, OK | |
| Dec 25, 1:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Dec 25, 1:50 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Se Kenton, OK | |
| Dec 25, 1:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Sw Dalhart, TX | |
| Dec 25, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 W Hooker, OK | |
| Dec 25, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 W Dumas, TX | |
| Dec 25, 1:55 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 E Goodwell, OK | |
| Dec 25, 2:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 W Hooker, OK | |
| Dec 25, 2:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Sse Boise City, OK | |
| Dec 25, 2:45 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 E Goodwell, OK |
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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 2348 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
865 WWUS74 KAMA 250948 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 348 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011-012-016-017-251800- /O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0003.161225T1600Z-161226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0007.161225T1600Z-161226T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 348 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS... GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 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. && $$ TXZ010-013>015-018-019-251800- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0008.161225T1600Z-161226T0000Z/ HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 348 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 14
2 follow-up statements
792 WWUS74 KAMA 251719 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1119 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011-012-016-017-260000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 1119 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * TIMING...SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. PEOPLE AT HOME SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS... GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. STAY ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FALLING TREE LIMBS AND DOWNED POWER LINES. 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. && $$ TXZ010-013>015-018-019-260000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 1119 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING...SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GUERRERO
761 WWUS74 KAMA 252359 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 559 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011-012-016-017-260100- /O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOISE CITY...KEYES...GUYMON...BEAVER... FORGAN...DALHART...STRATFORD...SPEARMAN...GRUVER...PERRYTON... BOOKER...HIGGINS...FOLLETT...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... BORGER...MIAMI...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 559 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... LATEST OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING THAT ALL WARNED AREAS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WITH THE LOW EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ TXZ010-013>015-018-019-260100- /O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ HEMPHILL-CARSON-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANADIAN...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER... PAMPA...SHAMROCK...WHEELER...CLAUDE...CLARENDON 559 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... LATEST OBSERVATIONS ARE SHOWING THAT ALL WARNED AREAS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WITH THE LOW EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 8:55 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 50 min |
| Dec 25, 3:48 AM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler | 14 hr |
| Dec 25, 9:45 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hemphill | 30 min |
Nearby
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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.