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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 28, 2016, 3:54 PM CDT for 12 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 29, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Mar 28, 2016, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 2172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
455 WWUS84 KAMA 282054 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 354 PM CDT MON MAR 28 2016 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-291200- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0011.160329T1800Z-160330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0100Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 354 PM CDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON AND TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL AND ARMSTRONG. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 1 PM TUESDAY AND END AROUND 8 PM TUESDAY EVENING. 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 FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. && $$ ANDRADE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AMA (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
228 WWUS84 KAMA 290818 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 318 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-292000- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0012.160330T1800Z-160331T0000Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0013.160329T1800Z-160330T0100Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 318 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON AND TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL AND ARMSTRONG. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 1 PM TODAY AND END AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. 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 FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-292000- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.A.0012.160330T1800Z-160331T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 318 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY AND COLLINGSWORTH. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND END AROUND 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ SCHNEIDER FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AMA (ALL LOWER CASE)
745 WWUS84 KAMA 292128 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 428 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-301200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160330T0100Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0012.160330T1800Z-160331T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 428 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON AND TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL AND ARMSTRONG. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO END AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND 1 PM WEDNESAY AND END AROUND 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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 FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-301200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0012.160330T1800Z-160331T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 428 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY AND COLLINGSWORTH. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND END AROUND 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ANDRADE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AMA (ALL LOWER CASE)
706 WWUS84 KAMA 300051 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 751 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-301300- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160330T0100Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0012.160330T1800Z-160331T0000Z/ CIMARRON-TEXAS-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON- OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG- 751 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES... * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...CIMARRON AND TEXAS. IN TEXAS... DALLAM...SHERMAN...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...MOORE...HUTCHINSON... OLDHAM...POTTER...CARSON...DEAF SMITH...RANDALL AND ARMSTRONG. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO END AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR AROUND 1 PM WEDNESAY AND END AROUND 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-301300- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.A.0012.160330T1800Z-160331T0000Z/ BEAVER-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-DONLEY- COLLINGSWORTH- 751 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... * AFFECTED AREA...IN OKLAHOMA...BEAVER. IN TEXAS...OCHILTREE... LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...HEMPHILL...GRAY...WHEELER...DONLEY AND COLLINGSWORTH. * 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND END AROUND 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/AMA (ALL LOWER CASE)
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.