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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 1, 2016, 3:49 AM CST for 9 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2016, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2016, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2016, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 1509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
034 WWUS74 KAMA 010949 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 349 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 TXZ011-012-016-017-011800- /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0001.160201T1700Z-160202T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 349 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 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 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...A POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PANHANDLES WILL HELP SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 35 MPH TO 45 MPH RANGE BY NOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING...NOON THROUGH 6 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS COULD LOFT OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE GROUND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ TXZ001-006-007-013-018-011800- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.160201T1700Z-160202T0000Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-CARSON-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...CLAUDE 349 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...A POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PANHANDLES WILL HELP SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 25 MPH TO 35 MPH RANGE BY NOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. * TIMING...NOON THROUGH 6 PM CST * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY SECURED WILL BE DISPLACED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 14
2 follow-up statements
233 WWUS74 KAMA 011746 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1146 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 TXZ011-012-016-017-020000- /O.CON.KAMA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 1146 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...A POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PANHANDLES WILL HELP SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 35 MPH TO 45 MPH RANGE BY NOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING...NOON THROUGH 6 PM CST. * IMPACTS...THESE HIGH WINDS COULD LOFT OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE GROUND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ TXZ001-006-007-013-018-020000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE-CARSON-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS... PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...CLAUDE 1146 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...A POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PANHANDLES WILL HELP SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 25 MPH TO 35 MPH RANGE BY NOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. * TIMING...NOON THROUGH 6 PM CST * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY SECURED WILL BE DISPLACED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
056 WWUS74 KAMA 012112 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 312 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 TXZ011-012-016-017-020000- /O.CAN.KAMA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ OLDHAM-POTTER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VEGA...AMARILLO...HEREFORD...CANYON 312 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...A PASSING STORM SYSTEM IS BRINGING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM CST * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY SECURED WILL BE DISPLACED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ TXZ001-006-007-012215- /O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ DALLAM-HARTLEY-MOORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DALHART...HARTLEY...CHANNING...DUMAS 312 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THE AFFECTED AREA WITH WINDS BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM CST. $$ TXZ013-018-020000- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ CARSON-ARMSTRONG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PANHANDLE...WHITE DEER...CLAUDE 312 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...A POTENT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PANHANDLES WILL HELP SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 25 MPH TO 35 MPH RANGE BY NOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 6 PM CST * IMPACTS...LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ADEQUATELY SECURED WILL BE DISPLACED. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:49 AM CST | High Wind Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.