Alert archive / Texas / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 29, 2016, 3:53 PM CDT for 22 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 30, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 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 29, 2016, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2016, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2016, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
All 22 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, King 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), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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 147 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -358 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1143 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
326 WWUS84 KLUB 292053 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 353 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 TXZ021>023-027>029-033>035-039>041-300100- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0012.160330T1700Z-160331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0013.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160330T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN- 353 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST PANHANDLE FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO STATE LINE. * FUELS...DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. && $$ TXZ024-025-030-031-036-042-300100- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0012.160330T1700Z-160331T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0013.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ BRISCOE-HALL-FLOYD-MOTLEY-CROSBY-GARZA- 353 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS...EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE ROLLING PLAINS...FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT * FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$ TXZ026-032-037-038-043-044-300100- /O.EXT.KLUB.FW.A.0012.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ CHILDRESS-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- 353 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF THE ROLLING PLAINS FOR FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... * WIND...WESTERLY FROM 20 TO 25 MPH * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT * FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
643 WWUS84 KLUB 300110 AAA RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 810 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 TXZ021>023-027>029-033>035-039>041-301100- /O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160330T0100Z/ /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN- 810 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST PANHANDLE FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST PANHANDLE FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO STATE LINE. * FUELS...DRY TO CRITICALLY DRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$ TXZ024-025-030-031-036-042-301100- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ BRISCOE-HALL-FLOYD-MOTLEY-CROSBY-GARZA- 810 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS...EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT PARTS OF THE ROLLING PLAINS...FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... * WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT * FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$ TXZ026-032-037-038-043-044-301100- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.A.0012.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ CHILDRESS-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING-KENT-STONEWALL- 810 PM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF THE ROLLING PLAINS FOR FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... * WIND...WESTERLY FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT * FUELS...CRITICALLY DRY * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ JORDAN
985 WWUS84 KLUB 300941 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 441 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 TXZ043-044-301045- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.A.0012.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ KENT-STONEWALL- 441 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR KENT AND STONEWALL COUNTIES FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE LATEST FORECAST DATA INDICATE THAT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE INSUFFICIENT TO MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. $$ TXZ026-032-037-038-301800- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0012.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KLUB.FW.W.0013.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ CHILDRESS-COTTLE-DICKENS-KING- 441 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * FUELS...DRY TO VERY DRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CASTRO... SWISHER...HALL...LAMB...COCHRAN...CROSBY...DICKENS...YOAKUM... AND GARZA COUNTIES. * WIND SHIFT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN CHANGE IN FIRE BEHAVIOR. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$ TXZ021>025-027>031-033>036-039>042-301800- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.160330T1600Z-160331T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY- COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- 441 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * FUELS...DRY TO VERY DRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CASTRO... SWISHER...HALL...LAMB...COCHRAN...CROSBY...DICKENS...YOAKUM... AND GARZA COUNTIES. * WIND SHIFT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN CHANGE IN FIRE BEHAVIOR. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$
701 WWUS84 KLUB 301843 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX 143 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 TXZ021>042-310100- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160331T0100Z/ PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE- FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING- YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA- 143 PM CDT WED MAR 30 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * FUELS...DRY TO VERY DRY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP CAN SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CASTRO... SWISHER...HALL...LAMB...COCHRAN...CROSBY...DICKENS...YOAKUM...AND GARZA COUNTIES. * WIND SHIFT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN CHANGE IN FIRE BEHAVIOR. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR ALREADY OCCURRING. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. && $$
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.