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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 23, 2017, 3:23 AM CST for Cimarron County, Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2017, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 hr. 6 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
- Feb 23, 2017, 3:23 AM CST (09:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2017, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2017, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2:17 PM CST | WILDFIRE 0 | 1 E Dalhart, TX | FIRE JUST EAST OF DALHART...SIZE OF FIRE IS PRESENTLY UNKNOWN. |
| Feb 23, 2:40 PM CST | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 11 Wnw Bootleg, TX | |
| Feb 23, 3:46 PM CST | WILDFIRE 0 | 5 Sse Channing, TX | LARGE WILDFIRE BURNING 5 SSE OF CHANNING... OR 3 N OF PRAYER TOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN... SIZE UNKNOWN. |
| Feb 23, 3:46 PM CST | WILDFIRE 2000 | 5 Sse Channing, TX | LARGE WILDFIRE STARTED 5 SSE OF CHANNING... OR 3 N OF PRAYER TOWN... BURNING TOWARDS THE EAST. ACREAGE PROVIDED BY TEXAS AANDM FOREST SERVICE. |
| Feb 23, 3:46 PM CST | WILDFIRE 7000 | 5 Sse Channing, TX | LARGE WILDFIRE STARTED 5 SSE OF CHANNING... OR 3 N OF PRAYER TOWN... BURNING TOWARDS THE EAST. ACREAGE PROVIDED BY TEXAS A AND M FOREST SERVICE. |
| Feb 23, 3:46 PM CST | WILDFIRE 13000 | 5 Sse Channing, TX | LARGE WILDFIRE STARTED 5 SSE OF CHANNING... OR 3 N OF PRAYER TOWN... BURNING TOWARDS THE EAST. ACREAGE PROVIDED BY TEXAS A AND M FOREST SERVICE. UPDATED INFO THE WILDFIRE IS NOW 100 PERCENT CONTAINED. |
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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 3467 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
338 WWUS74 KAMA 230923 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 323 AM CST Thu Feb 23 2017 OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-240100- /O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0001.170223T1800Z-170224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0001.170223T1800Z-170224T0100Z/ Cimarron-Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-Moore-Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith- Randall- Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Dalhart, Stratford, Hartley, Channing, Dumas, Vega, Amarillo, Hereford, and Canyon 323 AM CST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CST this evening. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * Timing...12 PM to 7 PM Thursday. * Winds...west 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * Impacts...High winds can blow down small outbuildings and break limbs. Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control... especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong winds can cause blowing dust...reducing visibility... and cause flying debris. Isolated power outages could be possible. 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. && $$ OKZ002-TXZ003-008-013-018-240100- /O.UPG.KAMA.HW.A.0001.170223T1800Z-170224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.170223T1800Z-170224T0100Z/ Texas-Hansford-Hutchinson-Carson-Armstrong- Including the cities of Guymon, Spearman, Gruver, Borger, Panhandle, White Deer, and Claude 323 AM CST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CST this evening. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * Timing...12 PM to 7 PM Thursday. * Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Impacts...High winds can blow down small outbuildings and break limbs. Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control... especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong winds can cause blowing dust...reducing visibility... and cause flying debris. Isolated power outages could be possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ TXZ004-009-014-019-240100- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.170223T1800Z-170224T0100Z/ Ochiltree-Roberts-Gray-Donley- Including the cities of Perryton, Miami, Pampa, and Clarendon 323 AM CST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM CST this evening. * Timing...12 PM to 7 PM Thursday. * Winds...west 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Impacts...High winds can blow down small outbuildings and break limbs. Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control... especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong winds can cause blowing dust...reducing visibility... and cause flying debris. Isolated power outages could be possible. 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. && $$ Guerrero
1 follow-up statement
264 WWUS74 KAMA 240057 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 657 PM CST Thu Feb 23 2017 OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-240200- /O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170224T0100Z/ Cimarron-Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-Moore-Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith- Randall- Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Dalhart, Stratford, Hartley, Channing, Dumas, Vega, Amarillo, Hereford, and Canyon 657 PM CST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... Sustained winds have diminished to well below 40 mph across the western Oklahoma Panhandle and the western third of the Texas Panhandle. As a result, the High Wind Warning for this area will be allowed to expire at 7 PM this evening. $$ OKZ002-TXZ003-004-008-009-013-014-018-019-240200- /O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170224T0100Z/ Texas-Hansford-Ochiltree-Hutchinson-Roberts-Carson-Gray-Armstrong- Donley- Including the cities of Guymon, Spearman, Gruver, Perryton, Borger, Miami, Panhandle, White Deer, Pampa, Claude, and Clarendon 657 PM CST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... Sustained winds have diminished to well below 35 mph across the central and eastern Oklahoma Panhandle as well as central and eastern sections of the Texas Panhandle. Therefore, the Wind Advisory for this area will be allowed to expire at 7 PM this evening. $$ Andrade
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:23 AM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Texas | 16 hr |
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.