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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 27, 2017Beaver County, Oklahoma; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at May 27, 2017, 10:54 PM CDT for Beaver County, Oklahoma; 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report 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
May 27, 2017, 10:54 PM CDT (03:54 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2017, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Beaver County, OK, Hemphill County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 27, 10:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 658 W Slapout, 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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 322 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
322 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-119 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

604 
WWUS74 KAMA 280354
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1054 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017

OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-280700-
/O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0005.170528T0354Z-170528T0700Z/
Beaver-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Roberts-Hemphill-
Including the cities of Beaver, Forgan, Perryton, Booker, 
Higgins, Follett, Miami, and Canadian
1054 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a High Wind
Warning...which is in effect until 2 AM CDT Sunday.

* Timing...Until 2 AM CDT Sunday morning.

* Winds...north 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 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.

&&

$$

OKZ001-TXZ001-006>008-011>013-016>018-280700-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-170528T0700Z/
Cimarron-Dallam-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-
Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Dalhart, Hartley, 
Channing, Dumas, Borger, Vega, Amarillo, Panhandle, White Deer, 
Hereford, Canyon, and Claude
1054 PM CDT Sat May 27 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* Timing...through 2 AM.

* Winds...north 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Impacts...Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose 
  control... especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. 
  Strong winds can cause blowing dust...reducing visibilities... 
  and cause flying debris. Light outdoor objects could be moved 
  by the strong winds.

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.

&&

$$

Schneider

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 7:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACimarron66 min
May 27, 7:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMATexas46 min
May 27, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMATexas43 min
May 27, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver, Texas54 min
May 27, 9:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMABeaver53 min
May 27, 10:12 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMABeaver3 hr
May 27, 10:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMABeaver41 min
May 27, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam25 min
May 27, 7:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Sherman47 min
May 27, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam50 min
May 27, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman59 min
May 27, 8:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Sherman48 min
May 27, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts59 min
May 27, 9:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman54 min
May 27, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMARoberts40 min
May 27, 10:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAHansford37 min
May 27, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill20 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.