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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 10:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 8 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Cimarron | 66 min |
| May 27, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Texas | 46 min |
| May 27, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Texas | 43 min |
| May 27, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 54 min |
| May 27, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Beaver | 53 min |
| May 27, 10:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AMA | Beaver | 3 hr |
| May 27, 10:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Beaver | 41 min |
| May 27, 7:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 25 min |
| May 27, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Sherman | 47 min |
| May 27, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Dallam | 50 min |
| May 27, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 59 min |
| May 27, 8:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Sherman | 48 min |
| May 27, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts | 59 min |
| May 27, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hutchinson, Moore, Sherman | 54 min |
| May 27, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Roberts | 40 min |
| May 27, 10:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | AMA | Hansford | 37 min |
| May 27, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Hemphill | 20 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.