Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2017
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Aug 26, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 26, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 26, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
Counties Bell County, TX, Falls County, TX, Milam County, TX, Robertson County, TX
The radar
The Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 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
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 203 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
- 529 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
404 WWUS74 KFWD 260900 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 400 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BELL, FALLS, MILAM AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES... .Gusty winds associated with the outer reaches of Tropical Cyclone Harvey will affect areas from Killeen and Temple eastward to Calvert, Hearne and surrounding areas. A Wind Advisory has therefore been issued today for the above Counties. TXZ158-160-174-175-261700- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.170826T1200Z-170827T0300Z/ Bell-Falls-Milam-Robertson- Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Marlin, Cameron, Rockdale, Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert 400 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM this morning to 10 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...7 AM until 10 PM tonight. * WINDS...20 to 25 MPH with gusts to around 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...Loose items can easily be blown around by the gusty winds. High profile vehicles may have difficulty driving at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans...lawn furniture...and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds. && $$
2 follow-up statements
482 WWUS74 KFWD 261630 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1130 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR BELL, FALLS, MILAM AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES... .Gusty winds associated with the outer reaches of Hurricane Harvey will continue to affect areas from Killeen and Temple eastward to Calvert, Hearne and surrounding areas. Therefore, A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 10 PM this evening. TXZ158-160-174-175-270000- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170827T0300Z/ Bell-Falls-Milam-Robertson- Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Marlin, Cameron, Rockdale, Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert 1130 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...until 10 PM tonight. * WINDS...20 to 25 MPH with gusts to around 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...Loose items can easily be blown around by the gusty winds. High profile vehicles may have difficulty driving at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans...lawn furniture...and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds. && $$
357 WWUS74 KFWD 270000 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 700 PM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 TXZ158-160-174-175-270100- /O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170827T0300Z/ Bell-Falls-Milam-Robertson- Including the cities of Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Marlin, Cameron, Rockdale, Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert 700 PM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Wind advisory has been cancelled across Central Texas due to wind speeds falling below criteria. As Harvey meanders along the Texas coast the next few days, winds speeds will continue to gust to around 25 mph. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 3:08 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Milam | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FWD | Milam, Robertson | 114 min |
Nearby
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.