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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 30, 20176 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 30, 2017, 9:10 AM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 7 hr. 4 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
Apr 30, 2017, 9:10 AM CDT (14:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2017, 3:52 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Briscoe County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hall County, TX, Motley County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:10 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 402 Nne Floydada, TXMEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET.
Apr 30, 11:25 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 W Childress, TX
Apr 30, 12:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 Nne Floydada, TXSUSTAINED 44 MPH. MEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET.
Apr 30, 12:20 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 632 Nne Floydada, TXMEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET

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 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 12:00Z on 2017-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2017-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -73 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
631 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

715 
WWUS74 KLUB 301410 AAA
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
910 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

TXZ024>026-030>032-302100-
/O.UPG.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-170501T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.HW.W.0004.170430T1410Z-170430T2100Z/
Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Floyd-Motley-Cottle-
Including the cities of Silverton, Quitaque, Memphis, Childress, 
Cedar Hill, Matador, Roaring Springs, Paducah, and Hackberry
910 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a High Wind
Warning, which is in effect until 4 PM CDT this afternoon. The
Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. 

* WINDS...Northwest at 35 to 45 mph with frequent gusts near 55 
  mph.

* IMPACTS...High profile and compact vehicles will be difficult to
  drive in these conditions. Lightweight outdoor objects can be
  easily tossed around.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ022-023-028-029-035>038-042>044-302100-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-170501T0100Z/
Castro-Swisher-Lamb-Hale-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Garza-Kent-
Stonewall-
Including the cities of Dimmitt, Hart, Tulia, Littlefield, Olton,
Plainview, Lubbock, Ralls, Crosbyton, Lorenzo, Spur, Dickens, 
Dumont, Finney, Grow, Guthrie, Graham, Post, Jayton, 
and Aspermont
910 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Winds will increase by mid morning and continue 
  through the early evening. 

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph.

* Impacts...Strong crosswinds will cause difficulty driving small
  cars and large trucks. 

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
373 
WWUS74 KLUB 302052 AAB
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
352 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

TXZ024>026-030>032-010100-
/O.CAN.KLUB.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170430T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-170501T0100Z/
Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Floyd-Motley-Cottle-
Including the cities of Silverton, Quitaque, Memphis, Childress, 
Cedar Hill, Matador, Roaring Springs, Paducah, and Hackberry
352 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM CDT this evening. The
High Wind Warning has been cancelled. 

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph.

* Impacts...Strong crosswinds will cause difficulty driving 
  small cars and large trucks. 

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph are
expected. Adjust travel and outdoor activities accordingly.

&&

$$

TXZ022-023-028-029-035>038-042>044-010100-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-170501T0100Z/
Castro-Swisher-Lamb-Hale-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Garza-Kent-
Stonewall-
Including the cities of Dimmitt, Hart, Tulia, Littlefield, Olton,
Plainview, Lubbock, Ralls, Crosbyton, Lorenzo, Spur, Dickens, 
Dumont, Finney, Grow, Guthrie, Graham, Post, Jayton, 
and Aspermont
352 PM CDT Sun Apr 30 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

* Impacts...Strong crosswinds will cause difficulty driving 
  small cars and large trucks. 

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 7:28 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLUBBailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer3 hr
Apr 30, 6:53 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLUBBriscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens and 11 more13 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017

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.