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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Lubbock, TX
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 9:25 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Nne Floydada, TX | MEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET. |
| Apr 30, 11:25 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 W Childress, TX | |
| Apr 30, 12:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Nne Floydada, TX | SUSTAINED 44 MPH. MEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET. |
| Apr 30, 12:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Nne Floydada, TX | MEASURED 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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 7:28 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:53 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens and 11 more | 13 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.