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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 14, 2020, 3:48 AM CDT for 13 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 14, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 14, 2020, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 14, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 3943 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
151 WWUS84 KAMA 140848 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 348 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-142100- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0009.200614T1500Z-200615T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0021.200614T1500Z-200615T0300Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts- 348 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND MUCH OF THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 10 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron...Texas and Beaver. In Texas...Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb... Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson and Roberts. * 20 Foot Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 6. * Timing...10 AM through 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ TXZ011-012-016-017-317-142100- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0021.200614T1500Z-200615T0300Z/ Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith-Randall-Palo Duro Canyon- 348 AM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 10 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Texas...Oldham...Potter...Deaf Smith... Randall and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 14 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...1 TO 3. * Timing...10 AM through 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
2 follow-up statements
070 WWUS84 KAMA 141913 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 213 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011-012-016-017-317-150300- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200615T0300Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith-Randall- Palo Duro Canyon- 213 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE, WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, AND MUCH OF THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron...Texas and Beaver. In Texas...Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb... Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson...Roberts...Oldham...Potter... Deaf Smith...Randall and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 5. * Timing...through 10 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
151 WWUS84 KAMA 150300 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1000 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>009-011-012-016-017-317-150400- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200615T0300Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith-Randall- Palo Duro Canyon- 1000 PM CDT Sun Jun 14 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE, WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, AND MUCH OF THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.