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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 14, 2020, 2:35 PM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Oct 14, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 14, 2020, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 14, 2020, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2020, 4:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties
Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill 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, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 4299 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
465 WWUS74 KAMA 141935 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 235 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-150500- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.201015T0300Z-201015T1300Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Guymon, Beaver, Forgan, Dalhart, Stratford, Spearman, Gruver, Perryton, Booker, Higgins, Follett, Hartley, Channing, Dumas, Borger, Miami, Canadian, Vega, Amarillo, Panhandle, White Deer, Pampa, Shamrock, Wheeler, Hereford, Canyon, Claude, Clarendon, Wellington, and Palo Duro Canyon 235 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...North winds near 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Oklahoma and Texas. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 8 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may reduce visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
4 follow-up statements
236 WWUS74 KAMA 150445 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1145 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-151300- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Guymon, Beaver, Forgan, Dalhart, Stratford, Spearman, Gruver, Perryton, Booker, Higgins, Follett, Hartley, Channing, Dumas, Borger, Miami, Canadian, Vega, Amarillo, Panhandle, White Deer, Pampa, Shamrock, Wheeler, Hereford, Canyon, Claude, Clarendon, Wellington, and Palo Duro Canyon 1145 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...North winds near 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Oklahoma and Texas. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may reduce visibility at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
313 WWUS74 KAMA 150638 AAA NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Amarillo TX 138 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>006-150745- /O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley- Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Guymon, Beaver, Forgan, Dalhart, Stratford, Spearman, Gruver, Perryton, Booker, Higgins, Follett, Hartley, and Channing 138 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The north winds have diminished to below 35 mph sustained and therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ TXZ007>020-317-151200- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Gray- Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Dumas, Borger, Miami, Canadian, Vega, Amarillo, Panhandle, White Deer, Pampa, Shamrock, Wheeler, Hereford, Canyon, Claude, Clarendon, Wellington, and Palo Duro Canyon 138 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...North winds near 35 mph expected. * WHERE...The southern half of the Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Schneider
572 WWUS74 KAMA 150711 AAB NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Amarillo TX 211 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 TXZ007-151515- /O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.201016T0600Z-201016T1500Z/ Moore- Including the city of Dumas 211 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Moore County. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ TXZ008>010-150815- /O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill- Including the cities of Borger, Miami, and Canadian 211 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The north winds have diminished below 20 mph sustained and therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled.. $$ TXZ011-151515- /O.NEW.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.201016T0600Z-201016T1500Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ Oldham- Including the city of Vega 211 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. For the Wind Advisory, north winds 20 to 30 mph. * WHERE...Oldham County. * WHEN...For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday. For the Wind Advisory, until 8 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-151515- /O.NEW.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.201016T0600Z-201016T1500Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley- Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Guymon, Dalhart, Stratford, Spearman, Gruver, Hartley, and Channing 211 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 31 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Cimarron and Texas Counties. In Texas, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford and Hartley Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ TXZ012>020-317-151300- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ Potter-Carson-Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley- Collingsworth-Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Amarillo, Panhandle, White Deer, Pampa, Shamrock, Wheeler, Hereford, Canyon, Claude, Clarendon, Wellington, and Palo Duro Canyon 211 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...North winds near 35 mph expected. * WHERE...The southern half of the Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Schneider
303 WWUS74 KAMA 150950 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 TXZ011-151800- /O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.201016T0600Z-201016T1500Z/ Oldham- Including the city of Vega 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. Northerly sustained winds have diminished below 30 to 35 mph and therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. * WHERE...Oldham County. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ TXZ012>020-317-151100- /O.CAN.KAMA.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-201015T1300Z/ Potter-Carson-Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley- Collingsworth-Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Amarillo, Panhandle, White Deer, Pampa, Shamrock, Wheeler, Hereford, Canyon, Claude, Clarendon, Wellington, and Palo Duro Canyon 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The northerly sustained winds have diminished below 30 to 35 mph and therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006-007-151800- /O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.201016T0600Z-201016T1500Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley-Moore- Including the cities of Boise City, Keyes, Guymon, Dalhart, Stratford, Spearman, Gruver, Hartley, Channing, and Dumas 450 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Temperatures as low as 31 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Cimarron and Texas Counties. In Texas, Dallam, Sherman, Hansford and Hartley Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Schneider
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 3:11 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Randall | 18 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.