Alert archive / Texas / Freeze Warnings in 2021
Freeze Warning 4, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this freeze warning at Nov 3, 2021, 1:20 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Nov 4, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Nov 3, 2021, 1:20 PM CDT (18:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 4, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Armstrong County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Randall County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 17 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
- 555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
522 WWUS74 KAMA 031820 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 120 PM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ001>010-012>014-040230- /O.UPG.KAMA.FZ.A.0004.211104T0700Z-211104T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.HZ.W.0003.211104T0700Z-211104T1500Z/ Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hartley- Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Potter-Carson-Gray- Including the cities of Lake Marvin, Dalhart, Glazier, Romero, Conlen, Pampa, Canadian, Lora, Kingsmill, Gruver, Four Way, Borger, Codman, Amarillo, Waka, Perryton, Panhandle, Ware, Higgins, Masterson, Miami, White Deer, Booker, Wolf Creek Park, Pantex, Bushland, Spearman, Channing, Forgan, Farnsworth, Skellytown, Dumas, Stratford, Follett, Beaver, Hartley, and Guymon 120 PM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 to 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ TXZ011-015>019-317-040230- /O.UPG.KAMA.FZ.A.0004.211104T0700Z-211104T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FZ.W.0004.211104T0700Z-211104T1500Z/ Oldham-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Bootleg, Goodnight, Wayside, Lela, Umbarger, Wheeler, Briscoe, Canyon, Twitty, Shamrock, Claude, Wildorado, Vega, Buffalo Lake, Boys Ranch, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Hereford, Dawn, Washburn, and Clarendon 120 PM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 to 32 expected. * WHERE...Armstrong, Deaf Smith, Donley, Oldham, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall and Wheeler Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Guerrero
2 follow-up statements
059 WWUS74 KAMA 040158 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 858 PM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ001>010-012>014-041000- /O.CON.KAMA.HZ.W.0003.211104T0700Z-211104T1500Z/ Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hartley- Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Potter-Carson-Gray- Including the cities of Lake Marvin, Dalhart, Glazier, Romero, Conlen, Pampa, Canadian, Lora, Kingsmill, Gruver, Four Way, Borger, Codman, Amarillo, Waka, Perryton, Panhandle, Ware, Higgins, Masterson, Miami, White Deer, Booker, Wolf Creek Park, Pantex, Bushland, Spearman, Channing, Forgan, Farnsworth, Skellytown, Dumas, Stratford, Follett, Beaver, Hartley, and Guymon 858 PM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected. * WHERE...Northern and central portions of the combined Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ TXZ011-015>019-317-041000- /O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0004.211104T0700Z-211104T1500Z/ Oldham-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Bootleg, Goodnight, Wayside, Lela, Umbarger, Wheeler, Briscoe, Canyon, Twitty, Shamrock, Claude, Wildorado, Vega, Buffalo Lake, Boys Ranch, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Hereford, Dawn, Washburn, and Clarendon 858 PM CDT Wed Nov 3 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Armstrong, Deaf Smith, Donley, Oldham, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall and Wheeler Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ Ward
455 WWUS74 KAMA 040753 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 253 AM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ001>010-012>014-041500- /O.CON.KAMA.HZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-211104T1500Z/ Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hartley- Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Potter-Carson-Gray- Including the cities of Lake Marvin, Dalhart, Glazier, Romero, Conlen, Pampa, Canadian, Lora, Kingsmill, Gruver, Four Way, Borger, Codman, Amarillo, Waka, Perryton, Panhandle, Ware, Higgins, Masterson, Miami, White Deer, Booker, Wolf Creek Park, Pantex, Bushland, Spearman, Channing, Forgan, Farnsworth, Skellytown, Dumas, Stratford, Follett, Beaver, Hartley, and Guymon 253 AM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26. * WHERE...Central and eastern Oklahoma Panhandle. Northern and central Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ TXZ011-015>019-317-041500- /O.CON.KAMA.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-211104T1500Z/ Oldham-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Palo Duro Canyon- Including the cities of Bootleg, Goodnight, Wayside, Lela, Umbarger, Wheeler, Briscoe, Canyon, Twitty, Shamrock, Claude, Wildorado, Vega, Buffalo Lake, Boys Ranch, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Hereford, Dawn, Washburn, and Clarendon 253 AM CDT Thu Nov 4 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28. * WHERE...Armstrong, Deaf Smith, Donley, Oldham, Palo Duro Canyon, Randall and Wheeler Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && $$ LG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2:52 AM CDT | Freeze Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 13 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 3, 1:20 PM CDT | Hard Freeze Warning | AMA | Carson, Dallam, Gray, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill and 7 more | 21 hr |
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.