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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Amarillo, TX

October 30, 2021Dallam County, Hartley County, Sherman County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this frost advisory at Oct 30, 2021, 1:55 PM CDT for Dallam County, Hartley County, Sherman County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 31, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 30, 2021, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 31, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 31, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Dallam County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Sherman County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2021-10-30Temperature 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 2021-10-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2882 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

114 
WWUS74 KAMA 301855
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
155 PM CDT Sat Oct 30 2021

TXZ001-002-006-310400-
/O.NEW.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.211031T0800Z-211031T1400Z/
Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-
Including the cities of Channing, Dalhart, Romero, Conlen,
Stratford, Ware, and Hartley
155 PM CDT Sat Oct 30 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 36 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Dallam, Hartley and Sherman Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

LG
3 follow-up statements
301 
WWUS74 KAMA 310310
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1010 PM CDT Sat Oct 30 2021

TXZ001-002-006-311115-
/O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.211031T0800Z-211031T1400Z/
Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-
Including the cities of Channing, Dalhart, Romero, Conlen,
Stratford, Ware, and Hartley
1010 PM CDT Sat Oct 30 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Low temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 degrees may result 
  in frost formation.

* WHERE...Dallam, Hartley and Sherman Counties.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

02
510 
WWUS74 KAMA 311117
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
617 AM CDT Sun Oct 31 2021

TXZ001-002-006-311400-
/O.CON.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-211031T1400Z/
Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-
Including the cities of Channing, Dalhart, Romero, Conlen,
Stratford, Ware, and Hartley
617 AM CDT Sun Oct 31 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures dipping below 36 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Dallam, Hartley and Sherman Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 
  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

Ferguson
668 
WWUS74 KAMA 311349
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
849 AM CDT Sun Oct 31 2021

TXZ001-002-006-311500-
/O.EXP.KAMA.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-211031T1400Z/
Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-
Including the cities of Channing, Dalhart, Romero, Conlen,
Stratford, Ware, and Hartley
849 AM CDT Sun Oct 31 2021

...FROST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

The threat has ended.

$$

LG

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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.