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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Amarillo, TX

April 9, 20216 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 9, 2021, 1:33 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 3 hr. 3 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 9, 2021, 1:33 PM CDT (18:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Hansford County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 9, 1:38 PM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 481 Nw Palo Duro Reservoi, TX
Apr 9, 1:40 PM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 491 Nnw Stinnett, TX
Apr 9, 3:59 PM CDTHIGH SUST WINDS 446 E Canadian, TX

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, 6.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-04-09Temperature 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 2021-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -45 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
3442 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

957 
WWUS74 KAMA 091833
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
133 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>010-092200-
/O.NEW.KAMA.HW.W.0004.210409T1833Z-210409T2200Z/
Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hutchinson-Roberts-
Hemphill-
Including the cities of Guymon, Beaver, Forgan, Spearman, Gruver,
Perryton, Booker, Higgins, Follett, Borger, Miami, and Canadian
133 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North sustained winds near 40 mph.

* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Texas and Beaver Counties. In Texas, 
  Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hutchinson, Roberts and 
  Hemphill Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing dust may reduce visibility at
  times. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

Ward
1 follow-up statement
978 
WWUS74 KAMA 092222
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
522 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>010-092330-
/O.EXP.KAMA.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210409T2200Z/
/00000.0.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hutchinson-Roberts-
Hemphill-
Including the cities of Spearman, Forgan, Higgins, Gruver, Miami,
Borger, Perryton, Booker, Follett, Beaver, Canadian, and Guymon
522 PM CDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

Winds have diminished to below High Wind Warning criteria. As a 
result, the High Wind Warning issued earlier for the central and 
eastern Oklahoma Panhandle as well as the north central and 
northeast Texas Panhandle has been allowed to expire.

$$

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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.