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Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Oct 25, 2021, 2:55 PM CDT for 10 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 25, 2021, 2:55 PM CDT (19:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Sherman County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 2447 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 365 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 396 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
883 WWUS84 KAMA 251955 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 255 PM CDT Mon Oct 25 2021 OKZ001-002-TXZ001-002-006-261200- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0012.211026T1800Z-211027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0014.211026T1700Z-211027T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hartley- 255 PM CDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHWEST PANHANDLES... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron and Texas. In Texas... Dallam...Sherman and Hartley. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 45 mph, isolated 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...4 to 6 * Timing...1 PM to 7 PM CDT 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. && $$ TXZ003-007-008-011-012-016-017-317-261200- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0014.211026T1700Z-211027T0000Z/ Hansford-Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith-Randall- Palo Duro Canyon- 255 PM CDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. * Affected Area...In Texas...Hansford...Moore...Hutchinson... Oldham...Potter...Deaf Smith...Randall and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 5. * Timing...1 to 7 pm. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
2 follow-up statements
504 WWUS84 KAMA 260745 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 245 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011-012-016-017-317-270000- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0014.211026T1700Z-211027T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson- Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith-Randall-Palo Duro Canyon- 245 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron and Texas. In Texas... Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson... Oldham...Potter...Deaf Smith...Randall and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 25 to 33 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 5. * Timing...1 to 7 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
071 WWUS84 KAMA 270010 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 710 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011-012-016-017-317-270115- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson- Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith-Randall-Palo Duro Canyon- 710 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE... Winds are diminishing and relative humidity values are increasing as temperatures cool off with loss of daytime heating. As a result, the Red Flag Warning issued earlier has been allowed to expire. $$ 02 For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
The office that day
Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 3:36 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Sherman | 11 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2021Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2021Every red flag warning in 2021
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.