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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Oct 27, 2021, 3:19 AM CDT for Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 12 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 27, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 10 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
- Oct 27, 2021, 3:19 AM CDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 27, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 27, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, 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), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1:00 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 15 Nnw Amarillo, TX | |
| Oct 27, 1:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Ene Goodwell, OK | |
| Oct 27, 1:05 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 6 E Amarillo, TX | |
| Oct 27, 1:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Amarillo, TX | TOP OF A BILLBOARD STRUCTURE IS DAMAGED. |
| Oct 27, 1:41 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Wnw Stratford, TX | |
| Oct 27, 2:15 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 2 E Goodwell, OK | |
| Oct 27, 2:15 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 E Goodwell, OK | |
| Oct 27, 2:19 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 6 E Amarillo, TX | |
| Oct 27, 2:40 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 7 Sse Amarillo, TX | |
| Oct 27, 2:55 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 1 W Hooker, OK |
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 00:00Z, 8.3 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
- 34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3297 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
719 WWUS84 KAMA 270819 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 319 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-317-280000- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0015.211027T1800Z-211028T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson- Oldham-Potter-Carson-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong- Palo Duro Canyon- 319 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE COMBINED 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 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron and Texas. In Texas... Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson... Oldham...Potter...Carson...Deaf Smith...Randall...Armstrong and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 to 20 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 4 * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
1 follow-up statement
926 WWUS84 KAMA 280028 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 728 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-317-280130- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-211028T0000Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson- Oldham-Potter-Carson-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong- Palo Duro Canyon- 728 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE COMBINED PANHANDLES... Winds are diminishing and relative humidity values are increasing across the area. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning issued earlier has been allowed to expire. $$ 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 27, 2:06 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | AMA | Beaver, Texas | 12 hr |
| Oct 26, 7:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AMA | Wheeler | 41 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.