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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Oct 28, 2021, 3:23 AM CDT for 12 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Oct 28, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 13 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 28, 2021, 3:23 AM CDT (08:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 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 28, 10:54 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 Wsw Guymon, OK | |
| Oct 28, 11:20 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 1 E Mclean, TX | |
| Oct 28, 11:55 AM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | Perryton, TX | |
| Oct 28, 12:40 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 41 | 1 Ssw Panhandle, TX | |
| Oct 28, 12:59 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 2 Nw Lake Mcclellan, TX | |
| Oct 28, 1:04 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Goodnight, TX | |
| Oct 28, 1:59 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | 10 N Spearman, TX | PALO DURO RESERVOIR MESONET SITE. |
| Oct 28, 2:02 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 6 Se Wellington, TX | |
| Oct 28, 2:02 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Se Wellington, TX | |
| Oct 28, 2:10 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 Wsw Clarendon, TX | |
| Oct 28, 3:10 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 2 E Pampa, TX | |
| Oct 28, 3:20 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 6 E Canadian, TX | |
| Oct 28, 3:34 PM CDT | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 7 E Borger, 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 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 2906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
032 WWUS84 KAMA 280823 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 323 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>010-013>015-018>020-282030- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0016.211028T1500Z-211029T0000Z/ Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hutchinson-Roberts- Hemphill-Carson-Gray-Wheeler-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- 323 AM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS 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 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Texas and Beaver. In Texas... Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb...Hutchinson...Roberts... Hemphill...Carson...Gray...Wheeler...Armstrong...Donley and Collingsworth. * 20 Foot Winds...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...Values of 4 across the warning area. * Timing...Starting mid morning and going through 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
2 follow-up statements
194 WWUS84 KAMA 281954 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 254 PM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>010-013>015-018>020-290000- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-211029T0000Z/ Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hutchinson-Roberts- Hemphill-Carson-Gray-Wheeler-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- 254 PM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COMBINED PANHANDLES... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Texas and Beaver. In Texas... Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb...Hutchinson...Roberts... Hemphill...Carson...Gray...Wheeler...Armstrong...Donley and Collingsworth. * 20 Foot Winds...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 15 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...Values of 4 across the warning area. * Timing...Starting mid morning and going through 7 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
889 WWUS84 KAMA 290014 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 714 PM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-008>010-013>015-018>020-290115- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-211029T0000Z/ Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hutchinson-Roberts- Hemphill-Carson-Gray-Wheeler-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- 714 PM CDT Thu Oct 28 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COMBINED PANHANDLES... Winds are diminishing across the area and relative humidity values are increasing. Therefore, the Red Flag Warning issued earlier has been allowed to expire at 7 PM. $$ 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 28, 1:49 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hansford and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 28, 1:49 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Potter, Randall, Sherman | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.