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Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Dec 10, 2021, 3:39 AM CST for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Dec 10, 2021, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr. 34 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
- Dec 10, 2021, 3:39 AM CST (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 10, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2021, 6:42 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties
Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 10:38 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 9 Nw Waka, TX | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 9 NW WAKA. MESONET STATION 119 PALO DURO RESERVOIR 1NW. GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 1011 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 1153 AM. |
| Dec 10, 10:57 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Ssw Dalhart, TX | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 4 SSW DALHART. ASOS STATION KDHT DALHART (ASOS). GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 1044 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 254 PM. |
| Dec 10, 11:26 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 Nne Sunray, TX | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 9 NNE SUNRAY. SUNRAY 9 NNE MESONET. GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER PERIODICALLY FROM 1126 AM TO 205 PM. |
| Dec 10, 11:26 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 Nne Sunray, TX | SUNRAY 9 NNE MESONET. GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREAT PERIODICALLY FROM 1126 AM TO 205 PM. |
| Dec 10, 11:31 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Ese Lora, TX | MIAMI WT MESONET. MEASURED GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER FROM 1111 AM TO 1131 AM. |
| Dec 10, 11:46 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Ese Valley De Oro, TX | MESONET STATION 82 AMARILLO 15NNW. |
| Dec 10, 11:47 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 15 Wsw Clarendon, TX | MESONET STATION 108 PALO DURO 4E (JA RANCH). |
| Dec 10, 11:52 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 9 Nw Waka, TX | MESONET STATION 119 PALO DURO RESERVOIR 1NW. GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 1011 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 1153 AM. |
| Dec 10, 11:53 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 Ssw Dalhart, TX | ASOS STATION KDHT DALHART (ASOS). GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 1044 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 254 PM. |
| Dec 10, 11:54 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nne Umbarger, TX | MESONET STATION 76 UMBARGER 3NNE. |
| Dec 10, 11:56 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 1 Wsw Guymon, OK | ASOS STATION KGUY GUYMON (ASOS). GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 913 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 1250 PM. |
| Dec 10, 12:01 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Se Pantex, TX | PANTEX WT MESONET. |
| Dec 10, 12:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 Ssw Panhandle, TX | MESONET STATION 94 PANHANDLE 1SSW. |
| Dec 10, 12:27 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 Ese Pampa, TX | MESONET STATION 40 PAMPA 2E. |
| Dec 10, 12:43 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 15 Wsw Clarendon, TX | MESONET STATION 108 PALO DURO 4E (JA RANCH). |
| Dec 10, 1:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Wsw Dumas, TX | AWOS STATION KDUX DUMAS (AWOS). |
| Dec 10, 1:31 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 12 S Conlen, TX | MESONET STATION FW2126 DALHART. |
| Dec 10, 1:33 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 N Stinnett, TX | MESONET STATION 104 STINNETT 1NNW. GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 1138 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 155 PM. |
| Dec 10, 1:33 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 7 Ene Stinnett, TX | MESONET STATION DT101 7.1 E STINNETT (DTN). GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE FROM 1138 AM TO 244 PM. |
| Dec 10, 1:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 N Spearman, TX | MESONET STATION KE42 MAJOR SAMUEL B CORNELIUS FIELD A. |
| Dec 10, 1:53 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 2 N Stinnett, TX | MESONET STATION 104 STINNETT 1NNW. |
| Dec 10, 1:58 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 Wsw Adrian, TX | MESONET STATION 109 ADRIAN 6WSW. |
| Dec 10, 2:08 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 4 E Vega, TX | VEGA 4E WT MESONET MEASURED GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 58 MPH PERIODICALLY FROM 1043 AM TO 243 PM. |
| Dec 10, 2:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Ene Stinnett, TX | MESONET STATION DT101 7.1 E STINNETT (DTN). |
| Dec 10, 2:18 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 7 E Borger, TX | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND GST REPORT FROM 7 E BORGER. BORGER WT MESONET. GUSTS OF 58 OR GREATER PERIODICALLY FROM 1127 AM TO 252 PM. |
| Dec 10, 2:18 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 7 E Borger, TX | BORGER WT MESONET. GUSTS OF 58 OR GREATER PERIODICALLY FROM 1127 AM TO 252 PM. |
| Dec 10, 2:21 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 Wnw Stratford, TX | MAX SUSTAINED WIND OF 40 MPH STARTED AT 9:34 AM AND ENDED AT 2:25 PM. |
| Dec 10, 2:30 PM CST | WILDFIRE | 5 Ene Masterson, TX | *** DELAYED WILDFIRE REPORT FROM FRIDAY *** THE TWIN CREEK WILDFIRE IN MOORE COUNTY STARTED ON THE AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021 AND WAS FINALLY CONTAINED DURING THE EVENING OF MONDAY, DECEMBER 13 AROUND 830 PM CST. THE WILDFIRE CONSUMED 3,607 ACRES. |
| Dec 10, 2:33 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 2 Wnw Fritch, TX | MESONET STATION 114 FRITCH 1WNW. GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 1046 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 410 PM. |
| Dec 10, 2:35 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Wsw Sanford, TX | MESONET STATION CEDT2 CEDAR (RAWS). |
| Dec 10, 2:51 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 3 N Borger, TX | ASOS STATION KBGD BORGER (ASOS). GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 1050 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 410 PM. |
| Dec 10, 3:05 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 E Canadian, TX | MESONET STATION 67 CANADIAN 6E. |
| Dec 10, 3:13 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 6 E Amarillo, TX | ASOS STATION KAMA AMARILLO (ASOS). GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR MORE BEGAN AT 945 AM AND CONTINUED THROUGH 340 PM. |
| Dec 10, 3:14 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Wnw Lake Mcclellan, TX | MESONET STATION 121 LAKE MCCLELLAN 2NW. INITIAL 58 MPH GUST OCCURRED AT 1240 PM. |
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, 9.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2839 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
871 WWUS84 KAMA 100939 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 339 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-102200- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0015.211210T1600Z-211211T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0019.211210T1600Z-211211T0200Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 339 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA 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 8 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron...Texas and Beaver. In Texas...Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb... Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson...Roberts...Hemphill...Oldham... Potter...Carson...Gray...Wheeler...Deaf Smith...Randall... Armstrong...Donley...Collingsworth and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. A cold front will result in the west winds shifting to the northwest and then north between 12 PM and 6 PM Friday. * Relative Humidity...As low as 16 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...4. * Timing...Late this morning through this evening. 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. && $$ Schneider For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
2 follow-up statements
941 WWUS84 KAMA 102114 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 314 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-110200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211211T0200Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 314 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron...Texas and Beaver. In Texas...Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb... Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson...Roberts...Hemphill...Oldham... Potter...Carson...Gray...Wheeler...Deaf Smith...Randall... Armstrong...Donley...Collingsworth and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...Northwest 25 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 17 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...4. * Timing...Through this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
481 WWUS84 KAMA 110042 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 642 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-110145- /O.CAN.KAMA.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-211211T0200Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 642 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Winds have diminished and relative humidity values are increasing with critical fire weather conditions ending. A few areas of spotty elevated conditions remain in the southern Texas Panhandle where west southwest of 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 30 to 40 mph continue ahead of the cold front, along with relative humidity values as low as 15 to 20 percent. Once the front passes through the southern Texas Panhandle, the elevated fire weather conditions will diminish. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:24 AM CST | Wind Advisory | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:49 AM CST | High Wind Warning | AMA | Carson, Deaf Smith, Gray, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham and 3 more | 7 hr |
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.