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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 4, 2021, 3:12 AM CST for 12 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 4, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Mar 4, 2021, 3:12 AM CST (09:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2021, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Cimarron 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), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:14 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 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 4257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
954 WWUS84 KAMA 040912 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 312 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 TXZ011-012-016-017-317-042200- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0001.210304T1700Z-210305T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0002.210304T1700Z-210305T0100Z/ Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith-Randall-Palo Duro Canyon- 312 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE TEXAS 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 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Texas...Oldham...Potter...Deaf Smith... Randall and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. A cold front will shift the winds to the northwest and north after 5 PM to 7 PM this evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 5. * Timing...11 AM CST this morning to 7 PM CST 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. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-042200- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0002.210304T1700Z-210305T0100Z/ Cimarron-Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-Moore- 312 AM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLES... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron. In Texas...Dallam... Sherman...Hartley and Moore. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. A cold front will shift the winds to the northwest and north after 5 PM to 7 PM this evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 5. * Timing...11 AM CST this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ Schneider For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
2 follow-up statements
156 WWUS84 KAMA 041930 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 130 PM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 TXZ003-008-013-018-050100- /O.EXA.KAMA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210305T0100Z/ Hansford-Hutchinson-Carson-Armstrong- 130 PM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE 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 until 7 PM CST this evening. * Affected Area...In Texas...Hansford...Hutchinson...Carson and Armstrong. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. A cold front will shift the winds to the northwest and north after sunset. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 5. * Timing...Through 7 PM CST 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. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006-007-011-012-016-017-317-050100- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210305T0100Z/ Cimarron-Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-Moore-Oldham-Potter-Deaf Smith- Randall-Palo Duro Canyon- 130 PM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron. In Texas...Dallam... Sherman...Hartley...Moore...Oldham...Potter...Deaf Smith... Randall and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. A cold front will shift the winds to the northwest and north after sunset. * Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...3 to 6. * Timing...Through 7 PM CST this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
183 WWUS84 KAMA 050108 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 708 PM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 OKZ001-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>013-016>018-317-050215- /O.EXP.KAMA.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210305T0100Z/ Cimarron-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham- Potter-Carson-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Palo Duro Canyon- 708 PM CST Thu Mar 4 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... RH values have begun to recover following sundown. Additionally, a cold front is pushing south through the Panhandles, with RH values rising to above 30 percent behind this front. Critical fire weather conditions have thus come to an end, so the Red Flag Warning has been allowed to expire. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.