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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Apr 5, 2021, 2:05 PM CDT for 14 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 6, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report 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
- Apr 5, 2021, 2:05 PM CDT (19:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 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, Donley County, TX, Gray 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), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Se Kenton, 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 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 2015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
951 WWUS84 KAMA 051905 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 205 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021 OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006>008-011>014-016>019-317-061100- /O.UPG.KAMA.FW.A.0006.210406T1800Z-210407T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0007.210406T1800Z-210407T0200Z/ Cimarron-Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter- Carson-Gray-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Palo Duro Canyon- 205 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE WESTERN AND 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 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Tuesday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron. In Texas...Dallam... Sherman...Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson...Oldham...Potter... Carson...Gray...Deaf Smith...Randall...Armstrong...Donley and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...Values between 4 and 7. * Timing...1 PM through 9 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
2 follow-up statements
618 WWUS84 KAMA 060844 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 344 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021 OKZ002-TXZ003-062045- /O.EXA.KAMA.FW.W.0007.210406T1800Z-210407T0200Z/ Texas-Hansford- 344 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Texas. In Texas...Hansford. * 20 Foot Winds...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 4 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...Values between 4 and 6. * Timing...1 PM through 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ OKZ001-TXZ001-002-006>008-011>014-016>019-317-062045- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0007.210406T1800Z-210407T0200Z/ Cimarron-Dallam-Sherman-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter- Carson-Gray-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Palo Duro Canyon- 344 AM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron. In Texas...Dallam... Sherman...Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson...Oldham...Potter... Carson...Gray...Deaf Smith...Randall...Armstrong...Donley and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 3 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...Values between 5 and 8. * Timing...1 PM through 9 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
712 WWUS84 KAMA 061908 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 208 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021 OKZ001-002-TXZ001>003-006>008-011>014-016>019-317-070200- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210407T0200Z/ Cimarron-Texas-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson- Oldham-Potter-Carson-Gray-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley- Palo Duro Canyon- 208 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLES... * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron and Texas. In Texas... Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson... Oldham...Potter...Carson...Gray...Deaf Smith...Randall... Armstrong...Donley and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Winds will shift to the northwest this evening. * Relative Humidity...As low as 4 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...Values between 5 and 8. * Timing...through 9 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit... www.weather.gov/ama
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.