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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 21, 2021Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at May 21, 2021, 3:59 AM CDT for Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas; Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 21, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 21, 2021, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
In effect from
May 21, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 21, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Cimarron County, OK, Dallam County, TX, Hartley County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 506 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
506 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1925 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.8

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The text

As transmitted.

316 
WWUS74 KAMA 210859
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
359 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021

OKZ001-TXZ001-006-211700-
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0011.210521T1800Z-210522T0100Z/
Cimarron-Dallam-Hartley-
Including the cities of Keyes, Channing, Hartley, Boise City, and
Dalhart
359 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 39 mph expected with gusts near 55 mph.

* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Cimarron County. In Texas, Dallam and Hartley 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Rutt
2 follow-up statements
255 
WWUS74 KAMA 211651
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1151 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021

OKZ001-TXZ001-006-220100-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0011.210521T1800Z-210522T0100Z/
Cimarron-Dallam-Hartley-
Including the cities of Keyes, Channing, Hartley, Boise City, and
Dalhart
1151 AM CDT Fri May 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds around 35 mph expected.

* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Cimarron County. In Texas, Dallam and Hartley 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

LG
947 
WWUS74 KAMA 220058
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
758 PM CDT Fri May 21 2021

OKZ001-TXZ001-006-220200-
/O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210522T0100Z/
Cimarron-Dallam-Hartley-
Including the cities of Keyes, Channing, Hartley, Boise City, and
Dalhart
758 PM CDT Fri May 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

The threat has ended.

$$

Schneider

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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.