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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Amarillo, TX

September 17, 2021Cimarron County, Oklahoma; Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Sep 17, 2021, 2:46 AM CDT for Cimarron County, Oklahoma; Dallam County, Hartley County, Texas. It took effect at Sep 17, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 17, 2021, 2:46 AM CDT (07:46 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 17, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 17, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
8 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 07:48 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, 7.8 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 2021-09-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 703 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 2021-09-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 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
703 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2170 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

650 
WWUS74 KAMA 170746
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
246 AM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

OKZ001-TXZ001-006-171615-
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0012.210917T1200Z-210917T2000Z/
Cimarron-Dallam-Hartley-
Including the cities of Channing, Boise City, Dalhart, Romero,
Conlen, Keyes, Ware, and Hartley
246 AM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT THIS 
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds around 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 3 PM CDT this afternoon.

* 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
1 follow-up statement
879 
WWUS74 KAMA 171846
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
146 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

OKZ001-TXZ001-006-172000-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210917T2000Z/
Cimarron-Dallam-Hartley-
Including the cities of Channing, Boise City, Dalhart, Romero,
Conlen, Keyes, Ware, and Hartley
146 PM CDT Fri Sep 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 3 PM CDT this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$

Guerrero

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAWheeler50 min
Sep 17, 6:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMALipscomb41 min
Sep 17, 6:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts42 min
Sep 17, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMACollingsworth28 min
Sep 17, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth66 min

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.