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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Amarillo, TX

December 26, 2021Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 13 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2021, 3:04 AM CST for Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma; 13 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2021, 3:04 AM CST (09:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 26, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas 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, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Sherman County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 2021-12-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2376 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

946 
WWUS74 KAMA 260904
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
304 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>008-011>013-016>018-317-261715-
/O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0022.211226T1700Z-211227T0000Z/
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Hartley-
Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Deaf Smith-Randall-
Armstrong-Palo Duro Canyon-
Including the cities of Borger, Claude, Bootleg, Romero,
Umbarger, Conlen, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Gruver, Goodnight,
Four Way, Dalhart, Canyon, Amarillo, Waka, Perryton, Buffalo
Lake, Panhandle, Ware, Boise City, Masterson, White Deer, Vega,
Wolf Creek Park, Keyes, Pantex, Washburn, Bushland, Spearman,
Channing, Forgan, Farnsworth, Wayside, Skellytown, Dumas,
Wildorado, Stratford, Boys Ranch, Hereford, Beaver, Dawn,
Hartley, and Guymon
304 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 39 mph with higher gusts expected.

* WHERE...All of the Oklahoma Panhandle and much of the Texas 
  Panhandle.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST 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.

&&

$$

02
2 follow-up statements
179 
WWUS74 KAMA 261703
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1103 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>008-011>013-016>018-317-270000-
/O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Hartley-
Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Deaf Smith-Randall-
Armstrong-Palo Duro Canyon-
Including the cities of Borger, Claude, Bootleg, Romero,
Umbarger, Conlen, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Gruver, Goodnight,
Four Way, Dalhart, Canyon, Amarillo, Waka, Perryton, Buffalo
Lake, Panhandle, Ware, Boise City, Masterson, White Deer, Vega,
Wolf Creek Park, Keyes, Pantex, Washburn, Bushland, Spearman,
Channing, Forgan, Farnsworth, Wayside, Skellytown, Dumas,
Wildorado, Stratford, Boys Ranch, Hereford, Beaver, Dawn,
Hartley, and Guymon
1103 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 39 mph with higher gusts expected.

* WHERE...All of the Oklahoma Panhandle and the central and western 
  Texas Panhandle.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
293 
WWUS74 KAMA 262353
NPWAMA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
553 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>004-006>008-011>013-016>018-317-270100-
/O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Hartley-
Moore-Hutchinson-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Deaf Smith-Randall-
Armstrong-Palo Duro Canyon-
Including the cities of Borger, Claude, Bootleg, Romero,
Umbarger, Conlen, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Gruver, Goodnight,
Four Way, Dalhart, Canyon, Amarillo, Waka, Perryton, Buffalo
Lake, Panhandle, Ware, Boise City, Masterson, White Deer, Vega,
Wolf Creek Park, Keyes, Pantex, Washburn, Bushland, Spearman,
Channing, Forgan, Farnsworth, Wayside, Skellytown, Dumas,
Wildorado, Stratford, Boys Ranch, Hereford, Beaver, Dawn,
Hartley, and Guymon
553 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

Winds have been decreasing over the last hour and will continue to 
decrease such that the wind advisory will be allowed to expire at 6 
PM. Winds will remain breezy through the evening becoming calm into 
the morning hours tomorrow.

$$

Ward

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 3:14 AM CSTRed Flag WarningAMABeaver, Cimarron, Texas15 hr

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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.