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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Amarillo, TX
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:14 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | AMA | Beaver, Cimarron, Texas | 15 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.