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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Amarillo, TX
NWS Amarillo, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2021, 4:08 AM CDT for Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma; Hansford County, Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 7, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2021, 4:08 AM CDT (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2021, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Amarillo, TX
Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Hansford County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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 156 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
- 4603 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
670 WWUS74 KAMA 070908 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 408 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-071800- /O.NEW.KAMA.WI.Y.0008.210407T1500Z-210407T2200Z/ Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Including the cities of Guymon, Beaver, Forgan, Spearman, Gruver, Perryton, Booker, Higgins, and Follett 408 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph expected with gusts near 55 mph. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Texas and Beaver Counties. In Texas, Hansford, Ochiltree and Lipscomb Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Schneider
2 follow-up statements
828 WWUS74 KAMA 071652 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1152 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-072200- /O.CON.KAMA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210407T2200Z/ Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Including the cities of Guymon, Beaver, Forgan, Spearman, Gruver, Perryton, Booker, Higgins, and Follett 1152 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds near 35 mph expected with gusts near 50 mph. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Texas and Beaver Counties. In Texas, Hansford, Ochiltree and Lipscomb Counties. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
152 WWUS74 KAMA 072212 NPWAMA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 512 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 OKZ002-003-TXZ003>005-072315- /O.EXP.KAMA.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210407T2200Z/ /00000.0.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Texas-Beaver-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Including the cities of Spearman, Forgan, Higgins, Gruver, Perryton, Booker, Follett, Beaver, and Guymon 512 PM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Sustained winds have fallen below 35 mph, and are expected to continue diminishing through the evening hours. Therefore, the Wind Advisory issued earlier for the central and eastern Oklahoma Panhandle as well as parts of the northeast Texas Panhandle has been allowed to expire at 5 PM CDT. $$ 02
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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.