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Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Nov 16, 2021, 3:06 AM CST for 14 counties in Texas. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2021, 3:06 AM CST (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Motley County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Swisher County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 57 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 3940 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
529 WWUS84 KLUB 160906 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 306 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 TXZ039-040-161015- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.A.0014.211116T1800Z-211117T0000Z/ Yoakum-Terry- 306 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has cancelled the Fire Weather Watch. Elevated fire weather conditions can be expected this afternoon. $$ TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-161800- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0014.211116T1800Z-211117T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0014.211116T1800Z-211117T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran- Hockley-Lubbock- 306 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Wind...Westerly at 20 to 30 mph. * Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Fuels...Dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are imminent or already occurring. These conditions can create rapid wildfire growth. && $$
2 follow-up statements
137 WWUS84 KLUB 161736 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1136 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 TXZ025-026-031-170000- /O.EXA.KLUB.FW.W.0014.211116T1800Z-211117T0000Z/ Hall-Childress-Motley- 1136 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. * Wind...Westerly at 20 to 30 mph. * Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Fuels...Dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are imminent or already occurring. These conditions can create rapid wildfire growth. && $$ TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-170000- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0014.211116T1800Z-211117T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran- Hockley-Lubbock- 1136 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... * Wind...Westerly at 20 to 30 mph. * Humidity...5 to 10 percent. * Fuels...Dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are imminent or already occurring. These conditions can create rapid wildfire growth. && $$
333 WWUS84 KLUB 162356 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 556 PM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 TXZ021>031-033>035-170100- /O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-211117T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock- 556 PM CST Tue Nov 16 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE... Declining winds, cooling temperatures and increasing humidity levels are bringing to a close the critical fire weather conditions for the day. $$
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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.