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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Lubbock, TX

March 10, 202119 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 10, 2021, 3:01 AM CST for 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
Mar 10, 2021, 3:01 AM CST (09:01 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 10, 2021, 8:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Motley County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:00 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, 9.0 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 2021-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 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 2021-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-205 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2224 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

676 
WWUS84 KLUB 100901
RFWLUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
301 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

TXZ031-032-036-101015-
/O.CAN.KLUB.FW.A.0002.210310T1700Z-210311T0100Z/
Motley-Cottle-Crosby-
301 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN
AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has cancelled the Fire
Weather Watch. 

The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning.

$$

TXZ021>030-033>035-039>041-110100-
/O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0002.210310T1700Z-210311T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0002.210310T1700Z-210311T0200Z/
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-
Floyd-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-
301 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND NORTHERN
ROLLING PLAINS...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CST
this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. 

* Wind...Southwesterly winds at 20-30 mph gusting to 40 mph.

* Humidity...6-11 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.

&&

$$

Sincavage
2 follow-up statements
117 
WWUS84 KLUB 101714
RFWLUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1114 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

TXZ031-036-037-110200-
/O.EXA.KLUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0200Z/
Motley-Crosby-Dickens-
1114 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND NORTHERN ROLLING PLAINS...

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect until 8 PM CST this evening. 

* Wind...Southwesterly winds at 20-30 mph gusting to 40 mph.

* Humidity...6-11 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>030-033>035-039>041-110200-
/O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0200Z/
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-
Floyd-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-
1114 AM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EXTREME
SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND NORTHERN ROLLING
PLAINS...

* Wind...Southwesterly winds at 20-30 mph gusting to 40 mph.

* Humidity...6-11 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.

&&

$$
169 
WWUS84 KLUB 110210
RFWLUB

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
810 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

TXZ021>031-033>037-039>041-110315-
/O.EXP.KLUB.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210311T0200Z/
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-
Floyd-Motley-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-Yoakum-Terry-
Lynn-
810 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS...AND
WESTERN ROLLING PLAINS OF TEXAS...

Elevated fire weather conditions will persist through the evening
across the far southwest Texas Panhandle and northwest South
Plains. Elsewhere, a dryline moving northwest will bring more
moist conditions overnight.

$$

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.