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Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Dec 23, 2021, 1:02 PM CST for 24 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 24, 2021, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2021, 1:02 PM CST (19:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2021, 5:37 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
All 24 counties
Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Motley County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Stonewall 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 19:04 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 1:37 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 S Levelland, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 4036 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
835 WWUS84 KLUB 231902 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 102 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021 TXZ021>044-240315- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0018.211224T1600Z-211225T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0021.211224T1600Z-211225T0100Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 102 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND THE ROLLING PLAINS...... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM CST Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Timing... 10 AM through 7 PM * WIND... Southwest 25 to 35 mph at the 20-foot level with gusts to 60 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * FUELS...Critically dry. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
836 WWUS84 KLUB 240224 AAA RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Lubbock TX 824 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021 TXZ021>044-241300- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0021.211224T1600Z-211225T0100Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 824 PM CST Thu Dec 23 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND THE ROLLING PLAINS... * Timing...10 AM to 7 PM CST. * WIND...Southwest at 25 to 35 mph at the 20-foot level with gusts to 60 mph. * HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent. * FUELS...Critically dry. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are imminent or already occurring. These conditions can create rapid wildfire growth. && $$ Sincavage
850 WWUS84 KLUB 240855 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 255 AM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 TXZ021>044-250100- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0021.211224T1600Z-211225T0100Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 255 AM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND THE ROLLING PLAINS... * Timing...10 AM to 7 PM CST. * WIND...Southwest at 20 to 35 mph at the 20-foot level with gusts to 60 mph. * HUMIDITY...15 to 25 percent. * FUELS...Critically dry. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. 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. && $$
712 WWUS84 KLUB 242337 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 537 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 TXZ021>044-250045- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-211225T0100Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Bailey-Lamb-Hale- Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King- Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall- 537 PM CST Fri Dec 24 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND THE ROLLING PLAINS... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Critical fire weather conditions are no longer expected due to increasing relative humidity and diminishing wind speeds. $$ Sincavage
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:30 AM CST | High Wind Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 9 more | 24 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.