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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 22, 2021, 3:20 AM CDT for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. 39 reports 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
- Mar 22, 2021, 3:20 AM CDT (08:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2021, 7:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Cochran County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Kent County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1:51 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 76 | 5 Ssw Graham, TX | MEASURED BY THE TTU MESONET FROM 151-153PM |
| Mar 22, 2:14 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | Crosbyton, TX | |
| Mar 22, 2:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Graham, TX | DAMAGE TO SEED BIN AND TRACTOR |
| Mar 22, 2:15 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Crosbyton, TX | |
| Mar 22, 2:45 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Dickens, TX | ROOF LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND CARPORT BLOWN DOWN |
| Mar 22, 3:51 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 7 Wnw Denver City, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 3:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 8 Wsw Sundown, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 3:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 7 Wnw Denver City, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 3:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 3 N Plains, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT. SO REPORTS NEAR ZERO VIZ |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 7 Wnw Denver City, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 3 N Plains, TX | MEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Mar 22, 4:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 8 Wsw Sundown, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:26 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 S Brownfield, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:30 PM CDT | DUST STORM | Denver City, TX | DIFFICULTY SEEING ACROSS STREET |
| Mar 22, 4:31 PM CDT | DUST STORM | Plains, TX | PD REPORTS OFFICERS UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO LOW VISIBLITY |
| Mar 22, 4:36 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 S Brownfield, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:39 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 S Brownfield, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:45 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 S Brownfield, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:47 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Plains, TX | ROOF BLOWN OFF MULTIPLE HOMES. POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS YOAKUM COUNTY. |
| Mar 22, 4:57 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 2 S Brownfield, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:57 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 2 S Brownfield, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:05 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 N O'Donnell, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:06 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 S Levelland, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:09 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Ssw Wolfforth, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 Ssw Wolfforth, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 6 Ssw Wolfforth, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:23 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | New Home, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 N O'Donnell, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:29 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Nne Tahoka, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:31 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Ssw Graham, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 3 Nne Tahoka, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 5:55 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Denver City, TX | METAL SHED DESTROYED/TUMBLED BY WIND |
| Mar 22, 6:04 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Ne Slaton, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 6:06 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ssw Graham, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 6:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 2 Ne Slaton, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 6:07 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 2 Ne Slaton, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT |
| Mar 22, 6:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ne Post, TX | MEASURED BY THE WEST TEXAS MESONET |
| Mar 22, 6:25 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ssw Lubbock, TX | TREE UPROOTED |
| Mar 22, 7:17 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Nw White River Lake, TX | WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT. ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING RAIN SHOWER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
428 WWUS84 KLUB 220820 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 320 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021 TXZ033>037-039>043-222030- /O.UPG.KLUB.FW.A.0004.210322T1800Z-210323T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KLUB.FW.W.0004.210322T1800Z-210323T0100Z/ Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza- Kent- 320 AM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH PLAINS AND THE SOUTHWESTERN ROLLING PLAINS... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Wind...West at 20 to 30 mph. * Humidity...Less than 15 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
620 WWUS84 KLUB 221745 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1245 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021 TXZ035>037-041>043-221845- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.W.0004.210322T1800Z-210323T0100Z/ Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-Lynn-Garza-Kent- 1245 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHWESTERN ROLLING PLAINS... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Widespread light to heavy rainfall this morning and early afternoon has mitigated the fire weather risk for the rest of this afternoon. Therefore, the red flag warning has been cancelled. $$ TXZ033-034-039-040-230100- /O.CON.KLUB.FW.W.0004.210322T1800Z-210323T0100Z/ Cochran-Hockley-Yoakum-Terry- 1245 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH PLAINS... * Wind...West at 20 to 30 mph. * Humidity...Less than 15 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. && $$
648 WWUS84 KLUB 230018 RFWLUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 718 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021 TXZ033-034-039-040-230130- /O.CAN.KLUB.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210323T0100Z/ Cochran-Hockley-Yoakum-Terry- 718 PM CDT Mon Mar 22 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHWEST SOUTH PLAINS... The National Weather Service in Lubbock has cancelled the Red Flag Warning. Temperatures have dropped and the humidity has increased well above 15 percent, bringing an end of critical fire weather for the day. Thus, the Red Flag Warning has been canceled. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Lubbock | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Lubbock | 49 min |
| Mar 22, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Crosby, Garza | 59 min |
| Mar 22, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent | 40 min |
| Mar 22, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Cottle, Dickens, King, Motley | 40 min |
| Mar 22, 3:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Childress, Cottle, King | 27 min |
| Mar 22, 3:44 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | LUB | Cochran, Crosby, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:44 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LUB | Cochran, Crosby, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:52 PM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | LUB | Cochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum | 113 min |
| Mar 22, 4:37 PM CDT | Dust Storm Warning | LUB | Crosby, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry | 113 min |
| Mar 22, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Lubbock | 45 min |
| Mar 22, 5:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LUB | Lubbock | 64 min |
| Mar 22, 6:13 PM CDT | Dust Storm Advisory | LUB | Dickens, Kent, King, Stonewall | 2 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Crosby | 25 min |
| Mar 22, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Crosby | 34 min |
| Mar 22, 6:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Lynn | 29 min |
| Mar 22, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LUB | Dickens | 42 min |
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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.