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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Lubbock, TX

April 6, 20219 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2021, 11:57 PM CDT for 9 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2021, 11:57 PM CDT (04:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 7, 2021, 3:26 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Briscoe County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hall County, TX, King County, TX, Motley County, TX, Swisher County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:00 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2021-04-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

097 
WWUS74 KLUB 070457
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1157 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

TXZ023>026-030>032-037-038-071000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0011.210407T0457Z-210407T1000Z/
Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Dickens-King-
Including the cities of Tulia, Quitaque, Childress, Guthrie,
Lockney, Roaring Springs, Silverton, Spur, Turkey, Paducah, Cee
Vee, Floydada, Dickens, Dumont, Memphis, Matador, Kirkland, and
Happy
1157 PM CDT Tue Apr 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northerly winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Floyd, King, Motley, Briscoe, 
  Hall and Swisher Counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few 
  power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong winds will also loft blowing dust 
  which may reduce the visibility to 2 miles or lower at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

23
1 follow-up statement
719 
WWUS74 KLUB 070826
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
326 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

TXZ023>026-030>032-037-038-070930-
/O.CAN.KLUB.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210407T1000Z/
Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-Floyd-Motley-Cottle-Dickens-King-
Including the cities of Tulia, Happy, Silverton, Quitaque, 
Turkey, Memphis, Childress, Kirkland, Floydada, Lockney, Matador,
Roaring Springs, Paducah, Cee Vee, Spur, Dickens, Dumont, 
and Guthrie
326 AM CDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have weakened below advisory levels. Thus, the advisory has
been cancelled.

$$

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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.