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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Lubbock, TX

May 8, 202116 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2021, 3:33 PM CDT for 16 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2021, 3:33 PM CDT (20:33 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-08Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 257 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2395 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

448 
WWUS74 KLUB 082033
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
333 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-090100-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0013.210508T2033Z-210509T0100Z/
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran-
Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-
Including the cities of Tulia, Silverton, Lubbock, Plains,
Muleshoe, Whiteface, Denver City, Happy, Wolfforth, Quitaque,
Lockney, ODonnell, New Home, Friona, Lake Alan Henry, Olton, Hale
Center, Post, Crosbyton, Amherst, Farwell, Slaton, Littlefield,
Wellman, Plainview, Dimmitt, Hart, Meadow, Brownfield, Bovina,
Floydada, Tahoka, Ralls, Levelland, Sundown, and Morton
333 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...The South Plains and the southern Texas Panhandle.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Pazos
1 follow-up statement
341 
WWUS74 KLUB 090047
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
747 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>042-090200-
/O.EXP.KLUB.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210509T0100Z/
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran-
Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-
Including the cities of Tulia, Silverton, Lubbock, Plains,
Muleshoe, Whiteface, Denver City, Happy, Wolfforth, Quitaque,
Lockney, ODonnell, New Home, Friona, Lake Alan Henry, Olton, Hale
Center, Post, Crosbyton, Amherst, Farwell, Slaton, Littlefield,
Wellman, Plainview, Dimmitt, Hart, Meadow, Brownfield, Bovina,
Floydada, Tahoka, Ralls, Levelland, Sundown, and Morton
747 PM CDT Sat May 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds will continue to fall below advisory criteria. The wind 
advisory will expire at 8 PM CDT.

$$

Pazos

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBBriscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Swisher60 min
May 7, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLUBCochran, Floyd, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock and 3 more59 min
May 7, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBBriscoe, Hall36 min
May 7, 8:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBBriscoe, Floyd23 min
May 7, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBLubbock, Lynn59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.