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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Lubbock, TX

October 10, 202113 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 10, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT for 13 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 10, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT (08:00 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 10, 2021, 2:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Bailey County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 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

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 174 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-10-10Temperature 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-10-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
3031 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

689 
WWUS74 KLUB 100800
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

TXZ027-033>035-039>042-110000-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.211010T1900Z-211011T0000Z/
Bailey-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-
Including the cities of Wolfforth, ODonnell, Meadow, Slaton,
Lubbock, Brownfield, New Home, Tahoka, Plains, Muleshoe, Wellman,
Levelland, Whiteface, Denver City, Lake Alan Henry, Post, Morton,
and Sundown
300 AM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Westerly winds of 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Bailey, Cochran, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, and 
  Yoakum Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong, gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects 
  and a few power outages may occur as a result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Sincavage
2 follow-up statements
322 
WWUS74 KLUB 101556
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1056 AM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

TXZ036>038-043-044-110100-
/O.EXB.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.211010T1900Z-211011T0100Z/
Crosby-Dickens-King-Kent-Stonewall-
Including the cities of Old Glory, Crosbyton, Guthrie, Ralls,
Dickens, Dumont, Aspermont, Spur, and Jayton
1056 AM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwesterly winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, 
  shifting to the northwest in the evening.

* WHERE...The central and southern Rolling Plains.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and loft 
  blowing dust. A few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TXZ027-033>035-039>042-110100-
/O.EXT.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.211010T1900Z-211011T0100Z/
Bailey-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-
Including the cities of Wolfforth, ODonnell, Meadow, Slaton,
Lubbock, Brownfield, New Home, Tahoka, Plains, Muleshoe, Wellman,
Levelland, Whiteface, Denver City, Lake Alan Henry, Post, Morton,
and Sundown
1056 AM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT 
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Westerly winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, 
  shifting to the northwest in the late afternoon.

* WHERE...The central and southern South Plains and Rolling Plains.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and loft 
  blowing dust. A few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

23
954 
WWUS74 KLUB 110045
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
745 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

TXZ027-033>044-110145-
/O.CAN.KLUB.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211011T0100Z/
Bailey-Cochran-Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-King-Yoakum-Terry-
Lynn-Garza-Kent-Stonewall-
Including the cities of Muleshoe, Morton, Whiteface, Levelland, 
Sundown, Lubbock, Wolfforth, Slaton, Ralls, Crosbyton, Spur, 
Dickens, Dumont, Guthrie, Denver City, Plains, Brownfield, 
Meadow, Wellman, Tahoka, New Home, ODonnell, Post, 
Lake Alan Henry, Jayton, Aspermont, and Old Glory
745 PM CDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have dropped below advisory levels. Breezy conditions will
continue through the evening, however.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 10, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLUBCastro31 min
Oct 10, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatLUBCastro, Hale, Lamb, Swisher50 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.