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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Lubbock, TX

October 12, 20217 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 12, 2021, 2:30 AM CDT for 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 12, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2021, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 12, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 12, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Bailey County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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 2021-10-12Temperature 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 2021-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3081 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

902 
WWUS74 KLUB 120730
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
230 AM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

TXZ021-022-027-028-033-034-039-121800-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0016.211012T1800Z-211013T0000Z/
Parmer-Castro-Bailey-Lamb-Cochran-Hockley-Yoakum-
Including the cities of Farwell, Littlefield, Denver City,
Sundown, Bovina, Whiteface, Friona, Muleshoe, Levelland, Amherst,
Morton, Dimmitt, Plains, Hart, and Olton
230 AM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Yoakum, Castro and Parmer 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 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.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
161 
WWUS74 KLUB 121758
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
1258 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

TXZ021-022-027-028-033-034-039-130000-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0016.211012T1800Z-211013T0000Z/
Parmer-Castro-Bailey-Lamb-Cochran-Hockley-Yoakum-
Including the cities of Farwell, Littlefield, Denver City,
Sundown, Bovina, Whiteface, Friona, Muleshoe, Levelland, Amherst,
Morton, Dimmitt, Plains, Hart, and Olton
1258 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Yoakum, Castro and Parmer 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 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.

&&

$$

GKendrick
637 
WWUS74 KLUB 122359
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
659 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

TXZ021-022-027-028-033-034-039-130100-
/O.EXP.KLUB.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211013T0000Z/
Parmer-Castro-Bailey-Lamb-Cochran-Hockley-Yoakum-
Including the cities of Farwell, Littlefield, Denver City,
Sundown, Bovina, Whiteface, Friona, Muleshoe, Levelland, Amherst,
Morton, Dimmitt, Plains, Hart, and Olton
659 PM CDT Tue Oct 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Wind speeds have dropped below advisory levels, though solidly 
breezy conditions will persist into the evening.

$$

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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.