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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Lubbock, TX

December 5, 20216 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 5, 2021, 9:20 PM CST for 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 5, 2021, 11:00 PM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 5, 2021, 9:20 PM CST (03:20 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 5, 2021, 11:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 2:00 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX

Counties Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Childress County, TX, Hall County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Swisher County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 2021-12-06Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

711 
WWUS74 KLUB 060320
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
920 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

TXZ021>026-060800-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0020.211206T0500Z-211206T0800Z/
Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Hall-Childress-
Including the cities of Farwell, Tulia, Childress, Silverton,
Turkey, Bovina, Friona, Dimmitt, Hart, Memphis, Quitaque,
Kirkland, and Happy
920 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY...

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

* WHERE...Childress, Briscoe, Castro, Hall, Parmer, and Swisher 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM CST Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Sincavage

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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.