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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2021, 3:05 AM CST for 13 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2021, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 147 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
835 WWUS74 KLUB 260905 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 305 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-039-040-261715- /O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0025.211226T1700Z-211227T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran- Hockley-Lubbock-Yoakum-Terry- Including the cities of Tulia, Silverton, Lubbock, Plains, Muleshoe, Whiteface, Denver City, Happy, Wolfforth, Quitaque, Lockney, Friona, Olton, Hale Center, Amherst, Farwell, Slaton, Littlefield, Wellman, Plainview, Dimmitt, Hart, Meadow, Brownfield, Bovina, Floydada, Levelland, Sundown, and Morton 305 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of the South Plains and extreme southern Panhandle. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust with reduced visibilities will also occur, especially near open fields and construction sites. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ JW
2 follow-up statements
527 WWUS74 KLUB 261658 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 1058 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-039-040-270000- /O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0025.211226T1700Z-211227T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran- Hockley-Lubbock-Yoakum-Terry- Including the cities of Tulia, Silverton, Lubbock, Plains, Muleshoe, Whiteface, Denver City, Happy, Wolfforth, Quitaque, Lockney, Friona, Olton, Hale Center, Amherst, Farwell, Slaton, Littlefield, Wellman, Plainview, Dimmitt, Hart, Meadow, Brownfield, Bovina, Floydada, Levelland, Sundown, and Morton 1058 AM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...The South Plains and extreme southern Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas of blowing dust with reduced visibilities will also occur, especially near open fields and construction sites. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 01
710 WWUS74 KLUB 262352 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 552 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>035-039-040-270100- /O.EXP.KLUB.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-211227T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran- Hockley-Lubbock-Yoakum-Terry- Including the cities of Friona, Bovina, Farwell, Dimmitt, Hart, Tulia, Happy, Silverton, Quitaque, Muleshoe, Littlefield, Amherst, Olton, Plainview, Hale Center, Floydada, Lockney, Morton, Whiteface, Levelland, Sundown, Lubbock, Wolfforth, Slaton, Denver City, Plains, Brownfield, Meadow, and Wellman 552 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... With the loss of daytime heating, wind speeds will continue to decrease across the region. A band of somewhat higher speeds extending from Plains to Plainview to Silverton will likely be the last to remain with speeds greater than 20 mph. The wind direction is expected to become more westerly as winds diminish. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:11 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
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.