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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Lubbock, TX

December 26, 202113 counties in Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-12-26Temperature 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 2021-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 3:11 AM CSTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more15 hr

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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.