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High Wind Watch 7, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 30, 202315 counties in Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this high wind watch at Mar 30, 2023, 4:43 AM CDT for 15 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 31, 2023, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2023, 4:43 AM CDT (09:43 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2023, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2023, 3:55 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Mar 30, 4:20 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 4:20 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:06 AM CDT, 37 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
406 AM CDT Thu Mar 30 2023

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Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
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406 AM CDT Thu Mar 30 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Strong winds are expected in the west today where High Wind
Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect.

Blowing dusts advisories are in effect where these wind
highlights are located due to visibility potentially getting
below one mile.

Critical fire weather conditions are also anticipated across the
west and central Panhandles today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected across the entire
area on Friday.

Critical fire weather conditions are also possible Saturday
through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

Area fire managers and emergency officials should be alert for
elevated or critical fire weather conditions over the next seven
days.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 4:17 AM CDTRed Flag WarningAMAArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more42 hr
Mar 30, 1:18 PM CDTDust Storm WarningAMACimarron57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.