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Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Amarillo, TX

February 22, 202320 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 22, 2023, 2:08 AM CST for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Feb 22, 2023, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2023, 2:08 AM CST (08:08 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2023, 8:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
All 23 counties

Beaver County, OK, Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 2023-02-22Temperature 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 2023-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2215 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning 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 red flag warning went out at Feb 21, 10:29 PM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 10:29 PM CST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 2:38 PM CST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
238 PM CST Tue Feb 21 2023

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Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
238 PM CST Tue Feb 21 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Widespread hazardous weather is not expected for this period.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

A very windy day is expected Wednesday. Winds will be out of the
southwest across the Panhandles, but will be strongest in the
western half of the Panhandles. 40-45 mph sustained winds with
gusts 58-65 mph is expected. Gusts up to 70 mph will be possible.
A High Wind Warning will be in effect from 11AM Wednesday to 9P
Wednesday.

The eastern half of the Panhandles is expected to have 25-40 mph
sustained winds with 45-55 mph gusts. A gust up to 60 mph will be
possible. A High Wind Watch will be in effect from 11AM Wednesday
to 9PM Wednesday.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected aross the Panhandles Wednesday
due to the aforementioned very windy day and low relative
humidity values. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Wednesday
afternoon through Wednesday evening.

There is a chance for thunderstorms on Sunday in the easternmost
counties of the Panhandles. A strong thunderstorm cannot be ruled
out.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 21, 11:16 PM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 10:03 AM CSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryAMAArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 11 more11 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2023Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2023Every red flag warning in 2023

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.