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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Lubbock, TX
NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 2, 2023, 2:44 AM CST for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 2, 2023, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2023, 2:44 AM CST (08:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2023, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2023, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lubbock, TX
Counties Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Kent County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 2079 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
393 WWUS74 KLUB 020844 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 244 AM CST Sat Dec 2 2023 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>037-039>043-030000- /O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0021.231202T1800Z-231203T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran- Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent- Including the cities of Silverton, Meadow, Happy, Lubbock, Dickens, Dimmitt, Friona, Hart, Muleshoe, Tulia, New Home, Denver City, Levelland, Brownfield, Lockney, ODonnell, Tahoka, Littlefield, Farwell, Ralls, Wolfforth, Whiteface, Quitaque, Plains, Slaton, Post, Plainview, Sundown, Floydada, Spur, Hale Center, Bovina, Amherst, Morton, Olton, Crosbyton, Jayton, Wellman, and Lake Alan Henry 244 AM CST Sat Dec 2 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...The South Plains, western portions of the Rolling Plains, and western and central portions of the far Southern Texas Panhandle. * WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patchy blowing dust may result in localized visibility reductions, especially near open fields and construction zones. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects that may blow away. && $$ 30
1 follow-up statement
424 WWUS74 KLUB 030010 NPWLUB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lubbock TX 610 PM CST Sat Dec 2 2023 TXZ021>024-027>030-033>037-039>043-030115- /O.EXP.KLUB.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-231203T0000Z/ Parmer-Castro-Swisher-Briscoe-Bailey-Lamb-Hale-Floyd-Cochran- Hockley-Lubbock-Crosby-Dickens-Yoakum-Terry-Lynn-Garza-Kent- Including the cities of Dimmitt, Morton, Littlefield, Farwell, Tahoka, Brownfield, Lockney, Meadow, Denver City, Friona, Tulia, Muleshoe, Post, Plainview, Hart, Jayton, Slaton, Hale Center, Silverton, Ralls, Dickens, Bovina, Happy, Lake Alan Henry, Spur, Lubbock, Olton, ODonnell, Plains, New Home, Levelland, Wellman, Floydada, Sundown, Quitaque, Crosbyton, Whiteface, Wolfforth, and Amherst 610 PM CST Sat Dec 2 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... The threat has ended. $$ JD
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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.