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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Lubbock, TX

December 2, 202318 counties in Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2023-12-02Temperature 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 2023-12-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 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
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

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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.