A cold front moved through the Oklahoma Panhandle during the early morning hours of the 20th. A strong pressure gradient behind the front caused several hours of sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the Oklahoma Panhandle during the early morning hours of the 20th. A strong pressure gradient behind the front caused several hours of sustained winds of 30 to 35 mph. However, mid-level winds aloft of 55 to 65 mph were able to mix to the surface to cause occasional gusts of 58 to 62 mph. These gusts occurred off and on until 6:40 AM CST before the surface pressure gradient relaxed and the stronger winds aloft moved eastward.
The following is a list of the highest gust reported by county: 60 mph gust at Keyes (Cimarron County); 60 mph gust at Hooker (Texas County); and 58 mph at Beaver (Beaver County).
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 19, 11:54 PM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1154 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014
.AVIATION...
/06Z TAFS/ NOT MUCH CHANGE IN PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH STRONG POST
FRONTAL WINDS BEING THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN.
THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO BARREL SOUTH...AND SHOULD BE
THROUGH THE KGUY AND KDHT TERMINALS BY 08 AND 09Z RESPECTIVELY. THIS
FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH KAMA BY 10Z. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS STILL EXPECTED
AT THE KGUY TERMINAL. CONFIDENCE IN WIND GUSTS REACHING 40 KTS AT
KAMA IS STILL TOO LOW TO ISSUE AN AWW OVERNIGHT AS THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED NORTHEAST OF THE TERMINAL. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY ALTHOUGH AS A SFC HIGH
WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR AROUND 10 KTS BY AROUND 00Z FRI. VFR
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE FOR BLDU TO
BRIEFLY REDUCE VISBYS BELOW VFR AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION
POSSIBLE FOR -SN TO AFFECT MAINLY THE KGUY TERMINAL...BUT IF THIS
OCCURS IT WILL BE TOO LIGHT TO REDUCE VISBYS AND CIGS BELOW VFR.
CLK
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 555 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014/
AVIATION...
/00Z TAFS/ MAIN CONCERNS FOR THIS TAF FORECAST CYCLE CENTERS ON THE
TIMING OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND POST FRONTAL WIND SPEEDS.
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT...CURRENTLY OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWARD TONIGHT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
THROUGH KGUY AND KDHT BY 07-08Z AND THEN KAMA BY 09Z. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT...AS A 50-60 KT LOW
LEVEL JET DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. BASED ON THE EXPECTED
ORIENTATION OF THIS JET...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT KGUY WITH
THE LIGHTEST WINDS AT KAMA. MOMENTUM TRANSFER ON THE KGUY SOUNDING ON
BUFKIT EVEN INDICATES WIND GUSTS AT AROUND 50-55 KTS. HOWEVER DO NOT
ANTICIPATE WINDS THIS STRONG AS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT WHEN ATMOSPHERIC MIXING IS AT A MINIMUM. NONETHELESS
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25-35 KTS ONCE THE FRONT PUSHES
SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KTS. CONFIDENCE IN KAMA
REACHING GUSTS TO 40 KTS IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO ISSUE AN AWW BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE OBS FOR THIS POSSIBILITY. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL START TO DIMINISH THURS AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH NOT EXPECTING WINDS
TO DIMINISH BELOW 12 KTS UNTIL AFTER 00Z FRIDAY.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS ALTHOUGH
POSSIBLE FOR MVFR VISBYS IN BLDU AT ALL THREE TERMINALS. WILL ALSO
HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE POSSIBILITY FOR -SN PARTICULARLY AT KGUY BUT
EVEN IF THIS OCCURS...IT WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT WITH NO RESTRICTIONS TO
CIGS AND VISBYS EXPECTED.
CLK
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 355 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014/
DISCUSSION...
THROUGH TONIGHT: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT, STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLES. THEREFORE, WE DECIDED TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY INSTEAD
OF A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF A GUYMON TO CLAUDE LINE
WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. THE REASON WE DIDN'T ISSUE A WARNING IS BECAUSE CROSS
SECTIONS SHOW THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST LOW-LEVEL WINDS OCCURRING
BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM WHEN MIXING WILL BE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT
(AHEAD OF THE FRONT) OR LIMITED BELOW THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS
(BEHIND THE FRONT). MORE SIMPLY PUT, IT APPEARS THAT MOST EVERY
LOCATION WILL FAIL TO TAP INTO THE STRONGEST WINDS BEFORE THEY MOVE
OFF TO OUR EAST. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY LOCATIONS EAST OF A BEAVER TO
CANADIAN LINE COULD SEE A ROGUE 60 MPH GUST, BUT GIVEN THE LIMITED
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EXTENT, WE FEEL A WIND ADVISORY IS MORE
APPROPRIATE. WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT, THE STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING DUST. A VERY SMALL POSSIBILITY EXISTS
FOR FLURRIES ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST, BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
NON-EXISTENT OR EXTREMELY MINIMAL.
THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT: ALTHOUGH THE STRONGEST CORE OF LOW-LEVEL
WINDS WILL BE EXITING TO OUR EAST WHEN DEEPER MIXING COMMENCES, THE
WINDS WILL REMAIN PLENTY STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP THE EASTERN AREAS IN
SOLID ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING HOURS. COLD AIR
ADVECTION AND SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE DEPARTING SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
ONLY INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF MIXING SOME HIGHER GUSTS TO THE
SURFACE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
BEGINNING LATE IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. HIGHS WILL BE MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO UPPER
50S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ALSO BE CHILLY IN THE UPPER TEENS TO UPPER
20S AS SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS SUBSIDE.
FRIDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY RESUME, AND HIGHS
WILL BOUNCE BACK INTO THE 60S TO NEAR 70. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT WILL NOT PACK THE
SAME PUNCH AS TONIGHT'S FRONT.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY NIGHT: HIGHS WILL BE COOLER ON SATURDAY...BUT STILL
AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. A STRONGER REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
SUNDAY.
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY: TEMPERATURES REBOUND MONDAY, BUT ANOTHER FRONT
MOVES THROUGH ON MONDAY NIGHT WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURNING ON
TUESDAY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE.
JACKSON
FIRE WEATHER...
ELEVATED TO POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES ON THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT. DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES, RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL DROP BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT. 20-FOOT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST IN THE MORNING, AND TAPER OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THE BIGGEST QUESTION MARK REGARDING WHETHER OR NOT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MET REVOLVES AROUND HOW SOON
THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND WHEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROP BELOW 15
PERCENT. DUE TO THIS, WE HAVE NOT ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING, BUT ONE
MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL OR WESTERN
PANHANDLES. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT AND 20 FOOT WEST
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING, SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTH.
A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SATURDAY AS EITHER WINDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 15 MPH AND/OR RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT.
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...
HANSFORD...HEMPHILL...HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...OCHILTREE...
ROBERTS...WHEELER.
OK...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BEAVER...TEXAS.
&&
05HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 600 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-201200- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 600 PM CST WED FEB 19 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. CLK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High wind gust of 60 mph measured at Keyes.
High wind gust of 60 mph measured at Hooker.
High wind gust of 58 mph measured at Beaver.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 503343, 503344, 503342.