Weather Alerts for Kent Co (TX)Issued by the National Weather Service |
 RED FLAG WARNING |
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| KENT CO (TX) | ||
Areas Affected: Bailey - Briscoe - Castro - Childress - Cochran - Cottle - Crosby - Dickens - Floyd - Garza - Hale - Hall - Hockley - Kent - King - Lamb - Lubbock - Lynn - Motley - Parmer - Stonewall - Swisher - Terry - Yoakum |
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| Effective: Fri, 3/31 2:45pm | Updated: Fri, 3/31 4:13pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Fri, 3/31 10:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE, SOUTH PLAINS, AND ROLLING PLAINS... * Timing...Until 10 PM CDT. * Wind...West at 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Fuels...Critically Dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. Information: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. |
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 WIND ADVISORY |
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| KENT CO (TX) | ||
Areas Affected: Garza - Kent - Lynn - Stonewall - Terry - Yoakum |
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| Effective: Fri, 3/31 2:43pm | Updated: Fri, 3/31 4:13pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Fri, 3/31 8:00pm | Severity: Minor | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...The southern South Plains and southern Rolling Plains * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Some reduction in visibility due to blowing dust can be expected, especially near open fields. |
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