Texas Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/22/2026 13:37

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 3:37PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 22, 2026 - 1:37pm
Expires: 
August 22, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
At 337 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Umbarger to 4 miles southwest of Wayside to 5 miles east of Brice. Movement was south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Amarillo, Canyon, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park, Buffalo Lake, Dawn, Wayside, Umbarger, Wildorado, Palo Duro Canyon, and Timbercreek Canyon. This includes the following highways... Interstate 27 between mile markers 91 and 116. Interstate 40 between mile markers 41 and 51.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Oldham; Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Donley; Palo Duro Canyon
Forcast Office: 
NWS Amarillo TX
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov