Public safety alert, emergency alert, and weather alert
Description:
Amarillo Area Office of Emergency Management: Prepare to evacuate due to wildfire. This order is not effective yet. Wait for notification and follow directions from emergency personnel. Roads may be blocked or congested, so plan your route accordingly. Continue to monitor social media. Stay informed via local news or official channels.
Instruction:
If evacuated, go to Cole Community Center
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 202 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING
IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA
KIOWA TILLMAN
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN NORTHERN TEXAS
WILBARGER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FREDERICK, HOBART, SNYDER,
AND VERNON.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 202 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
ELLIS HARPER WOODS
WOODWARD
IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA
GREER HARMON JACKSON
IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA
BECKHAM ROGER MILLS
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN TEXAS
FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTUS, ALVA, ARNETT, BUFFALO,
* WHAT...Flooding caused by an ice jam is expected.
* WHERE...Galena.
* WHEN...Until 1000 PM AKDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...High water may result in flooding of rivers, creeks,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 409 PM AKDT, the ice jam at Yuki River has released. Water
and ice are moving towards Galena this evening. Impounding
water due to the ice jam is expected to cause rapid river
rises. As the front progresses towards Galena, residents
At 712 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 14 miles south of Odessa to 11 miles west of McCamey
to 19 miles southeast of Fort Stockton, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fort Stockton, Crane, McCamey, Grandfalls, Fort Stockton-Pecos County
Airport, Imperial Reservoir, Crane County Airport, Upton County
SVRTOP
The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Clay County in north central Kansas...
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Idana, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Clay Center, Morganville, Green, and Idana.
At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Leonardville,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Riley, Leonardville, and Randolph.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma.
At 719 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles southeast of Wellington to 3 miles northeast
of Childress to 13 miles east of Matador, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees. Near zero visbility will be
possible along any outflow boundary or stronger wind gust
that occurs.
Locations impacted include...