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Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Amarillo, TX

March 26, 202620 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 26, 2026, 1:57 PM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Mar 27, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2026, 1:57 PM CDT (18:57 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 27, 2026, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
All 22 counties

Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Collingsworth County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Donley County, TX, Gray County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hemphill County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Lipscomb County, TX, Moore County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Roberts County, TX, Sherman County, TX, Wheeler County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, 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 this red flag warning went out at Mar 26, 12:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 12:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 12:13 AM CDT, 13 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1213 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

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Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
1213 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...Tonight and Today

Critical fire weather conditions today will create dangerous
conditions for wildfires to spread rapidly. Strong winds behind
tonight's cold front are expected to exasperate efforts on
ongoing fires.

Abnormally hot temperatures may create hazardous outdoor
conditions today, as widespread 100s are forecast for the
combined panhandle. The Palo Duro Canyon may experience surface
temperatures as hot as 106 degrees.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Tuesday.

Strong winds behind tonight's cold front may create hazardous
driving conditions overnight Friday and blow around loose
objects.

Fire weather conditions may linger into Friday as well, due to
strong winds during the day.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 3:36 AM CDTWind AdvisoryAMAArmstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more34 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2026Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2026Every red flag warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.