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Red Flag Warning 37, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 14, 202620 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at May 14, 2026, 11:44 PM CDT for 20 counties in Texas; Beaver County, Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at May 15, 2026, 12:00 PM 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: May 14, 2026, 11:44 PM CDT (04:44 UTC)
In effect from: May 15, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 15, 2026, 9:00 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX

All 23 counties

Beaver County, OK, Cimarron 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

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 May 14, 9:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 9:22 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 9:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 6:11 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
611 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

OKZ003-TXZ005-150015-
Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX-
611 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BEAVER AND NORTHERN
LIPSCOMB COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT...

At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Slapout, or 15 miles southeast of Beaver, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Gate, Elmwood, and Slapout.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma...and the Panhandle of Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 10053 3676 10069 3690 10000 3644 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 256DEG 27KT 3672 10026

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Ward

Local storm report, May 14, 6:13 PM CDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
613 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0601 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 ENE Mclean            35.24N 100.57W
05/14/2026  M61 MPH          Gray               TX   Mesonet

            Wind gust of 61 MPH measured at the WT
            Mesonet site 1 mile ENE of Mclean, TX.

&&

RLF

Local storm report, May 14, 6:19 PM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
619 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0614 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     9 NNE Sunray            36.14N 101.78W
05/14/2026  M68 MPH          Sherman            TX   Mesonet

            68 MPH gust measured at the WT Mesonet site
            9 miles NNE of Sunray, TX.

&&

RLF

Special weather statement, May 14, 6:20 PM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
620 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

OKZ002-142345-
Texas OK-
620 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Texhoma, or 17 miles west of Guymon, moving northeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Guymon and Goodwell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3651 10185 3664 10190 3684 10159 3656 10135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 246DEG 26KT 3659 10178

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Harrel

Local storm report, May 14, 8:11 PM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 14, 10:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 1:53 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	AMA	Randall	29 hr
May 15, 1:56 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 8 more	10 hr
May 15, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	43 min
May 15, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam, Hartley	34 min
May 15, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong, Collingsworth, Donley	44 min
May 15, 6:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong, Randall	35 min
May 15, 6:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Dallam	45 min
May 15, 6:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley	46 min
May 15, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Potter, Randall	27 min
May 15, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Cimarron	57 min
May 15, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	38 min

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2026 Red Flag Warnings in Oklahoma, 2026 Every 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.