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Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Amarillo, TX

February 19, 202612 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this red flag warning at Feb 19, 2026, 12:18 PM CST for 12 counties in Texas; Cimarron County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Feb 20, 2026, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 7 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
Feb 19, 2026, 12:18 PM CST (18:18 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 20, 2026, 7:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX

Counties Cimarron County, OK, Texas County, OK, Armstrong County, TX, Carson County, TX, Dallam County, TX, Deaf Smith County, TX, Hansford County, TX, Hartley County, TX, Hutchinson County, TX, Moore County, TX, Oldham County, TX, Potter County, TX, Randall County, TX, Sherman County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Feb 19, 11:56 AM CST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 11:56 AM CST, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 10:36 PM CST, 13 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1036 PM CST Wed Feb 18 2026

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-191900-
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-
1036 PM CST Wed Feb 18 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today through Tonight.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected late this morning
through this evening across the combined Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles due to strong winds and dry conditions. A Red Flag
Warning is in effect due to the expected fire weather conditions.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected across the western
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles on Friday. A Fire Weather Watch is
in effect due to this potential. Elevated fire weather conditions
may arise across the central and east as well on Friday.

.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
Feb 18, 10:34 PM CSTFire Weather WatchAMAArmstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Hutchinson and 5 more14 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.