⚠️ Heat Advisory – Beaver; Lipscomb; Hemphill; Wheeler; Collingsworth; Palo Duro Canyon – Thursday, August 13, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 13 at 10:25PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Details

* WHAT…High temperatures on Friday up to 106.

* WHERE…In Oklahoma, Beaver County. In Texas, Collingsworth,
Hemphill, Lipscomb, and Wheeler Counties. This also includes Palo
Duro Canyon in Texas.

* WHEN…Until 8 PM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.