June 23, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lamar – Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Lamar
Effective 6/23/2026, 8:44:00 AM CDT
Expires 6/23/2026, 9:30:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 8:44AM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX

Details

At 844 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lake Gibbons, or near Paris, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Paris, Blossom, Lake Crook, Powderly, Sumner, Lake Gibbons,
Pattonville, Camp Maxey, Pat Mayse Lake, Deport, Novice, Toco, Sun
Valley, Direct, Midcity, Globe, Brookston, East Direct, Forest
Chapel, and Garretts Bluff.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.


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