July 9, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Texas; Beaver; Sherman; Hansford; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Oldham; Potter – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Texas; Beaver; Sherman; Hansford; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Oldham; Potter
Effective 7/8/2026, 8:47:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/8/2026, 9:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 8:47PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Details

At 847 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Optima to 7 miles northeast of Sunray to 9
miles west of Boys Ranch. Movement was east at 15 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…
Dumas, Guymon, Cactus, Sunray, Hooker, Goodwell, Gruver, Tyrone,
Channing, Optima, Hardesty, Adams, Valley De Oro, Boys Ranch, Morse,
Baker, Four Way, Masterson, and Texhoma.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


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