⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wheeler; Collingsworth – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 7:13AM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Details

At 713 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles north of Texola to 7 miles southeast of
Quail. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Wellington, Shamrock, Dodson, Lutie, Twitty, Dozier, Lela, Quail,
Samnorwood, and Kellerville.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 147 and 176.

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.