August 18, 2026

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⚠️ Heat Advisory – Beaver; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Gray; Wheeler; Armstrong; Donley; Collingsworth; Palo Duro Canyon – Monday, August 17, 2026

Event Heat Advisory
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely
Area Beaver; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Gray; Wheeler; Armstrong; Donley; Collingsworth; Palo Duro Canyon
Effective 8/17/2026, 10:24:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/18/2026, 9:00:00 AM CDT

Heat Advisory issued August 17 at 10:24PM CDT until August 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Details

* WHAT…Temperatures as high as 107 degrees.

* WHERE…Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma and the Panhandle of
Texas.

* WHEN…From noon to 9 PM CDT Tuesday.

* 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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.


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