⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Beaver; Ochiltree; Lipscomb – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 4:28AM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Details

At 427 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Mocane to 3 miles west of Elmwood to 3 miles
northeast of Perryton. Movement was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Perryton, Beaver, Booker, Forgan, Darrouzett, Gate, Knowles, Elmwood,
Boyd, Floris, Bryans Corner, Mocane, Slapout, and Balko.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms 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.