| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Childress; Cottle |
| Effective | 9/30/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/30/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 30 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX
Details
At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Childress to Paducah. Movement was northeast at
25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Childress, Paducah, Swearingen, and Kirkland.
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.
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