⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Palo Duro Canyon – Friday, July 31, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 9:16PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Details

At 916 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 5 miles south of Bushland to 8 miles northwest
of Happy. Movement was southeast at 35 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…
Amarillo, Hereford, Canyon, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park, Buffalo
Lake, Dawn, Umbarger, Simms, Palo Duro Canyon, and Timbercreek
Canyon.

This includes Interstate 27 between mile markers 91 and 121.

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.