| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Oldham |
| Effective | 8/16/2026, 6:19:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 6:19PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Details
At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northeast of Adrian, or 12 miles northwest of Vega, moving
northwest at 15 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…
Vega.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 23 and 43.
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.
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