| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Potter; Randall |
| Effective | 9/2/2026, 3:11:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 9/2/2026, 3:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 3:11PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Details
At 311 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles northwest of Mescalero Park, or 8 miles north of Canyon, moving
northeast at 10 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…
Amarillo and Mescalero Park.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 27 between mile markers 114 and 123.
Interstate 40 between mile markers 60 and 80.
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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