⚠️ Heat Advisory – Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Motley; Cottle; Dickens; King; Garza; Kent; Stonewall – Friday, August 21, 2026

Heat Advisory issued August 21 at 12:58PM CDT until August 22 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

* WHAT…Temperatures up to 109 expected both today and Saturday.

* WHERE…The far southeastern Texas Panhandle and the Rolling
Plains.

* WHEN…Until 8 PM CDT this evening, and again from noon to 8 PM CDT
on Saturday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

Instructions

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.