⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Swisher; Briscoe; Hall; Childress – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 3:43PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX

Details

At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of
Wellington to 3 miles southeast of Mackenzie Reservoir. Movement was
south at 15 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…
Childress, Tulia, Memphis, Silverton, Turkey, Caprock Canyon State
Park, Kress, Happy, Quitaque, Vigo Park, Kirkland, Claytonville,
Mackenzie Reservoir, Brice, Valley Schools, Tell, Estelline,
Lakeview, and Plaska Community.

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.