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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hemphill; Wheeler – Sunday, August 23, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Hemphill; Wheeler
Effective 8/23/2026, 8:07:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/23/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 8:07PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

Details

At 806 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Briscoe, or 22 miles east of Miami, moving east at 30 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…
Briscoe and Allison.

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.