| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Beaver |
| Effective | 8/15/2026, 4:15:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/15/2026, 4:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Details
At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Beaver, moving east 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…
Beaver, Forgan, Gate, Knowles, Boyd, Mocane, Turpin, and Floris.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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