RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED MAY 16 AT 10:23PM CDT UNTIL MAY 17 AT 9:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-05-16 22:23:00
Expires: 2026-05-17 21:00:00
Issued by: NWS Amarillo TX
Alert Text
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGHMONDAY EVENING FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR BREEZY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...FOR SUNDAY, SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. FOR MONDAY, SOUTH SOUTHWEST 25 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT FOR BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER TO MID 90S FOR BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...EXTREME...4 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...9 (OUT OF 10).
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Target Area
CIMARRON, TEXAS, BEAVER, DALLAM, SHERMAN, HANSFORD, OCHILTREE, LIPSCOMB, HARTLEY, MOORE, HUTCHINSON, ROBERTS, HEMPHILL, OLDHAM, POTTER, CARSON, GRAY, WHEELER, DEAF SMITH, RANDALL, ARMSTRONG, DONLEY, COLLINGSWORTH, PALO DURO CANYON
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