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Fire Weather Watch issued March 2 at 9:01PM CST until March 3 at 9:00PM CST by NWS Amarillo TX

* Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Texas and Beaver. In Texas... Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb...Hutchinson...Roberts... Hemphill...Carson...Gray...Wheeler...Armstrong...Donley and Collingsworth. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...4 to 6 in the central Panhandles, 1 to 3 in the eastern Panhandles. * Timing...Noon through 9 PM Monday.
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Fire Weather Watch issued March 1 at 2:46PM CST until March 3 at 10:00PM CST by NWS Amarillo TX

The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for strong winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Monday afternoon through Monday evening. * Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron...Texas and Beaver. In Texas...Dallam...Sherman...Hansford...Ochiltree...Lipscomb... Hartley...Moore...Hutchinson...Roberts...Hemphill...Oldham... Potter...Carson...Gray...Wheeler...Deaf Smith...Randall... Armstrong...Donley...Collingsworth and Palo Duro Canyon. * 20 Foot Winds...Southwest 25 to 39 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent. * Red Flag Threat Index...6 to 8 in the western Panhandles, 4 to 6 in the central Panhandles, 1 to 3 in the eastern Panhandles. * Timing...Noon through 10 PM Monday.
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Extreme Cold Warning issued February 19 at 1:55PM CST until February 20 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Amarillo TX

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below. * WHERE...Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. * WHEN...Until noon CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia and could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
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Extreme Cold Warning issued February 18 at 10:20AM CST until February 19 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Amarillo TX

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below. * WHERE...All of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. * WHEN...Until noon CST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could result in hypothermia and could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
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Extreme Cold Watch issued February 16 at 7:42PM CST until February 20 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Amarillo TX

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below to 25 below zero possible. * WHERE...Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma and the Panhandle of Texas. * WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia and could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snow accumulations will be possible on Tuesday afternoon, and anyone that would be caught out in the snow would be vulnerable
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Wind Advisory issued February 14 at 11:40AM CST until February 14 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Amarillo TX

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Beaver, Cimarron, and Texas Counties. In Texas, Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, and Sherman Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.