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Home Fire Weather Warning 0012 Issued by the Amarillo Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-03-08 22:50:06 561 WWUS84 KAMA 090349 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1049 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 TXZ001>019-317-091200- /O.NEW.KAMA.FW.W.0012.260309T1500Z-260310T0200Z/ Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hartley-Moore- Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Gray-Wheeler- Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Palo Duro Canyon- 1049 PM CDT Sun Mar 8 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY FOR BREEZY, VERY DRY, AND VERY WARM CONDITIONS FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Texas Panhandle, which is in effect from 10 AM to 9 PM CDT Monday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Low to upper 80s. * IMPACTS... * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-03-09 04:36:05 970 WWUS84 KAMA 090935 RFWAMA URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Amarillo TX 435 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 TXZ001>019-317-091800- /O.CON.KAMA.FW.W.0012.260309T1500Z-260310T0200Z/ Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-Hartley-Moore- Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-Gray-Wheeler- Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Palo Duro Canyon- 435 AM CDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE... * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Around 70. * IMPACTS... * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Critical...3 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid activities that promote open flames and sparks. && $$ |
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