279  
WWUS74 KAMA 211732  
NPWAMA  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX  
1232 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
TXZ005-008>010-014-015-018-019-220200-  
/O.CON.KAMA.HT.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-260822T0200Z/  
LIPSCOMB-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-GRAY-WHEELER-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAMPA, MIAMI, CODMAN, LORA, CLAUDE, BOOKER,  
KINGSMILL, LELA, BRISCOE, LAKE MARVIN, CANADIAN, BORGER, WHEELER,  
WAYSIDE, FOLLETT, HIGGINS, CLARENDON, SHAMROCK, GOODNIGHT, TWITTY,  
WASHBURN, AND GLAZIER  
1232 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 105 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...ARMSTRONG, DONLEY, GRAY, HEMPHILL, HUTCHINSON, LIPSCOMB,  
ROBERTS, AND WHEELER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 

 
 

 
 
TXZ020-317-220200-  
/O.CON.KAMA.HT.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-260822T0200Z/  
COLLINGSWORTH-PALO DURO CANYON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SAMNORWOOD, DOZIER, PALO DURO CANYON STATE  
PARK, LUTIE, AND WELLINGTON  
1232 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 107.  
 
* WHERE...COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY AND PALO DURO CANYON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND  
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN  
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT  
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN  
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
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