Amarillo, TX – Residents across the Texas Panhandle should prepare for potentially severe thunderstorms beginning this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Amarillo.
Forecasters said Tuesday that while the risk was slightly reduced in the southeast Panhandle, the rest of the region still faces a significant threat of damaging weather. Large hail, up to the size of hen eggs (2 inches), and winds reaching 70 mph are the primary hazards.
According to the NWS update, storms are most likely to begin developing in western counties such as Dallam, Hartley, and Oldham between 3 and 4 p.m. Tuesday, spreading eastward through Amarillo, Borger, Pampa, and surrounding communities into the evening. The highest likelihood of severe weather runs from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the west, and from 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. further east.
Meteorologists caution that the storm system could linger into early Wednesday morning. They advise residents to monitor weather alerts and have multiple ways to receive warnings overnight.
The severe weather threat could cause travel delays, downed tree limbs, and localized power outages across the Panhandle.
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