Heat Advisory — Palo Duro CanyonHeat Advisory — Palo Duro Canyon
Completed official-source record with preserved facts and meaningful-change history. The final record does not infer impacts the source did not report.
What the preserved official data shows
This Heat Advisory left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Disaster Watch. The official record named Palo Duro Canyon. Completion confirms the alert is no longer in the active feed; it does not by itself establish damage or other impacts.
- First collected
- Sep 3, 2026 · 10:30 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Sep 4, 2026 · 6:25 AM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 7 hours, 55 minutes
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Named areas
- Palo Duro Canyon
- Official expiration
- Sep 4, 2026 · 7:00 AM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Heat Advisory
- Affected Texas areas
- Palo Duro Canyon
- Effective
- 2026-09-03T22:28:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-09-04T07:00:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Amarillo TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
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.
Latest official-source information
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 105 expected.
* WHERE...In the Texas Panhandle, Palo Duro Canyon.
* WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Meaningful official changes
The complete source history remains preserved. Routine monitoring snapshots and small gauge fluctuations are condensed here for readability.
- Record completedOfficial record ended or left the source’s active window.
- First recordedNew official record added to the monitor.
Original source
This record is derived from an official public source. Texas Hazard Watch preserves and organizes it but does not replace the issuing authority.