Special Weather Statement — Potter + 4 more areasSpecial Weather Statement — Potter + 4 more areas
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 Special Weather Statement left the National Weather Service active-alert feed after being preserved by Texas Disaster Watch. The official record named Potter; Carson; Randall; Armstrong; 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 · 5:30 PM CDT
- Record completed
- Sep 3, 2026 · 6:05 PM CDT
- Monitored duration
- 35 minutes
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Named areas
- Potter; Carson; Randall; Armstrong; Palo Duro Canyon
- Official expiration
- Sep 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM CDT
- Final monitor status
- Left the active NWS alert feed
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Record facts
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Affected Texas areas
- Potter; Carson; Randall; Armstrong; Palo Duro Canyon
- Effective
- 2026-09-03T17:26:00-05:00
- Expires
- 2026-09-03T18:00:00-05:00
- Issuing authority
- NWS Amarillo TX
Completed
Official record ended or left the source’s active window.
Instructions preserved with the record
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This record is completed. Check current official sources before acting.Latest official-source information
At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Washburn, or 9 miles east of Amarillo, moving northeast
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Amarillo, Canyon, Panhandle, Lake Tanglewood, Mescalero Park, Buffalo
Lake, Washburn, Palo Duro Canyon, Timbercreek Canyon, and Pantex.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 27 between mile markers 91 and 113.
Interstate 40 between mile markers 73 and 97.
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.