NWS Amarillo TXFA.A 0004October 13, 2026
Flood Watch: Hemphill, Gray, Wheeler and 2 more, TX
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a flood watch for Hemphill, Gray, Wheeler and 2 more in Texas, in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 15. It was the 4th areal flood watch the NWS office in Amarillo issued in 2026. Texas had 5 flood watches in October 2026, against 2 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Texas's flood watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 30 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Amarillo TX
- Area
- Hemphill, Gray, Wheeler and 2 more
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 12:15 p.m. CDT, October 13, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 13, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KAMA FA.A 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Watches in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of the Panhandle of Texas, including the following counties, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill and Wheeler. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Repeat rounds of showers and thunderstorms will produce heavy rainfall across these affected areas starting Tuesday evening through Wednesday night. - Pampa, McLean, Clarendon, Hedley, Wellington, Shamrock, Wheeler, Canadian. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.