NWS Amarillo TXTO.W 0004June 8, 2026
Tornado Warning: Lipscomb, TX
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a tornado warning for Lipscomb in Texas, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on June 8. It was the 4th tornado warning the NWS office in Amarillo issued in 2026. Texas had 11 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 26 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Amarillo TX
- Area
- Lipscomb
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:12 p.m. CDT, June 8, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. CDT, June 8, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAMA TO.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
TORAMA The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Lipscomb County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 511 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles southwest of Darrouzett, or 10 miles northwest of Lipscomb, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles. * Locations impacted include... Darrouzett.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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.