NWS Amarillo TXTO.W 0007June 25, 2026
Tornado Warning: Beaver and Lipscomb, OK and TX
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a tornado warning for Beaver and Lipscomb in Oklahoma, Texas, which was in force until 5:45 p.m. local time on June 25. It was the 7th tornado warning the NWS office in Amarillo issued in 2026. Oklahoma had 26 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 13 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Oklahoma's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 52 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Amarillo TX
- Area
- Beaver and Lipscomb
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:53 p.m. CDT, June 25, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 p.m. CDT, June 25, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAMA TO.W 0007
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORAMA The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Beaver County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma... Northeastern Lipscomb County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 453 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles southwest of Slapout, or 19 miles southwest of Laverne, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Slapout.
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.