NWS Amarillo TXTO.W 0014September 29, 2026
Tornado Warning: Gray and Wheeler, TX
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a tornado warning for Gray and Wheeler in Texas, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 14th tornado warning the NWS office in Amarillo issued in 2026. Texas had 18 tornado warnings in September 2026, against 6 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Amarillo TX
- Area
- Gray and Wheeler
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:03 p.m. CDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. CDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAMA TO.W 0014
- 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... West central Wheeler County in the Panhandle of Texas... Northeastern Gray County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 6 miles east of Lefors, or 16 miles south of Miami, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. 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. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Wheeler and northeastern Gray Counties.
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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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