NWS Amarillo TXTO.W 0009June 25, 2026
Tornado Warning: Hemphill and Lipscomb, TX
The National Weather Service office in Amarillo issued a tornado warning for Hemphill and Lipscomb in Texas, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on June 25. It was the 9th 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 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Amarillo TX
- Area
- Hemphill and Lipscomb
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:50 p.m. CDT, June 25, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. CDT, June 25, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAMA TO.W 0009
- 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... Southern Lipscomb County in the Panhandle of Texas... North central Hemphill County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 549 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 11 miles southwest of Lipscomb, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and golf 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... Glazier.
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.