Forecaster Landry Judd

08/11/2025

10:54 PM CDT: Severe thunderstorm warning for most of Seward County in southwestern Kansas, effective until 11:45 PM CDT. Radar is suggesting this line cluster could be producing wind gusts upwards of 60 mph and quarter size hail. This storm is travelling east at roughly 20 mph.

08/11/2025

10:51 PM CDT: Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Stevens and Seward County, Kansas until 11:45 PM CDT. Radar is indicating up to 60 mph winds and penny size hail. This storm cluster is moving due east at 25 mph.

08/11/2025

August 10, 2025: Severe weather watch for the northern TX/OK Panhandles and Southwest Kansas until 3 AM CDT. Confidence is growing on a line thunderstorm cluster traversing the northern coverage area through late Sunday and predawn hours on Monday. Damaging straight line winds of 60 mph plus will be the leading threat with a secondary risk for large hail. Torrential rainfall with potential nuisance and areal flooding will also exist with this future squall line.

08/11/2025

August 8, at 7:20 MDT / 8:20 CDT: Severe thunderstorm warning for western Union County, New Mexico. This isolated storm is moving eastward at 20 mph and could be producing half dollar size hail and 60 mph straight-line wind gusts. Warning is effective until 8 PM MDT or 9 PM CDT.

08/11/2025

August 10, 2025: Severe weather watches effective until 8 PM MDT or 9 PM CDT for Union County, New Mexico. Storms have fired just west of Union, moving east/southeast. The strongest of storms for the rest of the evening and overnight will have the potential of damaging straight line wind gusts, large hail upwards of ping pong size, and torrential rainfall/flooding.

A new severe weather watch may be issued further east into southwest Kansas, Oklahoma Panhandle and the northern Texas Panhandle, as confidence is increasing for a late-night thunderstorm cluster with a severe risk.

08/09/2025

9:30 PM CDT: Severe thunderstorm warning for northern Texas County until 10 PM CDT. 60 mph wind gusts may be occurring within the yellow warning box. This storm is moving east at 25 mph. Potential impacts to Ho**er and Hough, OK.

08/09/2025

August 8, 2025: Although storms have remained below severe criteria thus far, we can't rule out an isolated storm pulsing up to severe levels this afternoon mainly in our northwestern coverage area in the marginal risk contour. Should a storm become severe, damaging winds up to 60 mph and small hail less than penny size would be the main concerns. However, regardless of severe status or not, any storm can produce lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds. Additionally, the extremely hot conditions have dried out the grasses increasing the risk for spotty lightning induced grassfires, which we have already seen in portions of the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Tomorrow will also feature a marginal risk but extended further south to include Amarillo and the southern TX Panhandle. Thunderstorms are expected to develop in the northwestern viewing area and move southeastward through the evening. Similar to today, strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and small hail will be the primary threats tomorrow.

08/09/2025

August 8, 2025: The streak of exceptional heat has continued into Friday afternoon with most locales seeing at least 100-degree temperatures! In fact, the Ho**er, OK Mesonet site recorded an unofficial high of 111 degrees! Heat advisories continue in place until 8 PM CDT, as temperatures at least in the upper 80's will persist to that hour. An extreme heat warning expires at 8 PM CDT for the Palo Duro Canyon, as we have already seen temperatures at the base reach at least 108 earlier, with temperatures in the 90's expected through 8 PM. Thus, no one should partake in outdoors activities in the Palo Duro until the warning is allowed to expire at 8 PM.

08/08/2025

08/08/2025

Per the Cimarron County, OK Emergency Manager:

1st grassfire is located close to HW 287 near the Cimarron River Bridge, or 15 miles from the New Mexico state line.

2nd grassfire is ongoing north of Keyes, OK near intersection NS 43 Rd and EW 8 Rd.

Local and areal crews are currently responding to these grassfires sparked by lightning strikes.

08/08/2025

August 8, 2025, at 4:48 PM CDT. According to the emergency manager in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, 2 grass fires have initiated due to lightning strikes from nearby thunderstorms. One fire is located northwest of Boise City and one near the community of Keyes, OK.

08/08/2025

August 8, 2025, at 4:07 PM CDT. Strong but non-severe thunderstorm on the Cimmaron and Dallam County Line. This storm is moving east at 20 mph, posing the hazards of heavy rain, strong winds upwards of 55 mph, and perhaps small hail upwards of pea size.