Stay weather aware this evening! If there is a threat to the City, the sirens will sound. Take shelter immediately. The 2 public shelters are located at the Hansford County Courthouse and the High School. You can enter the Courthouse from the front, take the outside stairs down to the basement. The High School entrance will be on the East end by the tennis courts.
Event: Tornado Watch
Effective: 03:40 PM CDT on 04/24/2025 Expires: 11:00 PM CDT on 04/24/2025
Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 167 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA BEAVER TEXAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS ARMSTRONG CARSON COLLINGSWORTH DONLEY GRAY HANSFORD HEMPHILL HUTCHINSON LIPSCOMB MOORE OCHILTREE POTTER RANDALL ROBERTS SHERMAN WHEELER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMARILLO, BEAVER, BOOKER, BORGER, BRISCOE, BUFFALO LAKE, BUSHLAND, CANADIAN, CANYON, CLARENDON, CLAUDE, CODMAN, DOZIER, DUMAS, FARNSWORTH, FOLLETT, FORGAN, FOUR WAY, GLAZIER, GOODNIGHT, GRUVER, GUYMON, HIGGINS, KINGSMILL, LAKE MARVIN, LELA, LORA, LUTIE, MASTERSON, MIAMI, PAMPA, PANHANDLE, PANTEX, PERRYTON, SAMNORWOOD, SHAMROCK, SKELLYTOWN, SPEARMAN, STRATFORD, TWITTY, UMBARGER, WAKA, WASHBURN, WAYSIDE, WELLINGTON, WHEELER, WHITE DEER, AND WOLF CREEK PARK. Target Area: Beaver, OK; Texas, OK; Armstrong, TX; Carson, TX; Collingsworth, TX; Donley, TX; Gray, TX; Hansford, TX; Hemphill, TX; Hutchinson, TX; Lipscomb, TX; Moore, TX; Ochiltree, TX; Potter, TX; Randall, TX; Roberts, TX; Sherman, TX; Wheeler, TX
The 3rd block of Main Street will be closed to traffic this evening, April 24th, beginning at 5:30 for the State Golf Pep Rally. Please use caution when travelling down Kenneth around the Courthouse. Go Lynxettes!!!!
