FLUS44 KAMA 160529 HWOAMA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1229 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-161730- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 1229 AM CDT Thu Apr 16 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected today across most of the combined Panhandles. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Tuesday. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across the combined Panhandles on Friday. There is a low chance for thunderstorms in the far eastern combined Panhandles Friday afternoon. If thunderstorms do form, they are expected to have the potential to become severe. A Freeze Watch is in effect for early Saturday morning for portions of the northern and western combined Panhandles where temperatures is expected to drop below freezing. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time. $$