Austin, Texas
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Pecos; Reeves County Plains |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 3:29 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 4:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 3:29 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Midland/Odessa TX on 2026-08-12 @ 3:29 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 3:29PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Description: |
At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southeast of Saragosa, or 31 miles southeast of Toyah, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Pecos and south central Reeves Counties. This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 217 and 231. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Beaver; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Roberts; Hemphill; Gray; Wheeler; Armstrong; Donley; Collingsworth |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 3:14 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 11:15 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-13 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Amarillo TX on 2026-08-12 @ 3:14 pm |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued August 12 at 3:14PM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Description: |
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for thunderstorms, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. * LIGHTNING...Dry thunderstorms could lead to fire starts. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Thunderstorm wind gusts will create strong sporadic winds for fires. Up to 70 mph winds are possible with severe thunderstorms. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Elevated...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10). |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Motley; Cottle; Dickens; King |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 1:09 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 1:09 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lubbock TX on 2026-08-12 @ 1:09 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 1:09PM CDT until August 12 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For today, temperatures up to 107 expected. For Thursday, temperatures up to 108 expected. * WHERE...Portions of the far southern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Garza; Kent; Stonewall |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 1:09 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-13 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lubbock TX on 2026-08-12 @ 1:09 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 1:09PM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Southern portions of the Rolling Plains. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Briscoe; Hall; Childress; Motley; Cottle; Dickens; King |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 1:09 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-13 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lubbock TX on 2026-08-12 @ 1:09 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 1:09PM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For today, temperatures up to 107 expected. For Thursday, temperatures up to 108 expected. * WHERE...Portions of the far southern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Harper; Woods; Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Ellis; Woodward; Major; Garfield; Noble; Roger Mills; Dewey; Custer; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Beckham; Washita; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Harmon; Greer; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Hardeman; Foard; Wilbarger; Wichita; Knox; Baylor; Archer; Clay |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:47 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:47 pm -> 2026-08-14 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Norman OK on 2026-08-12 @ 12:47 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 12:47PM CDT until August 14 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Air temperatures and heat indices up to 110. Low temperatures only drop to about 80 each morning. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northern, northwest, southeast, southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern Texas. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Fisher; Haskell; Throckmorton; Jones; Shackelford |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:29 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 8:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS San Angelo TX on 2026-08-12 @ 12:29 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 12:29PM CDT until August 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS San Angelo TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Temperatures and/or heat index values of up to 105 expected. * WHERE...Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Shackelford, and Throckmorton Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Young; Jack; Stephens; Palo Pinto |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:23 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Fort Worth TX on 2026-08-12 @ 12:23 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 12:23PM CDT until August 13 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Temperatures around 103 degrees and heat index values up to 106 expected. * WHERE...Young, Jack, Stephens and Palo Pinto Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures will increase the risk for heat- related illnesses to occur, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Cimarron; Texas; Beaver; Dallam; Sherman; Hansford; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Hartley; Moore; Hutchinson; Roberts; Hemphill; Oldham; Potter; Carson; Gray; Wheeler; Deaf Smith; Randall; Armstrong; Donley; Collingsworth |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:13 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:13 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Amarillo TX on 2026-08-12 @ 12:13 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 12:13PM CDT until August 12 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...High temperatures up to 109. * WHERE...Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma and the Panhandle of Texas. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Extreme Heat Warning |
| Area(s): | Palo Duro Canyon |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:13 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:13 pm -> 2026-08-12 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Amarillo TX on 2026-08-12 @ 12:13 pm |
| Headline: | Extreme Heat Warning issued August 12 at 12:13PM CDT until August 12 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 111. * WHERE...Palo Duro Canyon. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-08-13 @ 7:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-08-16 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Shreveport LA on 2026-08-12 @ 12:00 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 12 at 12:00PM CDT until August 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Inland Kenedy; Inland Willacy; Inland Cameron |
| Effective: | 2026-08-12 @ 6:39 am -> 2026-08-12 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-12 @ 6:39 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Brownsville TX on 2026-08-12 @ 6:39 am |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 6:39AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX |
| Description: |
The combination of hot temperatures and humidity will produce heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees for several hours this afternoon into this evening. A few locations may briefly experience heat index values above 111 degrees. If spending time outside today, drink plenty of water, wear light weight and light colored clothing, and take frequent breaks from the heat. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles. |