Severe weather is on the way for portions of the Lone Star State, bringing with it the likelihood of a cold front alongside extreme rainstorms, large hail and tornado risks.
The National Weather Service’s Amarillo office cautioned Texans to stay weather-alert this week, with an “active weather pattern” expected to arrive Tuesday, October 13, and continue through Thursday, October 15. During that three-day period, officials stressed that heavy rain and, by extension, flash flooding are likely in both low-lying and urban areas in and around the Amarillo region.
“There is also a severe weather threat with the potential for large hail, damaging winds and a very low tornado risk,” NWS Amarillo weather experts wrote in a social media post early on Monday morning, October 12.
An active weather pattern is expected Tuesday-Thursday. Heavy rain is expected Tuesday into Wednesday, with flash flooding expected in low-lying and urban areas. There is also a severe weather threat with the potential for large hail, damaging winds, and a very low tornado risk. https://t.co/4cBdfZX7le
— NWS Amarillo (@NWSAmarillo) October 12, 2026
NWS Amarillo’s area forecast discussion said severe weather will likely be concentrated in the central and eastern Texas Panhandle. A long-term forecast analysis denoted those weather patterns will arrive alongside a cold front coming from the north, with regional high temperatures likely clipped in the 70s on Wednesday before dropping even further into the upper 60s and upper 50s on Thursday and Friday, October 16…