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Amarillo, Texas – Travel across the Texas Panhandle could become hazardous by midday Tuesday as wind gusts approach 60 mph, creating blowing dust and dangerous wildfire conditions.
According to the National Weather Service in Amarillo, Tuesday will bring the strongest winds of the week, with a 70 to 100 percent chance of gusts exceeding 50 mph near Boise City and Dalhart. Much of the central and western Panhandle, including Amarillo, Dumas, Borger and Guymon, faces a 40 to 70 percent chance of 50 mph gusts. There is also a 40 to 70 percent chance of gusts topping 60 mph across parts of the northwest Panhandle…