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At 823 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles south of Wellington to near Childress, moving east at 20 mph. A gust to 61 mph was measured at the Childress airport at 813 PM. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Childress and Kirkland. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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Childress, TX · 34.498°, -100.164°
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- Childress, TX
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At 823 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles south of Wellington to near Childress, moving east at 20 mph. A gust to 61 mph was measured at the Childress airport at 813 PM. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...West Texas Mesonet. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Childress and Kirkland. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SVRLUB The National Weather Service in Lubbock Texas has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Childress County in the Panhandle of Texas... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 755 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms with widespread blowing dust were located along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Wellington to Tell, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Childress, Tell, and Kirkland. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.