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Texas communities unite following tornadoes, heavy rain, and wind damage
TURKEY, Texas (KVII) — Severe weather moved through southeastern portions of the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday night as Hall and Donley Counties experienced tornadoes while receiving a large amount of rain. The City of Turkey is recovering from hail, rain and wind which caused sporadic damage from one side...
KAMC Thursday Morning Weather Update, May 2nd, 2023
Morning: Low cloud cover moving eastward. Low of 61°. Afternoon: Eastern thunderstorms. High of 85°. Tonight: Cool front moving in from the north. Low of 55°. Thunderstorms across the South Plains yesterday dropped large amounts of rain and hail. two confirmed tornados around Turkey Texas yesterday afternoon off of the caprock.
Severe weather to the east this afternoon
Good morning, folks! Starting the morning with temps in the 40s to mid-60s across the High Plains. Temps will still rise into the upper 80s to mid-90s for this afternoon with mostly sunny skies and breezy winds. Isolated thunderstorms are expected to start as early as 3 PM with storms increasing in coverage before tracking […]
Childress ISD mourning death of student killed in rollover crash, 3 other teens injured
CHILDRESS, Texas (KVII) - Childress ISD is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old student who was killed in a rollover crash with a 15-year-old behind the wheel. ABC 7 News has learned the victim is Chanson Lynn Carr. Carr was an 8th grader at Childress Junior High School. The school...
Memphians Mobilize, Over 50 Tips Flood in as Police Pursue Orange Mound Block Party Shooters
In response to the mass shooting at an Orange Mound block party, CrimeStoppers of Memphis has received a flood of tips, surpassing 50 as concerned citizens step forward to assist in the investigation. This surge has been likened to the high volume of tips previously seen in the rapper Young Dolph's murder case, according to Action News 5.
Very warm today, severe weather on Wednesday
Starting the morning with temps in the 40s and 50s across the High Plains. Temps will still rise into the upper 80s to mid-90s for this afternoon with sunny skies and calm winds. Our winds this morning are increasing to the east with mid-morning winds sustained between 20-25 mph for this area. Occasionally breezy until the early hours of the afternoon before light winds return once again. We could see isolated thunderstorms develop to the SE before moving into central Oklahoma this afternoon. The SPC currently has a marginal tag of severe weather for Childress and Cottle County. On Wednesday, our threat will increase one category across the entire eastern Panhandles with a slight tag. Storms are forecasted to develop in the east from Wednesday afternoon into the nighttime. Then storms will track into western Oklahoma. The rest of our seven-day forecast will still call for isolated to scattered storms into the weekend. We are in the Spring season so be sure to stay weather aware and tuned to the latest!
13-year-old dead after car crashes near Paducah; 3 hospitalized
According to a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) news release, a 13-year-old is dead from a single-car accident Saturday morning outside of Paducah, Texas, which is about two hours south of Amarillo. While traveling on County Road 404, about 1.9 miles east of Paducah, a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado driven...
Frost possible, rain looking likely for some Saturday
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Unseasonably cool temperatures will linger across the southern Plains for the remainder of our week and weekend. Morning lows will fall into the 30s and low 40s for the next several mornings. A light frost or freeze will be possible for areas along and northwest of highway 54 in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles tonight where temperatures are expected to fall to 34-37 degrees in pockets where cloud cover is not present tonight. While frost is not guaranteed, it cannot be ruled out.
Four teens in crash ends with one dead in Cottle Co.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - A one-vehicle crash in Cottle Co. left one teen dead and three teens injured this weekend. Around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, a Chevrolet Silverado driving east on County Road 404, about 2 miles east of Paducah swerved off the roadway for unknown reasons.
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