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Heat Advisory Set for 12 Texas Counties on August 19, 2026

A Heat Advisory from the National Weather Service Lubbock TX runs from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with temperatures reaching up to 109.

4 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 11:25 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 11:54 p.m. ET
The issued an official on August 18, 2026, scheduled to take effect from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. The applies to zones across the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains, including Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, King, Garza, Kent, and Stonewall counties. Official records show temperatures up to 109 are expected during the period. The affected cities include Aspermont, Childress, Old Glory, Spur, Kirkland, Floydada, Guthrie, Cee Vee, Jayton, Quitaque, Roaring Springs, Silverton, Ralls, Memphis, Dumont, Dickens, Post, Lake Alan Henry, Paducah, Crosbyton, Turkey, Matador, and Lockney. According to official weather records, Precautions advised by the weather service include drinking plenty of fluids, staying in an air-conditioned room, staying out of the sun, and checking up on relatives and neighbors.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 18, 2026, 11:26 p.m. ET

    Heat Advisory for Briscoe, Hall, Childress and Nine More Texas Counties Lifts 8 PM Wednesday

    A Heat Advisory is in effect for 12 zones across the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains, according to the advisory record issued by the National Weather Service Lubbock TX.

    The advisory record sets the hazard window from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. It begins at 2026-08-19T13:00:00-05:00 and ends at 2026-08-19T20:00:00-05:00. After 8 PM CDT Wednesday the advisory is no longer in force. The record was issued at 2026-08-18T22:14:00-05:00 and carries the official headline: HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. The alert level in the record is advisory.

    Temperatures up to 109 are expected. The record states that hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses. Precautions listed in the record are to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

    The counties named in the record are Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, King, Garza, Kent and Stonewall.

    Cities and communities listed in the record are Aspermont, Childress, Old Glory, Spur, Kirkland, Floydada, Guthrie, Cee Vee, Jayton, Quitaque, Roaring Springs, Silverton, Ralls, Memphis, Dumont, Dickens, Post, Lake Alan Henry, Paducah, Crosbyton, Turkey, Matador and Lockney.

  2. Aug 18, 2026, 11:26 p.m. ET

    Heat Advisory for Briscoe, Hall and Childress Counties Lifts at 8 PM Wednesday

    A Heat Advisory covering Briscoe, Hall, Childress and nine other Texas counties runs from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, according to the advisory record issued by the National Weather Service Lubbock TX. The advisory begins at 1:00 p.m. CDT and ends at 8:00 p.m. CDT the same day; after 8 PM CDT Wednesday it is expired and no longer in force.

    The record states that temperatures up to 109 are expected across the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains, and that hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

    The advisory was issued at 10:14 p.m. CDT Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, by the National Weather Service Lubbock TX and covers 12 zones: Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, King, Garza, Kent and Stonewall counties.

    Cities named in the record are Aspermont, Childress, Old Glory, Spur, Kirkland, Floydada, Guthrie, Cee Vee, Jayton, Quitaque, Roaring Springs, Silverton, Ralls, Memphis, Dumont, Dickens, Post, Lake Alan Henry, Paducah, Crosbyton, Turkey, Matador and Lockney.

    The advisory record directs residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

    The advisory carries the official headline "HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY." Readers checking this after 8 PM CDT on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, should note the window has closed; any continued heat hazard would require a new product from the National Weather Service Lubbock TX.

  3. Aug 18, 2026, 11:25 p.m. ETFirst report

    Heat Advisory for Briscoe, Hall, Childress Counties Runs 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday

    A Heat Advisory issued by the National Weather Service office in Lubbock, Texas, takes effect at 1 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, and expires at 8 p.m. CDT the same day, according to the National Weather Service watch/warning/advisory record for the area. After 8 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, the advisory is no longer in effect unless the issuing office extends or replaces it.

    The record, issued at 10:14 p.m. CDT on Aug. 18, 2026, covers the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle and Rolling Plains and carries the headline "HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY." It states that temperatures up to 109 are expected across 12 zones.

    The same record lists the affected counties as Briscoe, Hall, Childress, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, King, Garza, Kent and Stonewall. Cities named in the record are Aspermont, Childress, Old Glory, Spur, Kirkland, Floydada, Guthrie, Cee Vee, Jayton, Quitaque, Roaring Springs, Silverton, Ralls, Memphis, Dumont, Dickens, Post, Lake Alan Henry, Paducah, Crosbyton, Turkey, Matador and Lockney.

    On impacts, the record states: "Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses." The precautions it lists are to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

    The advisory is classified in the record at the advisory level, the lowest of the National Weather Service's alert tiers, rather than as a warning.

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