Houston, Texas
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 8:35 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Midland/Odessa TX on 2026-04-01 @ 8:35 am |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued April 1 at 8:35AM CDT until April 1 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Description: |
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR 20-FT WINDS ABOVE 20 MPH, RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 15%, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, with stronger sustained winds and gusts in the higher terrain. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent. * RFTI...4 to 5 or near critical to critical. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...70th-89th percentile...4 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10). |
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Parmer; Castro; Swisher; Bailey; Lamb; Hale; Cochran; Hockley; Lubbock; Yoakum; Terry; Lynn |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 6:42 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lubbock TX on 2026-04-01 @ 6:42 am |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued April 1 at 6:42AM CDT until April 1 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Description: |
* Wind...Southwest at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Humidity...As low as 17 percent. * Fuels...Critically to extremely dry. * Impacts...Any fires that develop can spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is discouraged. |
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Cimarron; Dallam; Sherman; Hartley; Moore; Oldham; Potter; Deaf Smith; Randall |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 6:39 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 10:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 4:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Amarillo TX on 2026-04-01 @ 6:39 am |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued April 1 at 6:39AM CDT until April 1 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Description: |
* WINDS...Today. Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Thursday. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Today. As low as 22 percent. Thursday. As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Today. Mid 70s to mid 80s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10). |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Cimarron; Dallam; Sherman; Hartley; Moore; Oldham; Potter; Deaf Smith; Randall |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 6:39 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 4:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Amarillo TX on 2026-04-01 @ 6:39 am |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued April 1 at 6:39AM CDT until April 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Description: |
* WINDS...Today. Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Thursday. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Today. As low as 22 percent. Thursday. As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Today. Mid 70s to mid 80s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10). |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Texas; Hansford; Hutchinson; Carson; Armstrong; Palo Duro Canyon |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 6:39 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 4:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Amarillo TX on 2026-04-01 @ 6:39 am |
| Headline: | Fire Weather Watch issued April 1 at 6:39AM CDT until April 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Description: |
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * TEMPERATURES...In the mid 80s. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Elevated...1 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...6 (out of 10). |
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Cimarron; Dallam; Hartley; Oldham; Deaf Smith |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 2:12 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 2:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 2:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Amarillo TX on 2026-04-01 @ 2:12 am |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued April 1 at 2:12AM CDT until April 1 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Cimarron County. In Texas, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, and Oldham Counties. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. |
| Alert: | Fire Weather Watch |
| Area(s): | Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains; Chaves County Plains; Eddy Plains; Lea; Gaines; Loving; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor; Eastern Culberson County; Reeves County Plains; Chinati Mountains; Marfa Plateau; Davis Mountains; Davis Mountains Foothills; Presidio Valley |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 1:36 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 1:52 am |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Past |
| Issued By: | NWS Midland/Odessa TX on 2026-04-01 @ 1:36 am |
| Headline: | The Fire Weather Watch has been cancelled. |
| Description: |
The Fire Weather Watch has been cancelled and is no longer in effect. |
| Alert: | High Wind Warning |
| Area(s): | Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County; Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet; Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains; Eastern Culberson County |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 12:42 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 5:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Midland/Odessa TX on 2026-04-01 @ 12:42 am |
| Headline: | High Wind Warning issued March 31 at 11:42PM MDT until April 1 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico, and Eastern Culberson. * WHEN...From noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ to 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. |
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Eddy County Plains; Northern Lea County; Central Lea County; Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 12:42 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 5:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Midland/Odessa TX on 2026-04-01 @ 12:42 am |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued March 31 at 11:42PM MDT until April 1 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Central Lea and Northern Lea Counties, and Eddy County Plains. In Texas, Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor. * WHEN...From noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ to 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. |
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Southern Lea County; Loving |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 12:42 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 5:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Midland/Odessa TX on 2026-04-01 @ 12:42 am |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued March 31 at 11:42PM MDT until April 1 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Southern Lea County. In Texas, Loving County. * WHEN...From noon MDT /1 PM CDT/ to 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. |
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Parmer; Castro; Bailey; Lamb; Cochran; Hockley; Yoakum; Terry |
| Effective: | 2026-03-31 @ 11:50 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 8:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-01 @ 12:00 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Lubbock TX on 2026-03-31 @ 11:50 pm |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued March 31 at 11:50PM CDT until April 1 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lubbock TX |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Terry, Yoakum, Castro, and Parmer Counties. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. |