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Drought Information Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
921 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

...Hot and Dry Conditions Continued through August With Extreme
to Exceptional Drought Conditions Across the Combined
Panhandles...

SYNOPSIS...
For local drought information, including graphical support, please
visit our website at weather.gov/ama/DroughtInformationStatement
and click the corresponding link to view the current or past
Drought Information Statements.


NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
This product will be updated on September 30, 2026 or sooner if
necessary in response to significant changes in conditions.

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RELATED WEB SITES...
Additional information on current drought conditions may be found
at the following web addresses:

US Drought Monitor:
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu

US Drought Information System:
http://www.drought.gov

NOAA Drought Page:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought

National Weather Service Amarillo:
http://weather.gov/ama

Texas A&M AgriLife:
https://agrilife.org

Oklahoma Agriculture Food and Forestry:
https://www.oda.state.ok.us

Arkansas-Red Basin River Forecast Center
http://weather.gov/abrfc/DROUGHT

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District
http://www.swt-wc.usace.army.mil

ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION...

National Weather Service:
http://water.weather.gov

US Geological Survey:
http://water.usgs.gov

US Army Corps of Engineers:
http://www.usace.army.mil

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...
The Drought Monitor is a multi-agency effort involving the
National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental
Information, the USDA, state and regional center climatologists
and the National Drought Mitigation Center. Information for this
statement has been gathered from NWS and FAA observation sites,
state cooperative extension services, the USDA, USACE and USGS.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
If you have questions or comments about this Drought Information
Statement, please contact:

National Weather Service
1900 English Road
Amarillo, TX 79108
Phone...806-335-1121
sr-ama.webmaster@noaa.gov

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