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A NWS flood advisory issued at 1:39 p.m. for Amarillo said minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas was possible, with water over roadways and some low-water crossings becoming ...
A large portion of the South Plains and southern Panhandle, including Lubbock, Plainview and Dimmitt, have an enhanced risk for severe weather through Tuesday evening, with a chance for tornadoes ...
Abnormally warm temperatures, dry grasses, and a sudden windy cold front combined to create the conditions for the destructive wildfires that have raged across parts of Texas this week.
Texas has been the leading state in petroleum production since discovery of the Spindletop oil field in 1901. [11] As of October 2017, the State of Texas (if treated as its own nation) is the 7th largest oil producing nation in the world, with production totaling approximately 3.78 million barrels (600 thousand cubic meters ) per day of oil ...
The stream turns south and southwest to enter the North Fork of the Red River 2.5 miles from the Oklahoma-Texas line. [3] The confluence is at 35°18′03″N 99°56′46″W / 35.30083°N 99.94611°W / 35.30083; -99.94611 and an elevation of 1978 ft. [ 1 ] The confluence is 6.5 miles northwest of Erick, Oklahoma on
[3]: 24 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5–6.0 is expected to occur every 50–100 years in the Texas Panhandle, while an earthquake with a magnitude greater than 6.0 is expected to occur every 300 years. [5] The strongest earthquake in this region was a magnitude 4.9 earthquake that occurred in 1925.
A rare strong earthquake struck near Midland, Texas, on Monday evening, triggering more than 1,000 reports of shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area is a natural bat habitat near the city of Rocksprings in Edwards County in the U.S. state of Texas. Carved by water erosion, the cavern is home to several million Mexican free-tailed bats that emerge at sunset during April through October. [1]