Floyd County Emergency Management

04/13/2026

Floyd County is under a 60 day burn ban.

03/06/2026

A Tornado Watch is in effect for the far southeastern Texas Panhandle and the northern Rolling Plains until midnight CST tonight. A few tornadoes are likely, in addition to very large hail up to tennis ball size and damaging wind gusts up to 80 mph.

02/17/2026

High winds with gusts to 60 mph are possible on Tuesday for portions of the South Plains and much of the far southwest Texas Panhandle. A High Wind Watch is in effect on Tuesday from 11 AM until 7 PM.

01/25/2026

Frosty and frigid morning in Texas❄️

Thousands of roads reported with ice this morning.

Stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary.

Check road conditions if you must travel: DriveTexas.org

01/23/2026

01/22/2026

01/17/2026

Peak wind gusts today! The day started very windy this morning with severe wind gusts reported by some mesonets.

01/13/2026

With the dry conditions and low humidity the Floyd County Commissioners Court extended the burn ban for 90 days.

01/08/2026

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
846 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026

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Including the cities of Levelland, Friona, Quitaque, Dimmitt,
Muleshoe, Olton, Hale Center, Hart, Happy, Wolfforth, Morton,
Lockney, Slaton, Bovina, Floydada, Littlefield, Sundown,
Silverton, Crosbyton, Lubbock, Tulia, Whiteface, Plainview,
Amherst, Farwell, and Ralls
846 AM CST Thu Jan 8 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of the far southern Texas Panhandle and South
Plains.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM CST Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Patchy blowing dust may also result in localized visibility reductions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

01/08/2026