FIRST ALERT: Severe storms possible Monday afternoon into overnight hours

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - We’re tracking the possibility of severe storms to roll into our area starting this afternoon into the overnight hours.

Storms will likely develop late this afternoon in the western part of the area and then track eastward through Amarillo and the central panhandle during the evening hours.

The main threats we’ll be watching for are strong winds, large hail, destructive winds, flooding and lightning. The tornado risk, while not zero, is relatively low.

We’ll continue to update this story as the situation develops.

Going into Wednesday and beyond, our severe weather threat will continue to diminish. We’ll update this story regularly.

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