Xcel Energy and the electric cooperatives in the Texas Panhandle, South Plains and eastern and southeastern New Mexico are setting up another possible round of controlled outages into the morning hours of Tuesday.
Xcel Energy and area electric co-ops are initiating controlled outages in order to protect the grid and maintain reliability during these extreme cold temperatures.
We are tracking another strong cold front and upper level system that will combine across our area tomorrow producing more snow and cold, blustery conditions.
Saturday is a First Alert weather day for the Eastern and SE Panhandle. The atmosphere is primed for severe weather, but like many other severe events this year, a strong capping inversion or lid will be involved.
One of the steps Amarillo area school districts take when deciding whether or not to call a snow day involves consulting with the Amarillo Area Office of Emergency Management.
Sometimes people have the feeling that they need to leave their home and try to go to some kind of public shelter in the event of a tornado but it's best to just hunker down.
