Panhandle Regional Advisory Council

02/17/2026

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Feb 17 @ 3PM: Large, fast moving wildfires have broken out across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. The locations of current fires are indicated below. We greatly urge everyone to avoid travel and do everything in your power to prevent the starts of wildfires as we approach the evening rush.

02/17/2026

02/16/2026

The Panhandle RAC HCC-A/HCC-B RMOC will be activating for ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER and the RMOC is being activated for RAC Personnel In-Person on 2/16/2026 at 12:00 p.m. This event is to projected to have impacts in Panhandle RAC HCC-A Responsibility area, however there could be impacts in HCC-B Responsibility area as well. This includes primary impacts in the Panhandle. Should this event start earlier, the RMOC will be activated virtually sooner than 12:00 p.m. on 2/16/2026. During overnight hours, in case of a prolonged event, the Panhandle RAC HCC-A/HCC-B RMOC may move to virtual.

01/24/2026

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Our next round of snow showers has already kicked off across the Panhandles this early morning with light to moderate snowfall expected. These showers can tack on another 1 to 4 inches before we get a break for the afternoon. However, a second round of much heavier snowfall is expected to follow later tonight, so make sure to check back with us.

01/24/2026

Feel like checking out the conditions on Texas roads from the comfort of your favorite chair? Turn on the traffic camera option DriveTexas.org. Click on any TxDOT operated traffic camera in the state for a real-time view of road conditions.

01/24/2026

Hopefully you're not outside unless absolutely necessary, and that your time is very limited outside. Here's our latest wind chill values and keep in mind they may get as low as -20 tonight and into Saturday morning.