Amarillo Faces Strong Winds Before Potential Rain This Weekend

Something we have been praying for in Amarillo, Texas, is finally in the forecast. Ask anyone, and they'll tell you how bad we need rain in the area. The good news is that there are good chances right now of seeing some this weekend. The bad news is what happens first.

Before We See Rain In Amarillo, Texas, We've Got To Make It Through Strong Winds

I've already had several conversations about the rain chances this weekend. Everyone is excited about it. We desperately need rain. We've got burn bans and red flags all over the panhandle.

My excitement had to take a backseat when I saw alerts about a possible PSPS (Public Safety Power Shutoff) this week and strong winds in the forecast. Tuesday is going to be a day filled with strong wind gusts and critical fire weather, according to the National Weather Service in Amarillo.

According to them, gusts could be over 50mph, and the potential for wildfires will increase. If fires do start, they could spread quickly. Not the start to the week you'd hope for.

More Fire Weather Danger Ahead Of Rain In Amarillo, Texas

Fortunately, the PSPS that was being considered for Tuesday has been called off by Xcel Energy. On Monday, they stated on social media that they didn't think the criteria for a PSPS would be met.

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Once we get through the strong winds, we get to look forward to the possibility of rain on Friday and Saturday. At the moment, the chances are looking pretty good. If conditions stay right going into the weekend, we might finally get a little bit of relief.

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Google Answers the Top 10 Questions About Amarillo

I love Google. It can literally answer ANYTHING you need it to answer. Whether it's right or wrong is a totally different question.

Recently, I found myself wondering about something and went to Google. And that's when I started noticing the "people also asked..." section and BOY...Some of them made perfect sense, some of them were interesting, and one of them was downright baffling...and it was a top 10 question which is even more absurd.

So let's see what we've got. Here's the top 10 questions as asked to Google about Amarillo.

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