Knox City Volunteer Fire Department

06/03/2026

You are cordially invited to attend our upcoming Fish Fry event, scheduled to take place on Friday, June 12th, at the Knox City Country Club. Serving will commence at 5:00 PM and will continue until all available plates are sold. Each plate, priced at $15, will include a serving of fish, hand-cut fries, coleslaw, and hush puppies. Additionally, complimentary shirts will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. All proceeds will go towards a new brush truck and new bunker gear.

05/27/2026

It’s time for our fish fry. Come join us out at the Knox City Country Club on Friday June 12, 2026 from 5 pm until sold out. Plates are $15 each and will include fish, fries, coleslaw and hush puppies. You can dine in or stay and eat at the country club. There will be shirts given out until we run out (first come first serve).

05/26/2026

05/23/2026

***SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING***

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
913 PM CDT Fri May 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Foard County in northern Texas... KNOX COUNTY in northern Texas... Southwestern Wilbarger County in northern Texas... Western Baylor County in northern Texas... Hardeman County in northern Texas...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 913 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Goodlett to 7 miles west of Crowell to 3 miles southwest of Gilliland to near Munday, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE: Radar indicated.

IMPACT: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Quanah, MUNDAY, KNOX CITY, Crowell, BENJAMIN, GOREE, Red Springs, Thalia, GILLILLAND, Bomarton, Margaret, Goodlett, VERA, Medicine Mound, TRUSCOTT, RHINELAND, Lazare, and Copper Breaks State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

HAIL THREAT: RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE: 1.00 IN
WIND THREAT: RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST: 60 MPH

05/23/2026

***SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION***

**Dangerous Thunderstorm Alert**

An Earth Networks Dangerous Thunderstorm Alert is in effect until 5/22/2026 9:10 PM CDT

Until 9:10 PM CDT

* At 8:25 PM CDT: The Earth Networks Total Lightning Network is indicating a thunderstorm with a significant rate of lightning occurring in your area and moving in your direction. This storm has an increased potential to produce severe weather such as very frequent lightning, heavy rain, hail and/or damaging winds and should be considered dangerous. (For more information on this Earth Networks product visit www.earthnetworks.com)

* Storm is located near Latitude: 33.422, Longitude: -100.011

* Repeating, this storm contains frequent lightning and has an increased potential to produce severe weather and should be considered dangerous. Take appropriate measures to ensure safety to life and property immediately.

This alert is being issued in an advisory capacity by Earth Networks Headquarters due to the detection of frequent lightning by The Earth Networks Total Lightning Network. It is not associated in any way with the country’s official meteorological services nor to any official alert linked to this storm. Active advisories or warnings issued by the official meteorological services should be followed in precedence to this alert.

I've been clearing the golf course for 17 years, and I can't tell you how many times I've had to go out on the golf course and beg people to come off and they still stay out there when severe weather is imminent. Since we've had the horn, I have not had that conversation.

05/20/2026

Due to insufficient participation, the Cook Off event has been rescheduled and reformatted as a Fish Fry. The Knox City Fire Department will host the Fish Fry on Friday, June 12th, 2026, from 5:00 pm until sold out at the Knox City Country Club. Each plate, priced at $15, will include fish, fries, coleslaw, and hush puppies, and will be available for dine-in or carry-out. Additionally, a limited quantity of shirts will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. All proceeds will go towards a new brush truck and PPE gear.

05/09/2026

***SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION***

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southeast Kansas Much of Oklahoma Western North Texas

- Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 250 PM until 1000 PM CDT.

- Primary threats include: Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible.

- Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon. The stronger storms will likely evolve into supercells capable of a risk for large hail (mainly 1 to 2 inches in diameter) and severe gusts. Upscale growth into a band of storms is expected by this evening with the risk for severe gusts expected to increase. Peak gusts with the stronger outflow surges will probably range 60 to 75 mph.

05/08/2026

Don’t forget about our cook off. Fill out an entry form and get it to us.!

05/04/2026

They will be testing the outdoor sirens today at noon…