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Amarillo, TX

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April 22, 2010 tornadic storms

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April 22, 2010 Severe Weather Event (Photos Below)

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS AT LEAST EIGHT TORNADOES ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON THURSDAY APRIL 22 2010...

THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOODNIGHT IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY AT 459 PM AND LIFTED AT 502 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE TO TWO MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE SECOND TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GROOM IN DONLEY COUNTY AT 510 PM AND LIFTED AT 526 PM CDT 2 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JERICHO. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 8 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE THIRD TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES SOUTH OF GOODNIGHT IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY AT 520 PM AND LIFTED AT 543 PM CDT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOODNIGHT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 11 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF1. TWO POWER POLES WERE REPORTED BROKEN JUST SOUTHWEST OF GOODNIGHT.

THE FOURTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 8 MILES SOUTH OF BRYANS CORNER IN BEAVER COUNTY AT 551 PM AND LIFTED AT 552 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE QUARTER MILE WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE FIFTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 8 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF GROOM IN DONLEY COUNTY AT 607 PM AND LIFTED AT 609 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE HALF MILE WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE SIXTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE EAST OF LAKE MCCLELLAN IN GRAY COUNTY AT 538 PM AND LIFTED AT 540 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE HALF MILE WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE SEVENTH TORNADO HAD A LARGE...BROAD AND INTENSE ROTATION THAT PRODUCED MULTIPLE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. THE TORNADO BEGAN 1 MILE NORTH OF LAKE MCCLELLAN IN GRAY COUNTY AT 630 PM AND LIFTED AT 652 PM CDT 4 MILES NORTH OF ALANREED. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 9 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM CIRCULATION WIDTH OF ONE QUARTER MILE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE EIGHTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 11 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LEFORS IN GRAY COUNTY AT 640 PM AND LIFTED AT 650 PM CDT 7 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MOBEETIE. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 5 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT AND IS SUBJECT TO REVISION BASED ON ANY NEW OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO WOULD LIKE TO THANK LOCAL TELEVISION AND OTHER PRIVATE METEOROLOGISTS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND NUMEROUS LOCAL SPOTTER NETWORKS FOR TIMELY REPORTS AND DETAILED INFORMATION.
  
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
103 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0248 PM     HAIL             GUYMON                  36.69N 101.48W
04/22/2010  E0.75 INCH       TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0313 PM     HAIL             1 NNE GUYMON            36.70N 101.48W
04/22/2010  M0.88 INCH       TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0331 PM     HAIL             7 NE OPTIMA             36.83N 101.26W
04/22/2010  E0.88 INCH       TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0340 PM     HAIL             4 ESE GRUVER            36.23N 101.34W
04/22/2010  E0.88 INCH       SHERMAN            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0347 PM     HAIL             4 ESE GRUVER            36.23N 101.34W
04/22/2010  E1.75 INCH       SHERMAN            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0410 PM     HAIL             10 NNE SPEARMAN         36.33N 101.13W
04/22/2010  E1.00 INCH       TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            HAIL OCCURRED AT THE PALO DURO RESERVOIR. 

0419 PM     HAIL             10 NNE SPEARMAN         36.33N 101.13W
04/22/2010  E1.00 INCH       TEXAS              OK   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            PALO DURO RESERVOIR. 

0430 PM     HAIL             SPEARMAN                36.20N 101.19W
04/22/2010  E1.25 INCH       HANSFORD           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR  

0433 PM     HAIL             SPEARMAN                36.20N 101.19W
04/22/2010  E2.75 INCH       HANSFORD           TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

0459 PM     TORNADO          5 NE GOODNIGHT          35.09N 101.12W
04/22/2010                   ARMSTRONG          TX   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            ON THE THE GROUND FOR 3 MINUTES 

0505 PM     HAIL             SPEARMAN                36.20N 101.19W
04/22/2010  E1.75 INCH       HANSFORD           TX   PUBLIC          

0510 PM     TORNADO          8 ESE GROOM             35.16N 100.98W
04/22/2010                   DONLEY             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TORNADO BEGAN 4 MILES SE OF GROOM AND ENDED ABOUT 2 
            MILES ESE OF JERICHO 

0520 PM     HAIL             10 N HOWARDWICK         35.18N 100.91W
04/22/2010  E2.75 INCH       DONLEY             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NEAR INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 40 AND HWY 70 

0520 PM     TORNADO          3 NE GOODNIGHT          35.07N 101.15W
04/22/2010                   ARMSTRONG          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TORNADO BEGAN 3 MILES S OF GOODNIGHT AND ENDED ABOUT 8 
            MILES NE OF GOODNIGHT. TORNADO REPORTED BY MULTIPLE 
            SOURCES. 

0529 PM     HAIL             6 E GROOM               35.20N 101.00W
04/22/2010  M2.75 INCH       GRAY               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA 

0529 PM     HAIL             3 E GROOM               35.20N 101.05W
04/22/2010  M2.50 INCH       GRAY               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0533 PM     HAIL             25 W MIAMI              35.69N 101.09W
04/22/2010  E1.50 INCH       ROBERTS            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            HAIL STARTED AROUND 1633 CST AND LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 
            MINUTES. 

0538 PM     TORNADO          1 E LAKE MCCLELLAN      35.22N 100.85W
04/22/2010                   GRAY               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA 

            TORNADO BEGAN 1 MILE E OF LAKE MECCLELLAN AND MOVED NE 
            FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE. 

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 W AMARILLO            35.20N 101.87W
04/22/2010                   POTTER             TX   PUBLIC          

            LARGE TREE KNOCKED OVER BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. 

0545 PM     HAIL             PERRYTON                36.39N 100.80W
04/22/2010  E0.88 INCH       OCHILTREE          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0551 PM     TORNADO          8 S BRYANS CORNER       36.50N 100.82W
04/22/2010                   BEAVER             OK   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TORNADO BEGAN 8 MILES S OF BRYANS CORNER AND REMAINED 
            NEARLY STATIONARY. TORNADO LASTED APPROXIMATELY ONE 
            MINUTE. 

0556 PM     HAIL             PERRYTON                36.39N 100.80W
04/22/2010  E1.00 INCH       OCHILTREE          TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0559 PM     HAIL             3 SE GROOM              35.17N 101.07W
04/22/2010  E1.75 INCH       DONLEY             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            GROOM FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE HAIL NEAR BOYDSTON 
            ROAD AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 70. 

0607 PM     TORNADO          8 ESE GROOM             35.16N 100.98W
04/22/2010                   DONLEY             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            TORNADO BAGAN 8 MILES ESE OF GROOM AND MOVED NE FOR 
            APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE. 

0630 PM     TORNADO          5 NW ALANREED           35.26N 100.80W
04/22/2010                   GRAY               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            LARGE INTENSE CIRCULATION... APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER 
            OF A MILE WIDE... WITH SEVERAL BRIEF MULTI VORTEX STYLE 
            TOUCHDOWNS. TORNADO BEGAN 1 MILE NORTH OF LAKE MCCLELLAN 
            AND ENDED 4 MILES N OF ALANREED. MULTIPLE REPORTS 
            RECEIVED. 

0636 PM     HAIL             7 E GROOM               35.20N 100.98W
04/22/2010  E1.75 INCH       GRAY               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0640 PM     TORNADO          13 ENE LEFORS           35.51N 100.59W
04/22/2010                   GRAY               TX   STORM CHASER    

            TORNADO BEGAN 11 MILES ENE OF LEFORS AND ENDED 
            APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES WSW OF MOBEETIE. 

0705 PM     TSTM WND GST     ALANREED                35.21N 100.73W
04/22/2010  E60 MPH          GRAY               TX   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0711 PM     HAIL             7 N ELMWOOD             36.72N 100.52W
04/22/2010  E1.00 INCH       BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            FOUR INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROAD. 

0808 PM     HAIL             5 NE BOOKER             36.51N 100.48W
04/22/2010  M0.88 INCH       BEAVER             OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

Tornado that crossed Highway 287 just west of Goodnight, TX. The tornado touched down at 5:20 PM and roped out at 5:43pm. It was in contact with the ground the entire 23 minutes. Courtesy of Tim Marshall
Tornado that crossed Highway 287 just west of Goodnight, TX. The tornado touched down at 5:20 PM and roped out at 5:43pm. It was in contact with the ground the entire 23 minutes. Courtesy of Tim Marshall

 Brief tornado at 6:32 pm just northeast of I-40 and Rt. 70 near Jericho, TX. Courtesy of Tim Marshall
Brief tornado at 6:32 pm just northeast of I-40 and Rt. 70 near Jericho, TX. Courtesy of Tim Marshall

Tornado that occurred at about 5:12pm. This tornado was located 9 miles east of Groom and 1 mile south of interstate 40. It stayed on the ground for approximately 3 minutes and caused no damage. Courtesy of Brady Kendrick Tornado that occurred at about 5:12pm. This tornado was located 9 miles east of Groom and 1 mile south of interstate 40. It stayed on the ground for approximately 3 minutes and caused no damage. Courtesy of Brady Kendrick
Tornado that crossed Highway 287 just west of Goodnight, TX. The tornado touched down at 5:20 PM and roped out at 5:43pm. It was in contact with the ground the entire 23 minutes. Courtesy of Bill Tabor
Tornado near Goodnight, Texas.  Photo courtesy of Bill Tabor.		 Tornado that crossed Highway 287 just west of Goodnight, TX. The tornado touched down at 5:20 PM and roped out at 5:43pm. It was in contact with the ground the entire 23 minutes. Courtesy of Mike Parker
Tornado near Goodnight, Texas.  Photo courtesy of Mike Parker.

 The photo is courtesy of Clint Perkins who was looking west from Highway 70 just north of Howardwick.
The photo is courtesy of Clint Perkins who was looking west from Highway 70 just north of Howardwick.

 

 
Color legend for EF scale ratings.

This survey data is preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available.  Road accessibility and inconsistencies between mapping and GPS software may limit the accuracy of the tracks plotted on this map.  The information plotted on this map is intended for general reference use only.

For official post-storm information, use Storm Data from the National Climatic Data Center.
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