| June 20, 2013 Severe Storms and High Winds |
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| Thunderstorms produced large hail up to golf ball size and damaging winds up to 81 mph across the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours on Thursday, June 20. After the storms diminished, very strong non-thunderstorm winds caused damage and resulted in visibilities so low that Interstate 40 had to be closed for two hours east of Amarillo due to blowing dust. The storms and winds resulted in nearly 7,000 power outages in Amarillo and caused a train derailment of over a dozen empty containers near the town of Panhandle, TX. Below are images taken during and after the storms, click on each picture for a larger image. At the bottom of the page is a list of storm reports gathered by the National Weather Service. |
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| STORM IMAGES |
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| Blowing dust near Dawn, TX (courtesy of Brady Kendrick) |
Blowing dust in the Texas Panhandle (courtesy of Amarillo Globe-News) |
Double rainbow in Amarillo (courtesy of Caitlyn Downs) |
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| Large hail in Amarillo (courtesy of Rebecca Mireles-Castillo) |
Half dollar size hail in Amarillo |
Hail in Amarillo (courtesy of Greg Roddahl) |
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| Train delrailment west of Panhandle, TX |
Train derailment west of Panhandle, TX |
Train derailment west of Panhandle, TX |
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| STORM REPORTS |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1219 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0705 PM HAIL 5 SE HEREFORD 34.77N 102.34W
06/20/2013 M1.00 INCH DEAF SMITH TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HAIL REPORTED BY HEREFORD FD SPOTTER
0715 PM TSTM WND GST 5 ENE HEREFORD 34.86N 102.33W
06/20/2013 M59 MPH DEAF SMITH TX AWOS
0730 PM HAIL 9 NNW CANYON 35.10N 101.98W
06/20/2013 E1.25 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0737 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N DAWN 34.96N 102.21W
06/20/2013 M81 MPH DEAF SMITH TX BROADCAST MEDIA
SCHOOLNET OBSERVATION
0740 PM HAIL 8 NW TIMBERCREEK CANYON 35.13N 101.91W
06/20/2013 E1.25 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0741 PM HAIL 8 N CANYON 35.10N 101.92W
06/20/2013 E1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
NSSL SHAVE REPORT. CORRECTED AND ADJUSTED TIME BASED ON
RADAR.
0741 PM HAIL 6 NNW UMBARGER 35.03N 102.15W
06/20/2013 E1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0743 PM HAIL 7 SW AMARILLO 35.13N 101.91W
06/20/2013 M1.00 INCH RANDALL TX NWS EMPLOYEE
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
0745 PM HAIL 5 SW AMARILLO 35.15N 101.88W
06/20/2013 M1.00 INCH RANDALL TX NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT 45TH AND BELL
0745 PM HAIL 7 SW AMARILLO 35.13N 101.91W
06/20/2013 E1.50 INCH RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
PUBLIC REPORT THROUGH MEDIA
0745 PM HAIL 7 S BUSHLAND 35.09N 102.06W
06/20/2013 E1.50 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0745 PM HAIL 6 S BUSHLAND 35.11N 102.06W
06/20/2013 E1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0745 PM HAIL 8 SSE BUSHLAND 35.08N 102.01W
06/20/2013 E1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0746 PM HAIL 7 SSW AMARILLO 35.11N 101.87W
06/20/2013 M1.50 INCH RANDALL TX TRAINED SPOTTER
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AT BELL AND ARDEN ROADS
0748 PM HAIL 6 SW AMARILLO 35.15N 101.89W
06/20/2013 M0.88 INCH RANDALL TX NWS EMPLOYEE
0750 PM HAIL 8 ESE BUSHLAND 35.14N 101.94W
06/20/2013 M0.88 INCH RANDALL TX NWS EMPLOYEE
0750 PM HAIL 7 SSW AMARILLO 35.11N 101.87W
06/20/2013 M1.75 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT BELL AND ARDEN
0750 PM HAIL 6 SW AMARILLO 35.14N 101.89W
06/20/2013 E1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0750 PM HAIL 7 SE BUSHLAND 35.12N 101.98W
06/20/2013 E1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0750 PM HAIL 6 SW AMARILLO 35.14N 101.90W
06/20/2013 E1.25 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0751 PM HAIL 4 SW AMARILLO 35.16N 101.87W
06/20/2013 M1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT 45TH AND WESTERN
0752 PM HAIL 5 SSW AMARILLO 35.14N 101.85W
06/20/2013 E1.75 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
HILLSIDE AND BELL
0755 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW HEREFORD 34.83N 102.43W
06/20/2013 M65 MPH DEAF SMITH TX MESONET
WEST TEXAS MESONET
0755 PM HAIL 6 SW AMARILLO 35.15N 101.89W
06/20/2013 M1.00 INCH RANDALL TX NWS EMPLOYEE
0800 PM HAIL 6 S AMARILLO 35.12N 101.82W
06/20/2013 M0.88 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0800 PM HAIL 6 S BUSHLAND 35.10N 102.06W
06/20/2013 E1.00 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
0806 PM HAIL 3 SW AMARILLO 35.17N 101.86W
06/20/2013 M1.50 INCH RANDALL TX PUBLIC
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AT 38TH AND WESTERN
0839 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE LAKE TANGLEWOOD 35.08N 101.75W
06/20/2013 M58 MPH RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
RIVER FALLS AIRPORT SCHOOLNET
0848 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NNW LAKE TANGLEWOOD 35.11N 101.80W
06/20/2013 M62 MPH RANDALL TX MESONET
WEST TEXAS MESONET
0854 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 SW AMARILLO 35.15N 101.89W
06/20/2013 E70 MPH RANDALL TX NWS EMPLOYEE
NUMEROUS 12 TO 18 INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF AND ALMOST
LOST BACK END OF VEHICLE
0854 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NNW LAKE TANGLEWOOD 35.11N 101.80W
06/20/2013 M66 MPH RANDALL TX MESONET
WEST TEXAS MESONET
0855 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ENE HEREFORD 34.86N 102.33W
06/20/2013 M59 MPH DEAF SMITH TX AWOS
TXDOT AWOS STATION
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 9 SW AMARILLO 35.11N 101.93W
06/20/2013 RANDALL TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES DOWN REPORTED AT FM2186 AND HOPE ROAD.
REPORTED BY RANDALL COUNTY SO
0908 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE WILDORADO 35.21N 102.21W
06/20/2013 M58 MPH OLDHAM TX BROADCAST MEDIA
WILDORADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNET
0915 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ENE HEREFORD 34.86N 102.33W
06/20/2013 M69 MPH DEAF SMITH TX AWOS
TXDOT AWOS
0916 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WSW AMARILLO 35.17N 101.90W
06/20/2013 M58 MPH RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
AMARILLO HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOLNET
0938 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 ENE AMARILLO 35.22N 101.72W
06/20/2013 M61 MPH POTTER TX ASOS
ASOS
0950 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 W AMARILLO 35.20N 101.91W
06/20/2013 M67 MPH POTTER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1000 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW AMARILLO 35.21N 101.85W
06/20/2013 POTTER TX PUBLIC
TREES UPROOTED AND LAYING IN ROADWAYS IN SAN JACINTO
NEIGHBORHOOD
1007 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W AMARILLO 35.20N 101.83W
06/20/2013 M62 MPH POTTER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1011 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSW AMARILLO 35.13N 101.85W
06/20/2013 M72 MPH RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1013 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 WNW AMARILLO 35.24N 101.91W
06/20/2013 M62 MPH POTTER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1015 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 6 SSW AMARILLO 35.13N 101.86W
06/20/2013 RANDALL TX NWS EMPLOYEE
SHED BLOWN INTO A DIFFERENT YARD...TIME ESTIMATED.
1022 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W AMARILLO 35.20N 101.84W
06/20/2013 E58 MPH POTTER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA
1022 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 W AMARILLO 35.20N 101.92W
06/20/2013 M63 MPH POTTER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1022 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NW AMARILLO 35.23N 101.86W
06/20/2013 M65 MPH POTTER TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1031 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE LAKE TANGLEWOOD 35.08N 101.75W
06/20/2013 M64 MPH RANDALL TX BROADCAST MEDIA
1105 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG AMARILLO 35.20N 101.82W
06/20/2013 POTTER TX NWS EMPLOYEE
OFF-DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED
POWER OUT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 FROM ROSS-OSAGE STREETS
TO THE I-40 AND I-27 INTERSECTION.
1130 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG S GROOM 35.20N 101.11W
06/20/2013 CARSON TX PUBLIC
CARPORT BLOWN OVER...TIME ESTIMATED.
1145 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PANHANDLE 35.35N 101.38W
06/20/2013 CARSON TX EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAIN DERAILED IN HIGH WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED.
1150 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 16 SE PANHANDLE 35.19N 101.19W
06/21/2013 CARSON TX EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** SEMI OVERTURNED ON INTERSTATE 40 NEAR
MILE MARKER 110.
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