June 27, 2013 severe storms

On the afternoon of Thursday, June 27, 2013 storms developed along a cold front as the front moved south through Kansas and the Oklahoma and northern Texas Panhandles.  Some of these storms across the Panhandles produced very strong winds, including a 94 mph gust at Borger, TX, a 64 mph gust near Slapout, OK, and a 70 mph gust near Amarillo.

The storm near Borger produced a damaging downburst just before 10 PM CDT that resulted in multiple reports of damage in the northwestern corner of the city.  A large roof was blown off a metal building, a window was blown out of a home, three airport hangar doors were blown in, a metal flag pole was bent to a 45 degree angle, and 3 utility poles were snapped.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
410 PM CDT FRI JUN 28 2013

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

0720 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 W SLAPOUT             36.60N 100.26W
06/27/2013  M64 MPH          BEAVER             OK   MESONET

0730 PM     TSTM WND GST     DARROUZETT              36.45N 100.33W
06/27/2013  E60 MPH          LIPSCOMB           TX   PUBLIC

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N BORGER              35.67N 101.40W
06/27/2013                   HUTCHINSON         TX   PUBLIC

            WINDOW BLOWN OUT ON A HOME. NO ESTIMATE ON WIND SPEEDS
            AT THE TIME.

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BORGER                  35.66N 101.40W
06/27/2013                   HUTCHINSON         TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A LARGE ROOF COMPLETELY BLOWN OFF A BUILDING...A METAL
            FLAG POLE BENT TO A 45 DEGREE ANGLE...3 UTILITY POLES
            BROKEN ALL IN A 10 SQUARE BLOCK AREA IN NW BORGER

0945 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N BORGER              35.69N 101.39W
06/27/2013                   HUTCHINSON         TX   AMATEUR RADIO

            REPORTS OF BENT SIGNS... LEANING POWER POLES... AND
            DOWNED LIMBS

0947 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N BORGER              35.70N 101.40W
06/27/2013  M94 MPH          HUTCHINSON         TX   ASOS

            THREE AIRPORT HANGAR DOORS WERE BLOWN IN. ONE HANGER
            SUFFERED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. AN ABANDONED BUILDING WAS
            HEAVILY DAMAGED.

0952 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BORGER                  35.66N 101.40W
06/27/2013                   HUTCHINSON         TX   NWS STORM SURVEY

            ROOF BLOWN OFF A LARGE METAL BUILDING THAT HOUSES TWO
            BUSINESSES. DEBRIS IMPACTED AND DAMAGED THREE VEHICLES.
            WINDOWS WERE SHATTERED. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OBSERVED ON
            SERVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES...INCLUDING A CHURCH. NWS
            SURVEY AND SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO CONFIRMED EVENT TIME AT
            THE METAL BUILDING AND THAT THE DAMAGE WAS ASSOCIATED
            WITH A MICROBURST. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH ASOS
            MEASURED 94 MPH GUST AT THE AIRPORT. TOTAL EVENT
            DURATION 947 TO 954 PM CDT ALONG A 2 MILE SWATH.

1000 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 S BORGER              35.64N 101.40W
06/27/2013  E60 MPH          HUTCHINSON         TX   PUBLIC

1135 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 NNW AMARILLO          35.26N 101.87W
06/27/2013  M59 MPH          POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

1208 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 SSW AMARILLO          35.13N 101.85W
06/28/2013  M64 MPH          RANDALL            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

1215 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 SE AMARILLO           35.13N 101.73W
06/28/2013                   RANDALL            TX   PUBLIC

            OUTBUILDING DESTROYED. SOME DEBRIS FOUND ONE HALF MILE
            AWAY. TIME ESTIMATED BY LANDOWNER.

1219 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NE LAKE TANGLEWOOD    35.08N 101.75W
06/28/2013  M70 MPH          RANDALL            TX   BROADCAST MEDIA