Last Map Update: Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 5:12:24 pm CDT
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Local Weather History For June 14th...
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1962: Four tornadoes occurred late this afternoon over Swisher, Hockley and Lynn Counties. The first tornado was small,
but destroyed a barn and several outbuildings 20 miles northeast of Tulia. A second tornado caused some light to moderate property damage near Union Hill (near Happy), but the parent storm was remembered more for the incredible amount of hail it produced in Happy. Many old-timers said it was the heaviest hailstorm in the history of Happy as all buildings and vehicles in the town were damaged, some heavily by hail as large as baseballs. The third tornado this day destroyed several outbuildings on two farms in area north and northeast of Whitharral. Although Storm Data officially lists the following damage as non-tornadic winds, it is entirely plausible that the Whitharral tornado was also responsible for demolishing several barns, outbuildings and damaging one home eight miles north of Levelland. One shed in the area was blown 1/4 mile and two trailers were flipped five or six times. Non-tornadic winds were said to have combined with large hail and three inches of rain to wipe out 486 acres of cotton at one farm north of Levelland. The final tornado this evening occurred nine miles west and two miles north of Tahoka. This tornado destroyed a windmill and barn, and caused minor damage to a tractor. An impressive feat, the tornado pulled the sucker-rod out of a well which was said to be 100 feet deep. At some point this night, a severe hailstorm destroyed almost all crops in the Turkey area and about 12,000 acres in the Plaska area. |
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