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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 14, 2026Hartley County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2026, 3:55 PM CDT for Hartley County, Texas. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 14, 2026, 3:55 PM CDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2026, 4:28 PM CDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Hartley County, TX

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 14, 1:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 1:24 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 1:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
138 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-150645-
Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb-
Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson-
Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth-
Palo Duro Canyon-
138 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible across the Panhandles this afternoon
through this evening. Some of the storms may be severe, with
damaging wind gusts being the primary hazard in addition to
lightning.

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across
the area this afternoon through this evening. A Red Flag Warning
has been issued for the eastern Panhandles due to the anticipated
critical fire weather threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon into evening, Friday
through Sunday. Thunderstorm activity will primarily favor the
eastern combined Panhandles.

Critical fire weather conditions will be possible on Sunday and
Monday across the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 14, 3:42 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
342 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

TXZ011-142115-
Oldham TX-
342 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL OLDHAM COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM CDT...

At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Adrian, or 16 miles west of Vega, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Vega and Adrian.

This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 16 and 38.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3519 10275 3528 10279 3546 10249 3522 10239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 249DEG 27KT 3525 10272

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

SH

Local storm report, May 14, 3:47 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
347 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

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

0336 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 WSW Adrian            35.25N 102.76W
05/14/2026  M59 MPH          Oldham             TX   Mesonet

            59 MPH wind gust measured at 6 WSW Adrian
            West Texas Mesonet site.

&&

RLF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 13, 7:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	27 min
May 13, 7:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Armstrong	36 min
May 13, 8:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Donley	33 min
May 13, 8:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Gray	33 min
May 13, 9:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Hutchinson, Roberts	29 min
May 13, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Roberts	26 min
May 14, 3:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Oldham	33 min
May 14, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Oldham	35 min
May 14, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Randall	68 min
May 14, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Oldham, Potter	43 min
May 14, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Carson, Hutchinson, Potter	57 min
May 14, 4:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Deaf Smith	53 min
May 14, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hartley	67 min
May 14, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Randall	65 min
May 14, 4:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Gray	62 min
May 14, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Dallam	58 min
May 14, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Deaf Smith, Randall	57 min
May 14, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Armstrong, Carson, Donley, Gray, Hutchinson, Roberts	61 min
May 14, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam, Hartley, Moore, Sherman	68 min
May 14, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Armstrong, Collingsworth, Donley	58 min
May 14, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Armstrong, Randall	45 min
May 14, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Dallam	69 min
May 14, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts, Wheeler	66 min
May 14, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Collingsworth, Donley	53 min
May 14, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Lipscomb, Ochiltree	63 min
May 14, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Cimarron	57 min
May 14, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Texas	67 min
May 14, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Beaver	61 min
May 14, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Cimarron	42 min
May 14, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Texas	53 min
May 14, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Beaver	64 min
May 14, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	AMA	Texas	25 min
May 14, 6:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	AMA	Texas	63 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.