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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 14, 2026Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2026, 6:57 PM CDT for Lipscomb County, Ochiltree County, Texas; Beaver County, Texas County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 63 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, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: May 14, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Amarillo, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beaver County, OK, Texas County, OK, Lipscomb County, TX, Ochiltree County, TX

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 335 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 162 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -733 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1299 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 247 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 616 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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, 6:09 PM CDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 6:09 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 1:38 PM CDT, 5 hours 19 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

Local storm report, May 14, 5:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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

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

0528 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 ESE Pampa             35.54N 100.93W
05/14/2026  M59 MPH          Gray               TX   Mesonet

            Wind gust of 59 MPH measured at WT Mesonet
            site 2 miles ESE of Pampa, TX.

&&

RLF

Special weather statement, May 14, 6:07 PM CDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 14, 6:11 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

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

OKZ003-TXZ005-150015-
Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX-
611 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BEAVER AND NORTHERN
LIPSCOMB COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM CDT...

At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles northwest of Slapout, or 15 miles southeast of Beaver, moving
east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Gate, Elmwood, and Slapout.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma...and the Panhandle of Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3649 10053 3676 10069 3690 10000 3644 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 256DEG 27KT 3672 10026

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Ward

Local storm report, May 14, 6:13 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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

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

0601 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 ENE Mclean            35.24N 100.57W
05/14/2026  M61 MPH          Gray               TX   Mesonet

            Wind gust of 61 MPH measured at the WT
            Mesonet site 1 mile ENE of Mclean, TX.

&&

RLF

Local storm report, May 14, 6:19 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

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

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

0614 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     9 NNE Sunray            36.14N 101.78W
05/14/2026  M68 MPH          Sherman            TX   Mesonet

            68 MPH gust measured at the WT Mesonet site
            9 miles NNE of Sunray, TX.

&&

RLF

Special weather statement, May 14, 6:20 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

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

OKZ002-142345-
Texas OK-
620 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTY
THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Texhoma, or 17 miles west of Guymon, moving northeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Guymon and Goodwell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

&&

LAT...LON 3651 10185 3664 10190 3684 10159 3656 10135
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 246DEG 26KT 3659 10178

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Harrel

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, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AMA	Hartley	33 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, 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

Nearby

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.