Texas, 1996

Hail in Texas, June 3, 1996

June 3, 1996 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorms across the central Texas panhandle produced large hail and damaging winds as reported by storm spotters and fire departments. In northwest Amarillo strong outflow winds channeled down a draw blowing down numerous trees and damaging homes and automobiles.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.

Thunderstorms across the central Texas panhandle produced large hail and damaging winds as reported by storm spotters and fire departments. In northwest Amarillo strong outflow winds channeled down a draw blowing down numerous trees and damaging homes and automobiles.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Armstrong

When
June 3, 5:09 PM CST
Where
Armstrong County, 10 mi S of Claude
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
34.970, -101.370

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5580472.