Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- June 16, 3:25 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16, 1997
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:25 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Potter
- When
- June 16, 3:28 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Potter
- When
- June 16, 3:34 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Amarillo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.820
Hail, Ochiltree
- When
- June 16, 3:47 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, 7 mi S of Perryton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -100.800
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 16, 3:51 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, Conway
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.380
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 16, 4:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 6 mi E of Conway
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -101.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Randall
- When
- June 16, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Randall County, Canyon
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.980, -101.920
Report of tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts
- When
- June 16, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 4 mi W of Miami
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -100.700
Report of several large tree limbs down.
Hail, Armstrong
- When
- June 16, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, 4 mi E of Claude
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -101.300
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5609606, 5609607, 5609608, 5609609, 5609610, 5609611, 5610602, 5610603, 5610604.