High Wind in Texas, April 11, 2001

Name: High Wind in Texas, April 11, 2001
Start: 2001-04-11T04:17
End: 2001-04-11T12:00
Location: Texas

April 11, 2001 · NWS AMA · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

and Wellington.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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.

A very intense surface low pressure system on the Kansas and Colorado state line moved into western Kansas causing fifty-five knot wind gusts at Gruver...fifty-seven knot wind gusts at Booker...fifty knot interpolated wind gusts at Stratford...fifty-two knot estimated wind gusts at Waka...fifty knot wind gusts at Dumas...thirty-five knot interpolated sustained winds at Borger...Adrian...Panhandle...Pampa...Shamrock...Hereford...and Miami...thirty-five knot sustained winds at Amarillo...and thirty-six knot interpolated sustained winds at Canadian...Claude...Clarendon...and Wellington.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 11, 3:42 AM CST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 3:42 AM CST, 35 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
442 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001

INTENSE SFC LOW VCNTY LAA WITH IMPRESSIVE PRESS FALLS ACROSS NW KS.
WIND WILL BE OBVIOUS CONCERN FIRST PERIOD. DECIDED TO GO WITH HIGH
WIND WARNING NRN ZNS AS SYSTEM DEEPER THAN 00Z MODELS IMAGINED.
DESPITE CLOUD COVER NRN ZNS LIMITING MIXING...SFC GRADIENT ALONE
SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE STRONG WINDS. BETTER MIXING ACROSS SRN
ZNS HOWEVER THIS AREA WILL BE FURTHER REMOVED FM LOW...ALTHOUGH
WILL KEEP WIND ADVSY WILL LIKELY MOST PLACES UP ON CAPROCK TOUCH HIGH
WIND CRITERIA FOR A WHILE EARLY ON. COLD TEMPS ALSO NOTED ON SFC
ANLYS N OF LOW SO CONCERN WITH HOW MUCH DOWNSLOPE AND LITTLE SUN CAN
OFFSET CAA. DROPPED TEMPS NRN ZNS A CATEGORY FM CURRENT FCST. WINDS
EXPECTED TO DROP OFF LATER THIS AFTN AS GRADIENTS RELAX WITH SFC
RIDGE BUILDING S INTO PNHDLS OVERNIGHT.

WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO MORE SRLY DIRECTION ON THU
BEFORE ANOTHER SURGE OF COOL AIR BACKDOORS INTO AREA THU NIGHT.
DRYLINE MAY BEGIN TO REFORM ACROSS CENTRAL TX THU NIGHT SO WILL NEED
TO WATCH MOISTURE RETURN UP AND ALONG SFC BOUNDARY IN NE ZNS. SHRTWV
TROUGH COMING OUT OF SW U.S. THU NIGHT COULD HELP SPARK SOME LIGHT
SHRA IN OK PNHDL IF INGREDIENTS COME TOGETHER RIGHT. TOO FAR OUT ALSO
TO INCLUDE FG/LOW CLOUDS BUT THIS IS IN REALM OF POSSIBILITY AS
WELL IN NE ZNS BEHIND FNTL BOUNDARY.

IN EXTENDED...
DOWNSLOPE WRLY FLOW ON FRI TURNS S EARLY SAT WITH ANOTHER FNT
POSSIBLY DROPPING S ACROSS HIGH PLAINS. WITH MOISTURE RETURNING FM
GULF/BOUNDARY IN VCNTY AND SHRTWV ENERGY IN SW FLOW ALOFT WILL ADD
MENTION OF PRECIP TO SRN ZNS FOR SAT FCST. CONCERNS MOUNTING FOR SIG
COOL DOWN LATE IN WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE DEVELOPS ACROSS WRN CANADA AND E/W TROUGH ROTATES S INTO NRN
U.S. WILL NOT GET TOO CRAZY WITH TEMP DECLINE BUT MAKE NECESSARY CHGS
TO EXTENDED FCST.

.AMA...
TX...HIGnH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM TX ZNS 001>010.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM TX ZNS 011>020.
OK...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM OK ZNS 001>003.

COBB

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 10:50 PM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes before

OKZ003-TXZ004-005-009-010-014-015-019-020-110515-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1150 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS REMOVED OCHILTREE...ROBERTS...
GRAY...AND DONLEY COUNTIES IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE FROM THE NEW
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 125.

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 125 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY...
FOR LIPSCOMB...HEMPHILL...WHEELER...AND COLLINGSWORTH COUNTIES IN THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND BEAVER COUNTY IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE

ANDRADE

Special weather statement, Apr 11, 12:35 AM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before

OKZ003-TXZ005-010-015-020-110900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
135 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS CLEARED ALL COUNTIES IN
TORNADO WATCH 125. COUNTIES CLEARED INCLUDE:

IN THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE:
BEAVER

IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE:
LIPSCOMB...HEMPHILL...WHEELER...COLLINGSWORTH

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BEAVER...BOOKER...CANADIAN...
SHAMROCK...WELLINGTON..

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.
SEVERE CONVECTIVE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT.

SC

Local storm report, Apr 11, 12:47 AM CST, 3 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
147 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0840 PM    BOISE CITY                OK   64 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/10/01   CIMARRON                       REPORTED BY OK MESONET.

0925 PM    BOYS RANCH                TX   .75 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   OLDHAM                         REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER.

0927 PM    BOYS RANCH                TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   OLDHAM                         REPORTED BY COOP OBSERVER.

0951 PM    MASTERSON                 TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   MOORE                          REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTER.

1013 PM    5W STINNETT               TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/10/01   HUTCHINSON                     18 WHEELER BLOWN OVER ON
                                          152. REPORTED BY EM.

1015 PM    15E DUMAS                 TX   .75 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   MOORE                          REPORTED BY ARES SPOTTER.

1030 PM    3W STINNETT               TX   .75 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   HUTCHINSON                     REPORTED BY ARES SPOTTER.

1030 PM    3E FRITCH                 TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/10/01   HUTCHINSON                     ONE TRAILER DESTROYED, ONE
                                          TRAILER MISSING ROOF,
                                          ANOTHER TRAILER DAMAGED AND
                                          2 WOOD FRAME HOUSES WITH
                                          SEVERE DAMAGE, POSSIBLY BY
                                          A TORNADO. REPORTED BY
                                          FRITCH FD.

1034 PM    STINNETT                  TX   .75 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   HUTCHINSON                     REPORTED BY ARES SPOTTER.

1035 PM    GOODWELL                  OK   59 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/10/01   TEXAS                          REPORTED BY OK MESONET.

1041 PM    GRUVER                    TX   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/10/01   HANSFORD                       REPORTED BY GRUVER PD.

1106 PM    4S SPEARMAN               TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/10/01   HANSFORD                       GRAIN ELEVATOR DAMAGED,
                                          POSSIBLY BY A TORNADO.
                                          REPORTED BY COUNTY SO.

1120 PM    ADAMS                     OK   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/10/01   TEXAS                          REPORTED BY NWS SPOTTER.

1133 PM    PERRYTON                  TX   .75 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   OCHILTREE                      REPORTED BY COUNTY SO.

1140 PM    2S TURPIN                 OK   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   BEAVER                         REPORTED BY COUNTY EM.

1153 PM    CANADIAN                  TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   HEMPHILL                       REPORTED BY COUNTY SO.

1154 PM    5S BEAVER                 OK   .75 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   BEAVER                         REPORTED BY COUNTY EM.

1154 PM    TURPIN                    OK   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   BEAVER                         REPORTED BY COUNTY EM.

1155 PM    2S BEAVER                 OK   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   BEAVER                         REPORTED BY COUNTY EM.

1156 PM    BOOKER                    TX   .75 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   LIPSCOMB                       REPORTED BY COUNTY SO.

1200 AM    9W SHAMROCK               TX   WIND DAMAGE
04/11/01   WHEELER                        18 WHEELER BLOWN OVER AND
                                          HOUSE LOST ROOF. REPORTED
                                          BY SHAMROCK PD.

1201 AM    SHAMROCK                  TX   60 MPH TSTM WIND GUST
04/11/01   WHEELER                        REPORTED BY SHAMROCK PD.

1215 AM    ELMWOOD                   OK   WIND DAMAGE
04/11/01   BEAVER                         DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AND SHED
                                          WAS BLOWN AWAY POSSIBLY BY
                                          A TORNADO. REPORTED BY
                                          GUYMON OHP.

1245 AM    6S GATE                   OK   .75 INCH HAIL
04/11/01   BEAVER         l                REPORTED BY EM.

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The radar

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Event by event

18 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Collingsworth

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Collingsworth forecast zone
Measured: 36 kt (41 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hansford

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Hansford forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.278, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hemphill

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Hemphill forecast zone
Measured: 36 kt (41 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hutchinson

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lipscomb

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Lipscomb forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Moore

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Moore forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ochiltree

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Ochiltree forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Oldham

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Oldham forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roberts

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Roberts forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sherman

When: April 11, 4:17 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Sherman forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 36.278, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Armstrong

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Armstrong forecast zone
Measured: 36 kt (41 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.965, -101.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Carson

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Carson forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Deaf Smith

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Deaf Smith forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Donley

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Donley forecast zone
Measured: 36 kt (41 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Gray

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Gray forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Potter

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Randall

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Randall forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wheeler

When: April 11, 6:31 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 2001

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: 5244481, 5244485, 5244486, 5244487, 5244488, 5244489, 5244490, 5244491, 5244494, 5244495, 5244479, 5244480, 5244482, 5244483, 5244484, 5244492, 5244493, 5244496.