Hail in Texas, May 29, 2001

Name: Hail in Texas, May 29, 2001
Start: 2001-05-29T09:59
End: 2001-05-29T09:59
Location: Texas

May 29, 2001 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the morning hours over the northwest Texas panhandle producing hail.

Where it happened

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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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm developed during the morning hours over the northwest Texas panhandle producing hail.

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 May 29, 2:24 AM CST, 7 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 2:24 AM CST, 7 hours 35 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
324 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

WIDESPREAD CONVECTION HAS MOVED OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE SINCE ABOUT 07Z THIS MORNING. NO SEVERE REPORTS SO
FAR BUT RECENT TRENDS FROM AMARILLO 88D SUGGEST SCATTERED STRONG
STORMS OVER RANDALL COUNTY WITH OTHER NUMEROUS/INTENSE CELLS BETWEEN
DALHART AND HEREFORD. STORMS WILL QUICKLY TRACK ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ZONES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE EXITING THE
EASTERN ZONES BY MID MORNING. APPEARS STRONG WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY
CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS. AMARILLO VAD WIND PROFILER SHOWS LOW LEVEL
JET OF 25 KTS HAS BACKED WITH GOOD VEERING THROUGH 6KM.

MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING OVER CENTRAL NM EXPECTED TO DRAMATICALLY
WEAKEN CAPPING INVERSION THAT WAS SO PREVALENT YESTERDAY. DRYLINE
CURRENTLY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOT HILLS OF NM EXPECTED TO MIX
EASTWARD LATER THIS AFTERNOON. EFFECT OF MORNING CONVECTION OVER
PANHANDLES ON DRYLINE LOCATION LATER TODAY IS UNCERTAIN AND
CONFIDENCE THAT THE DRYLINE WILL REACH THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE IS
CONSIDERABLY LOW. UPPER TROUGH OVER NEW MEXICO AND ASSOCIATED 50KT
5H SPEED MAX SHOULD ALLOW FOR DECENT VERTICAL PROFILES LATER TODAY
TO KEEP THE SEVERE THREAT GOING WHEN AIRMASS RECOVERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON IN RELATIVELY UNCAPPED ATMOSPHERE. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SUGGESTS A GOOD BIT OF SUNSHINE/WARMING ONCE MORNING CONVECTION
ENDS.

AS UPPER TROUGH EXITS WEDNESDAY HIGH PLAINS COOL FRONT EXPECTED
TO REACH NORTHWEST ZONES LATER TONIGHT WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
SPREADING OVER THE PANAHNADLES ON WEDNESDAY. REASONS TO MAINTAIN
POPS INCLUDE LITTLE CAP...STRONG INSOLATION AND MODERATE
INSTABILTY. FLOW ALOFT ALSO EXPECTED TO MAKE A SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHWEST TRANSITION AS WELL.

NO CHANGES PLANNED TO EXTENDED.

PRELIM CCF...
AMA TB 86/59 79/55 80 342
DHT TB 85/55 77/52 77 462

.AMA...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.

SLATTERY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 29, 4:19 AM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-291800-

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
519 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
TODAY. RICH MOISTURE AND HIGH INSTABILITY LEVELS OVER THE PANHANDLES
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THESE FEATURES
WILL ALLOW MODERATE INSTABILITY TO CONTINUE OVER THE PANHANDLES
THROUGH TONIGHT.

A DRYLINE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
APPROACH THE WESTERN PANHANDLES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A COOL FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND REACH THE
NORTHWEST PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. POWERFUL UPDRAFTS WITHIN THE STORMS MAY CAUSE
THE HAIL TO BE VERY LARGE AND DAMAGING. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO POSE A
THREAT.

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SLATTERY

Special weather statement, May 29, 4:19 AM CST, 5 hours 40 minutes before

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-291800-

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
519 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER MOST OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THE MODERATE RISK
AREA IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BOISE CITY TO PERRYTON TO
WHEELER. SURROUNDING THE MODERATE RISK AREA THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
TODAY. RICH MOISTURE AND HIGH INSTABILITY LEVELS OVER THE PANHANDLES
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THESE FEATURES
WILL ALLOW MODERATE INSTABILITY TO CONTINUE OVER THE PANHANDLES
THROUGH TONIGHT.

A DRYLINE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
APPROACH THE WESTERN PANHANDLES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A COOL FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND REACH THE
NORTHWEST PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. POWERFUL UPDRAFTS WITHIN THE STORMS MAY CAUSE
THE HAIL TO BE VERY LARGE AND DAMAGING. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO POSE A
THREAT.

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SLATTERY

Local storm report, May 29, 6:30 AM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
730 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

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

0350 AM    4W STINNETT               TX   .88 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     REPORTED BY EOC

0350 AM    STINNETT                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     PUBLIC REPORTED TO
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE

0538 AM    WARE                      TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   DALLAM                         DALLAM COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          DEPUTY

0610 AM    1 W STRATFORD             TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   SHERMAN                        THROUGH TV CHANNEL 10

0355 AM    MIDDLE WATER              TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/01   HARTLEY                        2-4 INCH TREE LIMBS BROKE
                                          OFF

Local storm report, May 29, 6:32 AM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
732 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

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

0350 AM    4W STINNETT               TX   .88 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     REPORTED BY EOC

0350 AM    STINNETT                  TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   HUTCHINSON                     PUBLIC REPORTED TO
                                          SHERIFFS OFFICE

0538 AM    WARE                      TX   1.75 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   DALLAM                         DALLAM COUNTY SHERIFFS
                                          DEPUTY

0610 AM    1 W STRATFORD             TX   1.00 INCH HAIL
05/29/01   SHERMAN                        THROUGH TV CHANNEL 10

0355 AM    MIDDLE WATER              TX   WIND DAMAGE
05/29/01   HARTLEY                        2-4 INCH TREE LIMBS BROKE
                                          OFF

Special weather statement, May 29, 6:34 AM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-291800-

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
519 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2001

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
TODAY. RICH MOISTURE AND HIGH INSTABILITY LEVELS OVER THE PANHANDLES
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THESE FEATURES
WILL ALLOW MODERATE INSTABILITY TO CONTINUE OVER THE PANHANDLES
THROUGH TONIGHT.

A DRYLINE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
APPROACH THE WESTERN PANHANDLES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A COOL FRONT
WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND REACH THE
NORTHWEST PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. POWERFUL UPDRAFTS WITHIN THE STORMS MAY CAUSE
THE HAIL TO BE VERY LARGE AND DAMAGING. HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO POSE A
THREAT.

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE TEXAS
AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SLATTERY

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dallam

When: May 29, 9:59 AM CST
Where: Dallam County, Conlen
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.233, -102.233

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, May 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: 5247795.