Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- June 10, 3:49 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 3 mi N of Sanford
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.783, -101.483
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 2002
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds moved across the central and northeastern Texas panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
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
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds moved across the central and northeastern Texas panhandle during the late afternoon and early evening hours.
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 Jun 10, 1:49 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 1:49 PM CST, 2 hours before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 249 PM CDT MON JUN 10 2002 MOISTURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH DRYLINE HAS BEEN SHARPENING UP SINCE 19Z OVER THE WESTERN ZONES. LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CU FIELD ALONG DRYLINE LOCATION BEST...GENERALLY FROM WESTERN TEXAS COUNTY OKLAHOMA TO EASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTY. EXPECT SLOW MOVING DRYLINE TO MIX EASTWARD THROUGH 02Z. TOUGH CALL AS TO HOW FAR EAST IT WILL REACH. CLUSTER OF BUILDING TCU LOCATED OVER MOORE COUNTY ARE VERY HIGH BASED AT THIS TIME. 70 DEGREE SFC DEW POINTS ARE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN PANHANLDES WITH TEMPS WARMING THROUGH THE 90S. ACTIVITY SHOULD PERSIST AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY EVENING. AWIPS 5.2.1 UPGRADE IS COMING ALONG NICELY. AMA 65/95 61/90 60 -02 DHT 62/99 62/90 60 000 .AMA... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. SLATTERY
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:00 PM CST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-110000- TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 100 PM CDT MON JUN 10 2002 SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING OVER ALL OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...WITH BETTER CHANCES OFF OF THE CAPROCK ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN AN AREA OF RICH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE AHEAD OF A DRYLINE OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO WHICH SHOULD MIX EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES LATER TODAY. A WARM LAYER IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO INHIBIT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS COULD STILL POSSIBLY FORM MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. ALSO...ABUNDANT DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP WITH THE STORMS WEAKENING AFTER SUNSET. ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BUT THESE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES OR SKYWARN SPOTTERS IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SCHNEIDER
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:48 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- June 10, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 3 mi NE of Stinnett
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.850, -101.417
Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson
- When
- June 10, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 15 mi NE of Stinnett
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -101.267
Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down. Also...irrigation equipment reported damaged by the high winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hansford
- When
- June 10, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Hansford County, Spearman
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -101.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Ochiltree
- When
- June 10, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ochiltree County, Perryton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.400, -100.800
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 10, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, Panhandle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -101.383
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 10, 5:53 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 3 mi S of White Deer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.383, -101.183
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 10, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, White Deer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -101.183
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 10, 5:58 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, White Deer
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -101.183
Hail, Gray
- When
- June 10, 6:01 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 1 mi SW of Kings Mill
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.467, -101.083
Hail, Hemphill
- When
- June 10, 6:08 PM CST
- Where
- Hemphill County, 5 mi NW of Canadian
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -100.450
Hail, Carson
- When
- June 10, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, White Deer
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -101.183
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: 5305509, 5305510, 5305511, 5305512, 5305520, 5305513, 5305514, 5305515, 5305516, 5305517, 5305518, 5305519.