Wildfire in Texas, May 2 to 5, 2006

Name: Wildfire in Texas, May 2 to 5, 2006
Start: 2006-05-02T16:05
End: 2006-05-05T19:00
Location: Texas

May 2 to 5, 2006 · NWS AMA · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A wildfire caused by lightning ten miles east-southeast of Canadian burned one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres. There were no reports of injuries or structural damage.

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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.

A wildfire caused by lightning ten miles east-southeast of Canadian burned one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres. There were no reports of injuries or structural damage.

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 2, 2:18 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:18 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
318 PM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THIS WILL HAVE TO BE SHORT AND SWEET DUE TO ONSET OF SEVERE WEATHER.
CONVECTION IS BEGINNING TO BREAK OUT ALONG A DRYLINE WHICH HAS MIXED
TO THE EDGE OF THE CAPROCK THIS AFTERNOON. THE EASTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER DUE TO MORE
ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND GREATER INSTABILITY. SOME CONVECTION IS FIRING
TO THE WEST OF THE DRYLINE IN THE DEEPER MIXED ATMOSPHERE BUT THIS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS AND DIE OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET
DUE TO LIMITED MOISTURE.

TOMORROW COULD AGAIN SEE SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOP DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH
PROGRESS A COLD FRONT MAKES INTO THE PANHANDLES. MODELS ARE BEGINNING
TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WHICH HAS THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH MOST
OF THE AREA BY PEAK HEATING MEANING ONLY THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
PART OF THE CWA HAS THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WHILE THE REMAINDER OF
THE CWA EXPERIENCES WEAKER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WENT AHEAD AND
UPPED POPS SOME GIVEN THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND DECENT UPPER S/W TROF
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST INTO AT
LEAST THE EARLY WEEKEND WITH CAA AND CLOUDS BRINGING HIGH TEMPS DOWN
BELOW SEASONAL LEVELS. AGAIN UPPED POPS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE
MOISTURE FINALLY MOVES EAST SUNDAY AND POPS END.

HENNIG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                57  79  50  69 /  20  30  30  30
BEAVER OK                  55  72  51  63 /  40  40  30  40
BOISE CITY OK              50  71  45  64 /  10  30  30  40
BORGER TX                  60  75  50  68 /  20  30  30  40
BOYS RANCH TX              57  80  52  72 /  10  30  30  30
CANYON TX                  57  84  53  73 /  20  30  30  20
CLARENDON TX               58  82  53  71 /  40  30  30  30
DALHART TX                 53  73  49  69 /  10  20  20  40
GUYMON OK                  55  73  50  64 /  20  30  30  40
HEREFORD TX                58  86  55  74 /  10  20  20  20
LIPSCOMB TX                60  75  52  64 /  40  40  30  40
PAMPA TX                   60  76  48  66 /  30  40  30  30
SHAMROCK TX                60  83  54  69 /  50  40  30  30
WELLINGTON TX              60  84  56  71 /  50  40  30  30

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

11/10

Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 2:22 PM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-031100-
ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH-
DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE-
OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER-
322 PM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

.A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THESE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE ACROSS THE EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THURSDAY AND ACROSS ALL OF THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES FRIDAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING SHOULD BE ON ALERT AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.

SCHNEIDER

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 2, 3:36 PM CST, 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
436 PM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

TXZ009-022215-
ROBERTS TX-
436 PM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN ROBERTS COUNTY...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL ROBERTS COUNTY AT
436 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

KRAMAR

Local storm report, May 2, 3:37 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
437 PM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0436 PM     HAIL             CLARENDON               34.94N 100.89W
05/02/2006  E2.75 INCH       DONLEY             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HAIL OCCURRING ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN

&&

RN

Local storm report, May 2, 3:42 PM CST, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
442 PM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0436 PM     HAIL             2 SW PAMPA              35.53N 100.99W
05/02/2006  E1.00 INCH       GRAY               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

RN

Local storm report, May 2, 3:45 PM CST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
445 PM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0438 PM     HAIL             1 NW CLARENDON          34.95N 100.90W
05/02/2006  E1.50 INCH       DONLEY             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

RN

Local storm report, May 2, 3:58 PM CST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
458 PM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0450 PM     HAIL             5 E GROOM               35.20N 101.02W
05/02/2006  E2.75 INCH       GRAY               TX   AMATEUR RADIO

&&

RN

Local storm report, May 2, 4:04 PM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
504 PM CDT TUE MAY 02 2006

..TIME..    ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     TORNADO          6 NW CLARENDON          35.00N 100.97W
05/02/2006                   DONLEY             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

RN

The radar

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Hemphill

When: May 2, 4:05 PM CST to May 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Hemphill forecast zone
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, May 2006

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: 5505587.