and tornadoes moved north and northeast across the western and central Texas panhandle during the evening hours. however no fatalities were reported.
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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 episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Numerous severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes moved north and northeast across the western and central Texas panhandle during the evening hours. The only injuries occurred in Cactus from a tornado...however no fatalities were reported.
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 21, 4:30 PM CST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 530 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2007 .DISCUSSION... BUSY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WX. STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BARRELING TOWARDS FCST AREA WITH PACIFIC COLD FRONT OVER ERN NM AND DRYLINE PUNCHING INTO WRN ZNS. TSTMS BLOWING UP AHEAD OF THESE SFC FEATURES AS PVA SPREADS THE AREA. EXPECT CONTINUED DVLPMT OF TSTMS WITH SVR POTENTIAL THIS EVENING. SOME DISCRETE SUPERCELLS FOLLOWED BY SQUALL LINE AS UPPER AND SFC FEATURES PLOW EWD AND NEWD ACROSS THE FCST AREA. CHC POPS W TO CATEGORICAL EASTERN HALF THRU 06Z... TAPERING OFF SHARPLY W TO E AFTER 06Z TNGT. TOR WATCH IN EFFECT ENTIRE FCST AREA TIL 05Z. DRY WX SUNDAY AND MOST OF MONDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BE WAITING IN THE WINGS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION...WITH LOW LVL MOISTURE RETURNING AGAIN LATE SUN NIGHT AND MONDAY. RETAINED SLGT CHC TO CHC POPS MON AFTN AND MON NIGHT. IT NOW SEEMS PLAUSIBLE THAT PNHDLS WILL LIKELY BE DRY SLOTTED MUCH OF TUE AND TUE NIGHT IF PROGGED PATH OF UPPER LOW VERIFIES. LOWERED POPS TO SLGT CHC DURG THOSE TIME PERIODS. RETURN TO DRY WX AGAIN WED AND BEYOND. WILL COMMENT THAT MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DISAGREE STRONGLY ON HANDLING OF NEXT PSBL SHORTWAVE TROF AROUND FRIDAY. GFS MOST PROGRESSIVE WHILE ECMWF AND UKMET ARE SLOWEST...AND WELL W OF FCST AREA. WITH THIS MUCH DISAGREEMENT AMONG LONGER RANGE MODELS...DECIDED IT WAS BEST TO LEAVE FCST DRY FROM WED ONWARD FOR NOW. PRETTY MUCH USED MEXMOS TEMPS AND POPS AFTER PERIOD 5. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO TX 46 76 46 79 51 / 70 0 0 20 20 BEAVER OK 49 75 46 77 56 / 80 0 0 30 30 BOISE CITY OK 47 72 42 76 47 / 30 0 0 20 20 BORGER TX 50 78 52 80 57 / 80 0 0 20 20 BOYS RANCH TX 48 78 44 81 49 / 40 0 0 20 20 CANYON TX 46 76 45 79 49 / 60 0 0 20 20 CLARENDON TX 49 78 49 79 57 / 80 0 0 30 30 DALHART TX 45 73 40 77 46 / 30 0 0 20 20 GUYMON OK 50 76 46 79 54 / 80 0 0 20 20 HEREFORD TX 47 76 47 80 48 / 30 0 0 20 20 LIPSCOMB TX 51 76 49 78 57 / 90 0 0 30 30 PAMPA TX 50 76 52 77 58 / 80 0 0 30 30 SHAMROCK TX 51 78 52 78 59 / 80 0 0 30 30 WELLINGTON TX 52 79 53 80 60 / 90 0 0 30 30 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && ANDRADE
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 450 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2007 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-221100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 450 PM CDT SAT APR 21 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...GENERALLY EAST OF LINE EXTENDING FROM ELKHART KANSAS TO BUSHLAND. ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE PANHANDLES...A FEW STORMS COULD BRIEFLY REACH SEVERE LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE AND THEN MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PANHANDLES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A FEW STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE TORNADOES. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING...BUT DUE THE EXPECTED FAST MOVEMENT OF STORMS...WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND PREPARE FOR LIKELY ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ESPECIALLY AREAS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM DALHART TO HEREFORD. WYNNE/ANDRADE
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
24 hail, 18 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Golfball size hail was reported on the west and south sides of Hereford in a three mile stretch.
Hail was reportedly covering the ground.
This tornado formed four miles west of Boys Ranch at 1751 CST and tracked north northeast. The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 385 at the Oldham and Hartley county line before exiting Oldham county at 1759 CST five miles northwest of Boys Ranch. The tornado continued in Hartley county for about another thirteen miles... before dissipating at 1827 CST. The tornado was rated as EF1 in Hartley county...but was rated as EF0 in Oldham county since it remained over open country. No damage or injuries were reported.
This tornado formed four miles west of Boys Ranch in Oldham county and entered Hartley county two and a half miles south southeast of Channing at 1759 CST. The tornado continued for another thirteen and a half miles before dissipating on mile south of U.S. Highway 87 or seven miles east southeast of Hartley. In Hartley county...numerous power poles...fences...and a few highway signs sustained damage. While in Oldham county...the tornado was rated as EF0 but in Hartley county it was rated as EF1. There were no fatalities and no injuries reported.
This tornado formed ten miles west southwest of Dumas at 1816 CST and tracked northeast for about twenty miles before exiting Moore county one half of a mile north of Cactus at 1840 CST. The tornado continued in Sherman county for about another four miles...before dissipating at 1852 CST. In Moore county...evidence suggested that the tornado was about three quarters of a mile wide as it passed through the town of Cactus. The most significant damage occurred across the northwest half of Cactus...but most homes and businesses received some damage as a result of this tornado. It is estimated that at least ten mobile homes were demolished and many more left uninhabitable. Fourteen people were injured in Cactus...however there were no fatalities. On April 25...Governor Rick Perry declared a State of Emergency in two proclamations for Moore county as a result of the Cactus tornado. The Governor also requested President Bush to declare a Presidential Disaster Declaration for the county.
This tornado formed ten miles west southwest of Dumas in Moore county and entered Sherman county at 1840 CST seventeen miles south southeast of Stratford. The tornado then continued for about four miles before dissipating thirteen miles southeast of Stratford just south of Farm to Market Road 1573 at 1852 CST. The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported. While in Moore county...the tornado was rated at EF2 but in Sherman county it was rated an EF0.
This tornado developed approximately one to two miles south of Farm to Market Road 1913 about three miles east of Four Way...and likely dissipated near State Highway 152 five miles east of Dumas. Visible damage was limited to five single power poles snapped...fence downed...and large round hay bales were tossed around. No injuries were reported.
This tornado formed eight miles east of Dumas at 1906 CST and then dissipated approximately eight miles east of Dumas at 1908 CST. The tornado remained over open country and the path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
This tornado formed two miles southwest of Sunray at 1919 CST and then dissipated two miles west of Sunray at 1923 CST. The tornado remained over open country and the path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
This tornado formed four miles east of Sunray at 1936 CST and moved north exiting Moore county five miles east northeast of Sunray at 1939 CST. The tornado continued into Sherman county for about another six miles before dissipating at 1950 CST. Empty rail cars were overturned northeast of Sunray and a barn was destroyed along with roof damage to several hog barns. No injuries were reported. While in Moore county...the tornado was rated as EF1 but in Sherman county it was rated EF0.
Reported on Farm to Market Road 809.
This tornado formed four miles east of Sunray and entered Sherman county nineteen miles southeast of Stratford at 1939 CST. The tornado then continued for about six miles before dissipating seventeen miles east southeast of Stratford at 1950 CST. While in Moore county...the tornado was rated EF1 but in Sherman county it was rated EF0. The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported.
A five hundred gallon cattle feeder was blown over and pushed uphill fifty feet.
This tornado formed about two miles south of Wayside in Armstrong county at 1945 CST. Power poles were reported to be damaged and the public reported seeing the tornado drop into Palo Duro Canyon. No injuries were reported.
This tornado formed four miles east of Dumas at 1945 CST and moved northeast and likely dissipated about four miles south of Sunray at 2000 CST. Minor damage was reported at Texas Beef Feedyard. Damage included double wooden power poles which were snapped near their bases. No injuries were reported.
Reported at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Farm to Market Road 168.
The tornado touched down in open country just north of the Moore County line approximately twenty-two and a half miles southeast of Stratford at 1958 CST. The tornado traveled northeast and dissipated at 2012 CST just north of Farm to Market Road 1573 approximately twenty-one and a half miles east southeast of Stratford. No damage or injuries were reported.
This tornado formed near the Valero McKee Refinery which is located about six miles southwest of Sunray at 1959 CST. The tornado was rated a strong EF1...with winds approaching one hundred and ten miles an hour. Damage was reported to double wooden power poles that were snapped near their bases. The tornado resulted in minor damage to the southeast side of the Valero property. No injuries were reported.
The tornado formed in the extreme southeast corner of Randall county about ten miles due south of Palo Duro Canyon State Park at 2000 CST. Damage occurred to farm structures and power poles. One horse was killed as a result of the tornado. This tornado was rated as a strong EF1 tornado. The tornado dissipated somewhere in the Palo Duro Canyon in eastern Randall County. No injuries were reported.
Hail reported to be three inches deep.
This tornado formed nine miles east northeast of Claude at 2035 CST and tracked north for a half mile before exiting Armstrong county at 2037 CST. The tornado continued in Carson county for about another ten miles before dissipating at 2110 CST. The tornado remained over open country in Armstrong county and no damage or injuries were reported. While the tornado was rated at EF0 in Armstrong county... it was rated an EF2 in Carson county.
This tornado formed nine miles east northeast of Claude at 2035 CST and entered Carson county at 2037 CST one and a half miles southwest of Groom. The tornado tracked north and traveled about another ten miles before dissipating at 2110 CST ten miles east of Panhandle. In Carson county...the tornado plowed through a storage area for tractors and other farm equipment. Tractors...turbines...vehicles...cotton presser box cars similar to railroad cars were moved and thrown about in the tornado for considerable distances. Power poles were also damaged. No injuries were reported.
This tornado formed in extreme northeast Armstrong county at 2040 CST and remained over open country. No damage or injuries were reported.
This tornado formed in extreme southwest Gray county about one mile north of Interstate 40 and one half mile east of the Carson county line at 2050 CST. The tornado moved north northeast and caused considerable damage to a homestead where a home lost part of its roof. A couple rode out the storm inside the home but were not injured. Several storage and outbuildings were destroyed. Several power poles were snapped and downed along its path. No injuries were reported.
Reported on Interstate 40 six miles east of Groom.
Numerous tree limbs blown down by the high winds.
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