Texas, 2007

Hail in Texas, October 14, 2007

October 14, 2007 · NWS AMA · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

one across the northern Texas panhandle during the early evening hours and the second storm across the southern Texas panhandle during the mid evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Two separate severe thunderstorms moved across the Texas panhandle producing large hail...one across the northern Texas panhandle during the early evening hours and the second storm across the southern Texas panhandle during the mid evening hours. No damage or injuries were reported.

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 96 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sherman

When
October 14, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Sherman County, 14.76 mi SE of Lautz
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
36.090, -101.820

Reported five miles north of Sunray.

Hail, Sherman

When
October 14, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Sherman County, 24.32 mi ESE of Lautz
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.080, -101.630

Reported seventeen miles southwest of Gruver.

Hail, Potter

When
October 14, 8:11 PM CST
Where
Potter County, 1.32 mi WNW of Cliffside
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
35.280, -101.920

Reported on the western side of the Rolling Hills subdivision or eight miles northwest of Amarillo.

Hail, Potter

When
October 14, 8:14 PM CST
Where
Potter County, 1.32 mi WNW of Cliffside
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
35.280, -101.920

Reported eight miles northwest of Amarillo.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 63666, 63667, 63668, 63669.