Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across the central and eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the late afternoon and nighttime hours. No injuries were reported.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds across the central and eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the late afternoon and nighttime hours. No injuries 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 Jun 12, 2:17 PM CST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 317 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .DISCUSSION... SHORT DISCUSSION TODAY GIVEN ONGOING CONVECTION. OBVIOUSLY SEVERE POTENTIAL EXISTS ACROSS THE PANHANDLES TODAY ALONG WITH THE THREAT FOR ISOLD TORNADOES. MOST FAVORED AREA ALONG STATIONARY FRONT WHICH WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THIS EVENING. ALSO EXPECTING A HEAVY RAIN THREAT AS PW VALUES SHOULD INCREASE ABOVE 1.5 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN EXPECTED TOMORROW AS THE WARM FRONT SURGES BACK SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT. GIVE HOW POORLY THE GFS HAS HANDLED RECENT COLD FRONTS...DECIDED TO TREND CLOSE TO THE NAM SOLUTION WHICH BRING THE FRONT INTO THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE BY THE AFTERNOON. SO COOLED OFF TEMPS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA...AND INCREASED POPS. ONCE AGAIN...THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT EXISTS THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONGER FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SO WENT EVEN COOLER ON MONDAY AND KEPT POPS IN THE HIGH END CHANCE RANGE IN EFFECT. KEPT MENTION OF POPS THROUGH TUESDAY BUT THEN CONTINUED THE ONGOING SUB MENTIONABLE POP FORECAST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS WEAK RIDGING DEVELOPS. CAN NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT STORMS DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE ON A SPECIFIC TIME TO INSERT PRECIP. && .FIRE WEATHER... NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. MOIST AIR IN PLACE ALONG WITH COOLER CONDITIONS BEHIND A COLD FRONT SHOULD KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AMARILLO TX 64 83 58 76 57 / 50 30 40 30 40 BEAVER OK 66 83 59 77 58 / 60 40 50 30 30 BOISE CITY OK 57 76 55 74 56 / 50 40 40 20 20 BORGER TX 67 82 58 77 60 / 50 30 50 30 40 BOYS RANCH TX 62 80 60 76 58 / 50 30 40 30 30 CANYON TX 64 86 59 76 57 / 50 30 40 30 40 CLARENDON TX 69 90 66 78 62 / 40 30 40 30 50 DALHART TX 58 78 58 74 55 / 50 40 50 20 20 GUYMON OK 60 77 57 75 57 / 60 40 50 30 30 HEREFORD TX 64 86 58 78 57 / 50 30 40 30 30 LIPSCOMB TX 70 90 64 79 58 / 50 40 50 30 50 PAMPA TX 68 85 57 76 59 / 50 30 40 30 50 SHAMROCK TX 71 93 69 81 63 / 40 30 40 30 50 WELLINGTON TX 72 95 71 86 66 / 40 30 40 30 50 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 21/14
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 345 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-131100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 345 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BE SEVERE ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...THOUGH A FEW TORNADOES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION... HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES SHOULD BE READY FOR ACTIVATION TODAY. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY ALSO BE NEEDED TOMORROW AND MONDAY. WYNNE
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
333 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0332 PM HAIL 3 SE SUNRAY 35.99N 101.79W
06/12/2010 E2.50 INCH MOORE TX TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1000629
SMBPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
338 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0332 PM HAIL 6 S SUNRAY 35.94N 101.81W
06/12/2010 M6.00 INCH MOORE TX STORM CHASER
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1000630
BROSTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
408 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM HAIL 6 E SUNRAY 36.01N 101.72W
06/12/2010 M4.00 INCH MOORE TX STORM CHASER
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000631
BROSTPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
448 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0441 PM HAIL 4 SW GRUVER 36.22N 101.46W
06/12/2010 E1.00 INCH HANSFORD TX PUBLIC
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1000632
JACKSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
452 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM HAIL 2 E SUNRAY 36.02N 101.79W
06/12/2010 M3.25 INCH MOORE TX EMERGENCY MNGR
DELAYED REPORT
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1000633
JOHNSONPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
453 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0328 PM HAIL 7 E SUNRAY 36.02N 101.70W
06/12/2010 M2.75 INCH MOORE TX EMERGENCY MNGR
DELAYED REPORT
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA1000634
JOHNSONThe Amarillo radar (KAMA), 160 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:55 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter reported a six inch diameter tree had been blown down in Hardesty Oklahoma.
A trained spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts in Hardesty Texas.
Local law enforcement officials reported that six inch diameter trees with two inch diameter branches had been blown down by the thunderstorm wind gusts.
The thunderstorm wind gusts had blown part of a roof off a church and the west wall collapsed. A grain elevator was destroyed and a steel windmill and steel reception tower were knocked over. Also...an irrigation pivot was knocked over. The swath of the damage extended from seven miles southwest of Bryans Corner to seven miles northeast of Bryans Corner. No injuries were reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2010
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: 235033, 235029, 235037, 235030, 235031, 235034, 235032, 235036.