Severe thunderstorms across the western and central Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours produced large hail and two tornadoes. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms across the western and central Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours produced large hail and two tornadoes. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
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 31, 5:45 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 645 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 .UPDATE... GRIDS UPDATED TO ISSUE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PANHANDLES UNTIL 06Z. && .AVIATION... CONVECTIVE TRENDS IN THE FIRST FEW HOURS OF THE TAF CYCLE WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN. COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE AMARILLO AREA MAY NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT THE TERMINAL AND HAVE OPTED TO INCLUDE VCTS REMARKS TO ACCOUNT FOR CONVECTION...WITH CB REMARKS AT GUY/DHT. MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. WILL AMEND AS NECESSARY. OTHERWISE...WIND SPEEDS TO INCREASE AROUND 14Z/15Z ON TUESDAY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 KNOT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 315 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010/ DISCUSSION... AIRMASS BECOMING MORE UNSTABLE AT THIS TIME...WITH TSTMS NOTED JUST N AND W OF FCST AREA. WILL CALL FOR SCT SVR TSTMS THIS EVE OVER NRN ZONES AND ISOLD SVR TSTMS SWRN ZONES. ALSO HAVE FCST HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE OVER NRN ZONES...WHERE HIGHER H7 DWPTS RESIDE IN REGION MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY MCS DEVELOPMENT. AIRMASS REMAINS UNSTABLE ON TUE...WITH SLGT CHC TSTMS CONTINUING. WEAK FRONTAL BNDRY MOVES INTO PNHDLS ON WED...WITH CHANCES FOR TSTMS CONTINUING WED AND WED EVE. NO POPS IN LATER PERIODS AS RISING H5 HEIGHTS PREVAIL. 03 COCKRELL FIRE WEATHER... MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...BUT EXCESSIVE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 03 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 10/10
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 645 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-011100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 645 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES UNTIL 10 PM CDT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES UNTIL 1 AM CDT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. ALSO...HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME STORMS CAN BE STRONG...ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS ALL OF THE PANHANDLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE SPOTTER ACTIVATION THROUGH TONIGHT. CLK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 549 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 TXZ016-017-312315- RANDALL TX-DEAF SMITH TX- 549 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR DEAF SMITH AND RANDALL COUNTIES. AT 549 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DAWN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SMALL HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. CLK
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 640 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 TXZ007-008-011>013-016-017-010045- HUTCHINSON TX-MOORE TX-OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX-CARSON TX-RANDALL TX- DEAF SMITH TX- 640 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR DEAF SMITH... RANDALL...CARSON...POTTER...OLDHAM...MOORE AND HUTCHINSON COUNTIES. AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM VALLEY DE ORO TO BUFFALO LAKE... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. CLK
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
728 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL DUMAS 35.86N 101.97W
05/31/2010 E0.88 INCH MOORE TX PUBLIC
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1000589
JCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
734 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0721 PM HAIL DUMAS 35.86N 101.97W
05/31/2010 E0.88 INCH MOORE TX EMERGENCY MNGR
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1000590
JACKSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 734 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 TXZ013-014-018-019-010100- CARSON TX-GRAY TX-ARMSTRONG TX-DONLEY TX- 734 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR DONLEY...ARMSTRONG... GRAY AND CARSON COUNTIES. AT 730 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAUDE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. TAB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
748 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0747 PM HAIL CLAUDE 35.11N 101.36W
05/31/2010 E0.88 INCH ARMSTRONG TX TRAINED SPOTTER
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EVENT NUMBER AMA1000591
JACKSONThe Amarillo radar (KAMA), 199 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:57 UTC.
6 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The tornado touched down at 1858 CST and lifted at 1900 CST about eleven miles northwest of Keyes Oklahoma. The tornado remained over open country. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
The tornado touched down at 1951 CST and lifted at 1953 CST about four miles west northwest of Eva Oklahoma. The tornado became rain wrapped at 1951 CST. The tornado path length and path width were estimated. The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported.
The hail was reported along Oklahoma State Highway 136 just south of Guymon Oklahoma.
The storm chaser reported the hail three miles southeast of Doolin Oklahoma.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 233264, 233265, 233258, 233259, 233260, 233261, 233262, 233263.