Hail, Moore
- When
- May 31, 6:15 PM CST to 6:16 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 0.69 mi N of Dumas
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.860, -101.970
Hail in Texas, May 31, 2010
Severe thunderstorms developed across the central sections of the Texas Panhandle during the early evening hours. however no damage or injuries were reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Severe thunderstorms developed across the central sections of the Texas Panhandle during the early evening hours. These storms produced large hail...however no damage or injuries were reported.
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 31, 5:45 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 5:45 PM CST, 30 minutes before
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
Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 5:45 PM CST, 30 minutes before
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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 31, 3:52 PM CST, 2 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 452 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 TXZ016-017-312215- RANDALL TX-DEAF SMITH TX- 452 PM CDT MON MAY 31 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR DEAF SMITH AND RANDALL COUNTIES. AT 452 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18 MILES WEST OF HEREFORD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. CLK
Special weather statement, May 31, 4:49 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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, May 31, 5:40 PM CST, 35 minutes before
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
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:16 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Moore
- When
- May 31, 6:21 PM CST to 6:22 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 0.69 mi N of Dumas
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.860, -101.970
Hail, Moore
- When
- May 31, 6:22 PM CST to 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 0.69 mi N of Dumas
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.860, -101.970
Hail, Moore
- When
- May 31, 6:36 PM CST to 6:37 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 2.07 mi N of Dumas
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.880, -101.970
Hail, Armstrong
- When
- May 31, 6:47 PM CST to 6:49 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, 0.89 mi SE of Claude
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.110, -101.360
Hail, Sherman
- When
- May 31, 6:55 PM CST to 6:57 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County, 12.42 mi ESE of Lautz
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.160, -101.820
Hail, Hansford
- When
- May 31, 7:10 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hansford County, 5.25 mi WNW of Morse
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.110, -101.560
Hail, Sherman
- When
- May 31, 7:25 PM CST to 7:27 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman County, 8.58 mi SSE of Texhoma
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -101.660
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 233250, 233251, 233253, 233254, 233252, 233257, 233255, 233256.