Hail, Hartley
- When
- June 15, 9:44 PM CST to 9:46 PM CST
- Where
- Hartley County, 1.38 mi S of Dalhart
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.050, -102.520
Hail in Texas, June 15, 2012
A severe thunderstorm produced large hail across the northwest Texas Panhandle during the late evening hours. There was no reports of damage and there were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A severe thunderstorm produced large hail across the northwest Texas Panhandle during the late evening hours. There was no reports of damage and there were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
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 Jun 15, 7:22 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 7:22 PM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 822 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 .UPDATE... UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE OVER THE PANHANDLES THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SHORTWAVE TROUGH LIFTING NORTHEAST OUT OF NEW MEXICO TRIGGERING A COMPLEX OF CONVECTION FROM THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THIS AREA OF CONVECTION CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE PUSHING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WILL BUMP UP POPS AND GO AREAL QUALIFIERS THIS EVENING THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY. WILL MONITOR TO SEE HOW FAR NORTH AND EAST THIS AREA OF CONVECTION WILL TRACK AND UPDATE...IF NECESSARY...FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PANHANDLES LATER THIS EVENING. SCHNEIDER && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 642 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012/ AVIATION... 00Z TAFS...MAIN AVIATION CONCERN REVOLVES AROUND WHETHER ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE TERMINALS THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY MOVING EAST/NORTHEAST ACROSS NM TOWARD THE AREA...BUT UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WHETHER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH TO IMPACT THE TERMINALS DUE TO STRONGER CAPPING IN PLACE WITH EASTWARD EXTENT. WILL THEREFORE KEEP THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE TAFS FOR NOW...BUT MONITOR TRENDS CLOSELY AND AMEND IF NECESSARY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE BETTER CHANCES EXPECTED NEAR KGUY AND KDHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTH. HOWEVER...THINK BETTER CHANCES WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE END OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD OR BEYOND SO WILL OMIT MENTION FOR THE TIME BEING. OUTSIDE OF ANY POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LOSE THEIR GUSTINESS AFTER SUNSET...THEN EVENTUALLY VEER TO THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST SATURDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS AVERAGING AROUND 15 KTS ON SATURDAY. KB PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 334 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012/ DISCUSSION... THE SOMEWHAT ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR TONIGHT...AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS FORECAST THAT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MORE UNCERTAINTY WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES TODAY AS COMPARED TO THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE MAIN REASONS FOR THIS IS FIRST...A RATHER STOUT MID LEVEL WARM LAYER...KEEPING CIN VALUES HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY. SECONDLY...WEAK SHEAR...OF 20 KT OR LESS...SHOULD INHIBIT ANY ORGANIZED LONG LASTING CONVECTION. HAVING SAID THAT HOWEVER...IF STORMS ARE ABLE TO PROPAGATE INTO THE PANHANDLES...THE ELEVATED CAPE VALUES OF 1500 TO 2500 J/KG...COULD LEAD TO SOME ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. KEPT THE MENTION OF SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS A LOW LEVEL JET THAT DEVELOPS BY 06Z COULD ENHANCE ANY ONGOING CONVECTION...THOUGH IT IS UNLIKELY THAT CONVECTION WILL LAST THAT LATE. TOMORROW AND SUNDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN STARTS TO GET INTERESTING AS THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER SOUTHERN CA BEGINS TO RETROGRESS...AT THE SAME TIME AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER MUCH OF TX. EVEN WITH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN...THE PANHANDLES COULD STILL SEE ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ON SATURDAY...STORMS COULD DEVELOP ALONG A WEAK COLD FRONT NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE OK PANHANDLE. HOWEVER...WITH RATHER WARM MID AND UPPER LAYERS UNDER THE RIDGE...CAPPING COULD BE TOO STRONG FOR CONVECTIVE INITIATION. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CO AND NM BOTH DAYS...AND COULD PROPAGATE INTO THE PANHANDLES. HOWEVER...WITH THE RIDGE STARTING TO BUILD...THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE GETTING WEAKER. SO SLOW STORM MOTIONS MAY NOT BE CONDUCIVE FOR STORMS MOVING THIS FAR EAST. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN THIS PERIOD. THE GFS SHOWS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLIDING EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...RESULTING IN A PARTICULARLY STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLES MID TO LATE WEEK. THE ECMWF ON THE OTHER HAND...SHOWS THE SAME TROUGH MUCH LESS AMPLIFIED...WITH LITTLE IF ANY IMPACT ON THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WITH A SOUTHERN STREAM STOUT RIDGE BUILDING IN BY THE END OF THE WEEK. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY...KEEPING THE EXTENDED PERIODS DRY...THOUGH WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF CHANCES FOR STORMS INCREASE IF THE COLD FRONT IS ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE PANHANDLES. JOHNSON FIRE WEATHER... RELATIVELY HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 20 PERCENT TOMORROW...PRECLUDING ANY ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 20 PERCENT ACROSS THE WESTERN PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...DO NOT EXPECT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO RECENT RAINS AND GREEN FUELS. RELATIVELY HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL PRECLUDE ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. JOHNSON && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. && 08/11
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 6:56 PM CST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 756 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-161100- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 756 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING EITHER DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE PANHANDLES. SCHNEIDER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 7:16 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 816 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 TXZ016-160200- DEAF SMITH TX- 816 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR DEAF SMITH COUNTY. AT 815 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19 MILES WEST OF SIMMS TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOOTLEG TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEREFORD...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31 MILES WEST OF VEGA TO 15 MILES WEST OF HEREFORD TO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEREFORD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS AROUND 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. KB
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 7:23 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 823 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 TXZ011-160215- OLDHAM TX- 823 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR OLDHAM COUNTY. AT 819 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 31 MILES WEST OF ADRIAN...OR ABOUT 23 MILES SOUTH OF NARA VISA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. KB
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 8:03 PM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 903 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 TXZ011-012-016-017-160245- DEAF SMITH TX-OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX- 903 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR RANDALL...POTTER... OLDHAM AND DEAF SMITH COUNTIES. AT 857 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AHEAD OF A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF VEGA TO BUFFALO LAKE TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF BUFFALO LAKE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF VEGA TO 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANYON TO 17 MILES EAST OF HEREFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS OUTFLOW. KB
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 8:14 PM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 914 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 TXZ006-011-160300- HARTLEY TX-OLDHAM TX- 914 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR OLDHAM AND HARTLEY COUNTIES. AT 911 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 21 MILES SOUTH OF ROMERO...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NARA VISA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. KB
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 9:02 PM CST, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1002 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 TXZ001-006-160345- DALLAM TX-HARTLEY TX- 1002 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR HARTLEY AND DALLAM COUNTIES. AT 957 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WARE...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF DALHART...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. KB
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 9:23 PM CST, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1023 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 TXZ017-018-160415- RANDALL TX-ARMSTRONG TX- 1023 PM CDT FRI JUN 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR ARMSTRONG AND RANDALL COUNTIES. AT 1021 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE MONITORING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF PALO DURO CANYON... OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANYON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. KB
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 117 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 15, 2012
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- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Iowa, June 15, 2012
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Florida, June 15, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, June 15, 2012
- Flood and Dust Storm in Texas, June 15 to 16, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, June 15, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 15, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 15, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 15, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 2012
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: 386072.