Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 16 to 17, 2013

Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the county. A trained storm spotter 7 miles north-northeast of Pantex reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.

Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the county. A trained storm spotter 2 miles east of Conway (Carson County) reported ping pong size hail (1.50 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.

Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the county. A trained storm spotter 6 miles east Claude (Carson County) reported golfball size hail (1.75 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.

Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the county. An Armstrong County Sheriff's Deputy near the intersection of Farm-to-Market Road and Farm-to-Market Road 294 (Armstrong County) reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.

Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast into Armstrong County. A storm chaser in Goodnight (Armstrong County) reported ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) as the thunderstorm moved overhead. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.

Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. One of these thunderstorms developed over northern Carson County and moved to the south-southeast across the southern Texas Panhandle. While the thunderstorm moved over Donley County, a storm chaser three miles northwest of Clarendon (Donley County) reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) accumulating on Highway 287. The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.

Discrete thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th and moved to the south-southeast across the Texas Panhandle. One of these thunderstorms moved over the city of Clarendon (Donley County). While over the city, a memeber of the public reported quarter size hail (1.00 inches). The thunderstorm continued to move to the south-southeast across the county after producing this hail.

A line of thunderstorms moved out of the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours of the 16th. As this line moved across the northeastern Texas Panhandle, a trained storm spotter near the intersection of County Roads U and 23 reported quarter size hail (1.00 inches). The line of storms that produced this hail continued to move southeastward across the northeast Texas Panhandle before entering western Oklahoma by 8 PM CST.

A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved close to the town of Umbarger (Randall County), the KVII Schoolnet site at Brandt Farms (Randall County) measured a 60 mph downdraft gust. The line quickly moved to the southeast after producing this gust.

A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved over the town of Canyon (Randall County), KVII reported a trampoline was tossed over a house and impaled the roof of the house. The downdraft gust that caused this damage was estimated to be near 65 mph. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust.

A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved over the town of Canyon (Randall County), an estimated 75 mph downdraft gust broke numerous tree limbs up to 10 inches in diameter off in the Hunsley neighborhood. Some roads became briefly block due to the shear number of tree limbs on the road. Road crews quickly cleared these roadways, and normal traffic flow was restored. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust.

A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved over the town of Canyon (Randall County), the KVII Schoolnet site at Canyon Hills Church of Christ (Randall County) measured a 73 mph downdraft gust. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust.

A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved over the town of Canyon (Randall County), an estimated 80 mph downdraft gust produced damage across the West Texas A&M campus (Randall County) as reported by campus officials. Multiple tree limbs up to 6 inches were blown down, and damage was reported to some roofs, the baseball scoreboard, and fences. Secondary water damage was also reported to buildings that sustained roof damage. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust.

A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved over the town of Canyon (Randall County), the KVII Schoolnet site at Canyon Junior High School (Randall County) measured a 60 mph downdraft gust. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust.

A line of thunderstorms developed over the southern Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 16th. This line quickly showed indications that damaging winds would be the primary hazard. As the line moved across Armstrong County, the KVII Schoolnet site at Palo Duro (Armstrong County) measured a 60 mph downdraft gust. The line continued to move to the southeast after producing this gust, but weakened to the point of not producing any further damaging wind gusts.