Cold in Texas, April 13 to 14, 2014

Name: Cold in Texas, April 13 to 14, 2014
Start: 2014-04-13T22:30
End: 2014-04-14T09:00
Location: Texas

April 13 to 14, 2014 · NWS AMA · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

A cold front moved through the Texas Panhandle during the day of the 13th. The cooler post frontal airmass allowed temperatures to drop well below freezing overnight.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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 cold front moved through the Texas Panhandle during the day of the 13th. The cooler post frontal airmass allowed temperatures to drop well below freezing overnight. These subfreezing temperatures threatened sensitive vegetation during the growing season. Overnight low temperatures ranged from 23 degrees at Hereford (Deaf Smith County) to 32 at Wellington (Collingsworth County). Temperatures warmed above freezing by 9:00 AM CST.

The following is the overnight lows that fell below freezing: 25 degrees at Dalhart (Dallam and Hartley County); 26 degrees at Stratford (Sherman County); 26 degrees at Gruver (Hansford County); 27 degrees at Perryton (Ochiltree County); 24 degrees at Dumas (Moore County); 28 degrees at Borger (Hutchinson County); 26 degrees at Boys Ranch (Oldham County); 26 degrees at Amarillo (Potter and Randall County); 26 degrees at Panhandle (Carson County); 23 degrees at Hereford (Deaf Smith County); 27 degrees at Claude (Armstrong County); 29 degrees at Lipscomb (Lipscomb County); 30 degrees at Miami (Roberts County); 29 degrees at Canadian (Hemphill County); 27 degrees at Pampa (Gray County); 30 degrees at Wheeler (Wheeler County); 31 degrees Clarendon (Donley County); and 32 degrees at Wellington (Collingsworth County).

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 Apr 13, 5:52 PM CST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 5:52 PM CST, 4 hours 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
652 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

.AVIATION...
NORTH SURFACE WINDS CURRENTLY GUSTING TO AROUND 35 KT...AND ARE
EXPECTED TO GUST INTO THE 40 TO 45 KT RANGE BEGINNING LATE THIS
EVENING WITH SUCH CONDITIONS CONTINUING ALL NIGHT.  AVIATION WEATHER
WARNING FOR GUSTS ABOVE 40 KT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KAMA FROM 06Z
MONDAY THROUGH 11Z MONDAY.

MVFR CLOUD LAYER EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH THIS EVENING WITH
LIGHT PRECIPITATION COMMENCING AROUND 03Z OR 04Z.  SUFFICIENT COOLING
OF ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN FOR TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT
04Z...05Z...AND 06Z AT KGUY...KDHT...AND KAMA RESPECTIVELY.  LIFR
CEILINGS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT THESE SAME AFOREMENTIONED TIMES.
CEILINGS EXPECTED TO LIFT INTO MVFR RANGE AROUND 16Z OR 17Z MONDAY.

STRONG DOWNWARD MOTIONS IN WAKE OF DEPARTING SHORTWAVE TROF CAUSES SKY
TO BECOME CLEAR AROUND 19Z TO 21Z MONDAY...WITH SURFACE WINDS DIMINISHING
TO AROUND 20 TO 25 KT.

COCKRELL

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 351 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014/

DISCUSSION...TODAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY

VERY FEW CHANGES WERE NEEDED TO THE GOING FORECAST WITH THE ONLY
REAL CHANGES OF NOTE MADE TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT/MON
MORNING, EXPAND HARD FREEZE WARNING BY A FEW COUNTIES TO THE EAST
TONIGHT, AND ISSUE A HARD FREEZE WATCH FOR MONDAY NIGHT.

TONIGHT...
PRECIP CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS MAINLY THE NRN
PANHANDLES. PRECIP STILL LOOKS AS THOUGH IT COULD BEGIN AS A BIT OF
RAIN BEFORE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO POSSIBLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SLEET, BEFORE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIP TYPE OF SNOW IS REALIZED IN
MOST PLACES BY AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GOING AMOUNTS SEEM TO
STILL BE VALID WITH THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LOOKING TO BE ON
TRACK. SEE OUR FACEBOOK OR YOUTUBE PAGES FOR MORE GRAPHICAL INFO ON
THIS.

EXPANDED THE HARD FREEZE WARNING TO INCLUDE OCHILTREE AND BEAVER
COUNTIES TONIGHT AND ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS NOT IN THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS STRONG
WORDING ABOUT THE WINDS ALREADY.

MONDAY...
HAVE STAYED ON THE COLD SIDE OF GUIDANCE WITH A RAW MID APRIL DAY ON
TAP. ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOULD QUICKLY PEEL OUT OF THE AREA MON
MORNING.

MONDAY NIGHT...
THIS NIGHT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE EVEN COLDER THAN TONIGHT AND HAVE
ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH TO ACCOUNT.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
GOING FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH A WARM UP AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WED NIGHT. AFTER A COOL DAY THU...ANOTHER WARM UP SHOULD BE IN
STORE FOR FRI INTO THE WEEKEND. GOING SLIGHT CHCS FOR PRECIP WED
NIGHT AND THU STILL LOOK REASONABLE AS A SHRTWV PASSES.

SIMPSON

FIRE WEATHER...

ELEVATED TO POSSIBLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...NEITHER ELEVATED NOR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

SIMPSON

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                27  46  26  65  37 /  30  30   0   5   0
BEAVER OK                  30  43  24  67  40 /  70  20   0   5   0
BOISE CITY OK              23  40  26  64  38 /  80  20   5   5   0
BORGER TX                  30  46  29  66  43 /  40  30   0   5   0
BOYS RANCH TX              28  45  26  69  42 /  40  30   0   5   0
CANYON TX                  28  48  25  66  37 /  30  30   0   5   0
CLARENDON TX               31  48  28  65  40 /  30  30   0   5   0
DALHART TX                 25  42  23  65  39 /  70  20   0   5   0
GUYMON OK                  25  41  26  65  38 /  80  20   0   5   0
HEREFORD TX                29  46  24  65  37 /  30  20   0   5   0
LIPSCOMB TX                31  46  25  66  42 /  50  30   0   5   0
PAMPA TX                   29  42  27  65  40 /  30  30   0   5   0
SHAMROCK TX                32  48  28  64  40 /  30  30   0   5   0
WELLINGTON TX              33  51  28  66  41 /  20  30   0   5   0

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...DALLAM...DEAF SMITH...
     HANSFORD...HARTLEY...HUTCHINSON...MOORE...OCHILTREE...
     OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL...SHERMAN.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: DALLAM...HANSFORD...HARTLEY...OCHILTREE...SHERMAN.

     FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...HEMPHILL...
     LIPSCOMB...ROBERTS...WHEELER.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...DEAF SMITH...DONLEY...
     GRAY...HEMPHILL...HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...MOORE...OLDHAM...
     POTTER...RANDALL...ROBERTS...WHEELER.

OK...HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BEAVER...CIMARRON...TEXAS.

&&

03/17

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 3:00 PM CST, 7 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
400 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-141200-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
400 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS AFTERNOON. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS.

SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50
MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLES.

SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLES. THE STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...POTENTIALLY CREATING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE
MILE AT TIMES.

A FREEZE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE PANHANDLES...WITH MUCH OF THE
AREA SEEING A HARD FREEZE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG WINDS AND ANY LINGERING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MID
MORNING MONDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN BY TUESDAY
MORNING AND A HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

ELEVATED TO POSSIBLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ELEVATED
OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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Event by event

20 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Dallam

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Dallam forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.278, -102.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 25 degrees at Dalhart.

Cold/Wind Chill, Hartley

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hartley forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.840, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 25 degrees at Dalhart.

Cold/Wind Chill, Sherman

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Sherman forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.278, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 26 degrees at Stratford.

Cold/Wind Chill, Hansford

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hansford forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.278, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 26 degrees at Gruver.

Cold/Wind Chill, Ochiltree

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Ochiltree forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 27 degrees at Perryton.

Cold/Wind Chill, Moore

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Moore forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 35.838, -101.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 24 degrees at Dumas.

Cold/Wind Chill, Hutchinson

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hutchinson forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 28 degrees at Borger.

Cold/Wind Chill, Oldham

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Oldham forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.405, -102.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 26 degrees at Boys Ranch.

Cold/Wind Chill, Potter

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.401, -101.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 26 degrees at Amarillo.

Cold/Wind Chill, Randall

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Randall forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 26 degrees at Amarillo.

Cold/Wind Chill, Carson

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Carson forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 26 degrees at Panhandle.

Cold/Wind Chill, Deaf Smith

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Deaf Smith forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.966, -102.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 23 degrees at Hereford.

Cold/Wind Chill, Armstrong

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Armstrong forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.965, -101.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 27 degrees at Claude.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lipscomb

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lipscomb forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 36.278, -100.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 29 degrees at Lipscomb.

Cold/Wind Chill, Roberts

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Roberts forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.839, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 30 degrees at Miami.

Cold/Wind Chill, Hemphill

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hemphill forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.838, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 29 degrees at Canadian.

Cold/Wind Chill, Gray

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Gray forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 27 degrees at Pampa.

Cold/Wind Chill, Wheeler

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 35.401, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 32 degrees at Wheeler.

Cold/Wind Chill, Donley

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Donley forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 31 degrees at Clarendon.

Cold/Wind Chill, Collingsworth

When: April 13, 10:30 PM CST to April 14, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Collingsworth forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.965, -100.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 32 degrees at Wellington.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 2014

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: 515749, 515750, 515751, 515752, 515753, 515755, 515756, 515757, 515758, 515759, 515760, 515761, 515763, 515764, 515765, 515767, 515768, 515769, 515770, 515771.