Texas, 2014

Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 19 to 20, 2014

June 19 to 20, 2014 · NWS LUB · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

By late this afternoon, scattered slow moving thunderstorms exited far eastern New Mexico and resulted in a few severe wind and hail reports across portions of the South Plains. As these storms consolidated into a squall line over the central South Plains by early evening, torrential rainfall rates produced some instances of areal flooding.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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

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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 LUB wrote it up.

By late this afternoon, scattered slow moving thunderstorms exited far eastern New Mexico and resulted in a few severe wind and hail reports across portions of the South Plains. As these storms consolidated into a squall line over the central South Plains by early evening, torrential rainfall rates produced some instances of areal flooding. This line of storms quickly decayed east of the Caprock Escarpment, but still managed to produce some severe wind gusts. During the overnight hours, a lone rain shower produced a high wind gust near Silverton.

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 Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 5:18 PM CST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 5:18 PM CST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
618 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

.AVIATION...
MODERATE-TO-HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT SCT TSRA CURRENTLY WEST OF LBB
WILL EXPAND INTO A LINEAR COMPLEX THRU THE EVENING...SO WILL
BOLSTER A TEMPO GROUP FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND +TSRA THRU 04Z AT
LBB...AND A FEW HOURS LATER AT CDS. SOME ISO SHRA/TSRA ALREADY
NEAR BOTH TERMINALS SHOULDN/T AMOUNT TO MUCH IMPACT IN THE NEAR
TERM. TSRA SHOULD CLEAR OUT FROM WEST TO EAST BY MIDNIGHT OR
LATER.

A FEW LOW CLOUDS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE AT THE STATIONS EARLY FRI
MORNING WITH A WINDOW FOR MVFR CIGS...BUT NOT ENUF CONFIDENCE ATTM
FOR A PREDOMINANT LINE IN THE TAFS. OUTSIDE OF TSRA...STEADY S-SELY
WINDS WILL PREVAIL THRU THE PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FRIONA        62  87  62  89  64 /  40  10  10  10  10
TULIA         64  89  63  88  65 /  50  10  10  10  10
PLAINVIEW     65  89  64  87  66 /  50  10  10  10  10
LEVELLAND     66  88  65  87  66 /  40  10  10  10  10
LUBBOCK       66  89  66  88  68 /  40  10  10  10  10
DENVER CITY   66  86  65  87  66 /  40  10  10  10  10
BROWNFIELD    67  87  65  87  66 /  40  10  10  10  10
CHILDRESS     69  94  67  94  70 /  30  10  10  10  10
SPUR          68  91  68  89  69 /  30  10  10  10  10
ASPERMONT     70  92  69  93  71 /  20  10  10  10  10

&&

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

93
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 11:02 AM CST, 6 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1202 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

TXZ021>044-201715-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
1202 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

CONVECTIVE

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...
MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM TAHOKA TO PADUCAH.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS...LARGE HAIL TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:26 UTC.

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Event by event

3 flood, 2 hail, 2 high wind, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Parmer

When
June 19, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Parmer County, Bovina
Measured
1.2 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.520, -102.900

Hail slightly larger than quarters was estimated in Bovina. No damage was reported.

Hail, Lamb

When
June 19, 5:57 PM CST
Where
Lamb County, 4 mi NW of Littlefield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.961, -102.369

The public estimated quarter size hail four miles northwest of Littlefield. No damage was reported.

Flood, Castro

When
June 19, 6:15 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Castro County, 3.26 mi S of Nazareth to 6.79 mi SE of Ross
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.503, -102.091

A NWS Cooperative observer reported streets in Hart were covered by several inches of water. NWS radar indicated nearly four inches of rain fell between Hart and Nazareth.

Flood, Hockley

When
June 19, 6:15 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Hockley County, 2.43 mi SSE of Pep to 4.05 mi NW of Pettit
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.786, -102.559

A trained spotter reported water covering several sections of County Road 303 south of Pep.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hale

When
June 19, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Hale County, 8.84 mi SE of Seth Ward
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.130, -101.570

Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station west of Aiken.

Flood, Lubbock

When
June 19, 7:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Lubbock County, Shallowater to 0.59 mi NNE of Shallowater Arpt
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
33.680, -101.980

A NWS employee reported flooding of some streets in Shallowater.

High Wind, Swisher

When
June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Swisher forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located two miles east-northeast of Tulia. The wind was associated with a wake low from a decaying rain band.

High Wind, Briscoe

When
June 20, 1:05 AM CST
Where
Briscoe forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located seven miles east-southeast of Silverton. The wind was associated with a decaying shower.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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

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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: 513080, 513081, 513085, 513086, 513082, 513087, 513083, 513084.