Cold in Texas, May 1, 2014

Name: Cold in Texas, May 1, 2014
Start: 2014-05-01T04:00
End: 2014-05-01T09:00
Location: Texas

May 1, 2014 · NWS AMA · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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 time hours of the 30th. The cooler post frontal airmass allowed temperatures to drop to 30 degrees at Hereford (Deaf Smith County),31 degrees at Pampa (Gray County), 29 degrees at Perryton (Ochiltree County), 30 degrees at Umbarger (Randall County), 31 degrees at Gruver (Hansford County), 31 degrees at Lipscomb (Lipscomb County), and 31 degrees at Canadian (Hemphill County) by the morning of the 1st. The freezing temperatures threatened sensitive vegetation during the growing season. Temperatures warmed above freezing by 9:00 AM CST on the 1st.

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 1, 3:15 AM CST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 3:15 AM CST, 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
415 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2014

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST REMAINS LARGELY UNCHANGED.  NO RAIN EXPECTED.  WARMING
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WITH HIGHS SOME 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ABOVE
CLIMO BY MONDAY.  INCREASING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS NEXT WEEK.

FOLLOWING OUR MOST RECENT COOL MORNING...A PLEASANT DAY IS EXPECTED
TODAY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS AND HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE
60S.

ALL SECTIONS EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE 70S ON FRIDAY BELOW FULL SUN
AND LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS.

DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROF INDUCES SOUTHWEST WINDS
BEGINNING SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-80S TO LOWER 90S.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ALSO EXPECTED TO BE VERY WARM WITH HIGHS
MAINLY IN THE 90S...AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE FLIRTING WITH 100
DEGREES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

DRYLINE EXPECTED TO SET UP EAST OF PANHANDLES MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH FORECAST AREA REMAINING DRY-SLOTTED.  03

COCKRELL

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE TODAY AS
NORTHWEST 20-FOOT WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH PREVAIL AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT.  LIGHT WINDS ON FRIDAY WILL
PRECLUDE ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.  MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
OCCUR ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AREA-WIDE ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AS DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE.  03

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                65  38  76  46  88 /   0   0   0   0   0
BEAVER OK                  66  35  78  42  90 /   0   0   0   0   0
BOISE CITY OK              62  36  74  45  87 /   0   0   0   0   0
BORGER TX                  69  42  78  51  91 /   0   0   0   0   0
BOYS RANCH TX              65  38  79  45  90 /   0   0   0   0   0
CANYON TX                  66  37  77  43  88 /   0   0   0   0   0
CLARENDON TX               69  42  77  49  89 /   0   0   0   0   0
DALHART TX                 63  33  76  41  87 /   5   0   0   0   0
GUYMON OK                  65  36  75  45  90 /   0   0   0   0   0
HEREFORD TX                63  37  76  42  86 /   5   5   0   0   0
LIPSCOMB TX                66  36  76  44  89 /   0   0   0   0   0
PAMPA TX                   67  40  74  49  87 /   0   0   0   0   0
SHAMROCK TX                69  39  77  46  87 /   0   0   0   0   0
WELLINGTON TX              72  41  79  47  89 /   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: DALLAM...HARTLEY.

OK...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CIMARRON.

&&

14/03

Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 3:39 AM CST, 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
439 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2014

OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-012115-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
439 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST COMBINED PANHANDLES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM TODAY.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. MARGINALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
OCCUR ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AREA-WIDE ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AS DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY...AND AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

COCKRELL

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Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Deaf Smith

When: May 1, 4:00 AM CST to 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 30 degrees at Bootleg.

Cold/Wind Chill, Gray

When: May 1, 4:00 AM CST to 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 31 degrees at Pampa.

Cold/Wind Chill, Ochiltree

When: May 1, 4:00 AM CST to 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 29 degrees at Perryton.

Cold/Wind Chill, Randall

When: May 1, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Randall forecast zone
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.966, -101.897 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Overnight low of 29 degrees at Umbarger.

Cold/Wind Chill, Hansford

When: May 1, 4:00 AM CST to 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 31 degrees at Gruver.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lipscomb

When: May 1, 4:00 AM CST to 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 31 degrees at Lipscomb.

Cold/Wind Chill, Hemphill

When: May 1, 4:00 AM CST to 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 31 degrees at Canadian.

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, May 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: 516259, 516260, 516261, 516262, 516263, 516265, 516266.