Hail, Donley
- When
- April 26, 3:22 PM CST
- Where
- Donley County, 3.57 mi SW of Lelia Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.860, -100.820
Pea to quarter size hail fell 4 miles southwest of Lelia Lake.
Hail in Texas, April 26, 2015
An upper level weather system approached the Texas Panhandle resulting in the development of thunderstorms on the 26th. A few of the thunderstorms became severe producing hail up to the size of golf balls.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
An upper level weather system approached the Texas Panhandle resulting in the development of thunderstorms on the 26th. A few of the thunderstorms became severe producing hail up to the size of golf balls.
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 26, 1:59 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 1:59 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
259 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015
.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST
NORTHEAST ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA BY TUESDAY
MORNING. SEVERAL BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE
SHOULD HELP DEVELOP CONVECTION. SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL MINOR VORT MAXES
WILL ALSO ROTATE NORTHEAST FROM THE UPPER LOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT. UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE WILL ALSO BE PRESENT OVER THE
PANHANDLES. WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND...BELIEVE THAT THE PANHANDLES
MAY SEE SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...BUT ALSO HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A
THREAT. HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH OVER
ABOUT THE EASTERN HALF OF THE PANHANDLES VALID FROM NOW THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AREA STANDS THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN-
PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS. THE RAIN WILL SLOWLY DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW PULLS AWAY FROM THE
PANHANDLES.
THE PANHANDLES WILL DRY OUT AND WARM UP THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK. A POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER TROUGH WILL TRAVERSE THE PLAINS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH ON SATURDAY AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE
TRIES TO IMPINGE ON THE UPPER RIDGE.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
RAINFALL MAY EXCEED FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE ESPECIALLY IN THE
EASTERN PANHANDLES...SO WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF SOME FLOODING ISSUES. WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX 47 49 37 61 40 / 90 80 30 10 10
BEAVER OK 46 49 39 65 41 / 100 90 40 5 10
BOISE CITY OK 42 50 35 62 39 / 100 80 10 5 5
BORGER TX 47 48 40 64 42 / 90 90 30 10 10
BOYS RANCH TX 47 49 37 63 39 / 90 80 20 10 5
CANYON TX 48 50 38 61 39 / 80 70 30 20 10
CLARENDON TX 51 54 42 62 44 / 80 80 40 20 10
DALHART TX 44 46 36 62 39 / 100 80 20 5 10
GUYMON OK 45 48 38 64 40 / 100 90 20 0 10
HEREFORD TX 47 49 38 61 39 / 80 70 20 10 5
LIPSCOMB TX 48 49 41 64 42 / 100 90 50 10 10
PAMPA TX 47 48 39 61 42 / 90 90 40 10 10
SHAMROCK TX 52 54 43 63 43 / 90 80 50 20 10
WELLINGTON TX 54 56 45 64 44 / 80 80 50 20 10
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...
HANSFORD...HEMPHILL...HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...OCHILTREE...
ROBERTS...WHEELER.
OK...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BEAVER...TEXAS.
&&
06/15Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 2:17 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 317 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-270830- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 317 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AS WELL AS THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THOUGH THE RISK IS LOW...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR A TORNADO...MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH...THOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. CONTINUED RAIN MAY ALSO LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THIS EVENING. GOEHRING
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 26, 2:08 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
308 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015
TXZ001-002-006-007-262100-
DALLAM TX-HARTLEY TX-MOORE TX-SHERMAN TX-
308 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN SHERMAN...
WESTERN MOORE...NORTHERN HARTLEY AND SOUTHERN DALLAM COUNTIES UNTIL
400 PM CDT...
AT 305 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF
SEDAN TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHANNING...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUMAS... DALHART... FOUR WAY...
CACTUS... HARTLEY... WARE...
TEXLINE...
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS... AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS... FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3641 10304 3611 10216 3605 10216 3606 10202
3603 10194 3563 10196 3599 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 181DEG 14KT 3611 10298 3577 10218
NFSpecial weather statement, Apr 26, 3:00 PM CST, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 400 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 TXZ012-017-262200- POTTER TX-RANDALL TX- 400 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RANDALL AND POTTER COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 359 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED STRONG SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF AMARILLO TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CANYON...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CANYON... AMARILLO... UMBARGER... PALO DURO CANYON... LAKE TANGLEWOOD... BUFFALO LAKE... VALLEY DE ORO... BUSHLAND... TIMBERCREEK CANYON... STRONG WINDS WITH THESE SHOWERS WILL OCCUR WITH VERY LITTLE RAIN. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LAT...LON 3479 10165 3480 10214 3561 10216 3560 10164 TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 180DEG 24KT 3537 10185 3495 10186 NF
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:20 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Carson
- When
- April 26, 4:17 PM CST to 4:21 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 0.89 mi SW of Pantex
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.320, -101.580
Golf ball size hail was reported by emergency management and law enforcement at Pantex.
Hail, Moore
- When
- April 26, 4:29 PM CST
- Where
- Moore County, 4.55 mi E of Masterson
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -101.890
Half dollar size hail occurred 4 miles east of Masterson.
Hail, Carson
- When
- April 26, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 4.3 mi SSW of Pantex
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 35.270, -101.590
A storm chaser reported quarter size hail 4 miles south of Pantex.
Hail, Carson
- When
- April 26, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Carson County, 2.18 mi NE of Pantex
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -101.540
A storm chaser reported that pea to quarter size hail covered the intersection of Farm to Market 293 and Farm to Market 2373.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 26 to 28, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flood in Texas, April 26 to 27, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 26 to 27, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 26, 2015
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 26 to 27, 2015
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, April 26 to 27, 2015
- Hail in Texas, April 26, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Colorado, April 26, 2015
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 26 to 27, 2015
- Hail in Texas, April 26, 2015
- Hail in Arkansas, April 26, 2015
- Flood in Arkansas, April 26 to 30, 2015
More
Every storm in Texas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2015
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: 574299, 574300, 574303, 574302, 574304.