Thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts and heavy rain across southern portions of the Texas Panhandle on the evening of the 6th. Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were measured just north of Dawn in Deaf Smith County and just east of McLean in Gray County.
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Thunderstorms produced strong wind gusts and heavy rain across southern portions of the Texas Panhandle on the evening of the 6th. Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were measured just north of Dawn in Deaf Smith County and just east of McLean in Gray County. Over 2 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time in Lefors resulting in street flooding and road closures in town. Heavy rain and minor street flooding also occurred in Hereford but no flash flooding was observed.
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 Jul 6, 1:24 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
224 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015
.DISCUSSION...
A COUPLE OF WAVES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE PANHANDLES
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE. COLD FRONT STRETCHED FROM HRX TO JUST SOUTH
OF AMA TO PPA TO HHF AT 2 PM. THE FORCING ALONG THIS FRONT
ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL FORCING FROM A MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL
HELP TO PRODUCE THE FIRST WAVE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. BY LATE THIS
EVENING ANOTHER WAVE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE EAST OUT OF NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH
MOVING EAST FROM NEW MEXICO. WILL KEEP THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
GOING AS HEAVY RAIN WILL BE A THREAT WITH THESE STORMS ALONG
WITH SOME STRONG WINDS AND MAINLY SMALL HAIL.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE MAINLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH
COOLER ON TUESDAY. IN FACT...IF LOW CLOUDS CAN HANG ON FOR
MUCH OF THE DAY...SOME PLACES IN THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE
MAY NOT GET OUT OF THE 60S. THERE MAY BE JUST ENOUGH BREAKS IN
THE CLOUDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA WHERE THESE AREAS MAY REACH
INTO THE 70S. THE RECORD COLD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR AMARILLO
ON TUESDAY IS 65 DEGREES.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY TRY TO MOVE INTO THE
PANHANDLES FROM THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT THE LACK OF
INSTABILITY MAY CUT DOWN ON OUR CHANCES.
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GET BETTER FOR WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY AS THE SHEAR ALOFT INCREASES ALONG WITH THE
INSTABILITY.
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
PANHANDLES THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SO...DRY WEATHER
ALONG WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE IN OUR FUTURE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX 61 68 57 82 63 / 90 40 30 20 30
BEAVER OK 63 74 58 83 64 / 60 30 20 20 50
BOISE CITY OK 58 76 55 85 62 / 40 20 20 20 30
BORGER TX 64 71 58 84 66 / 90 40 20 20 40
BOYS RANCH TX 61 72 58 87 64 / 90 30 20 20 40
CANYON TX 60 69 58 84 63 / 90 40 30 20 30
CLARENDON TX 63 70 58 82 64 / 100 60 40 20 20
DALHART TX 59 73 57 87 63 / 80 20 20 20 30
GUYMON OK 61 74 57 84 66 / 40 20 20 20 40
HEREFORD TX 61 70 58 86 63 / 90 40 30 20 30
LIPSCOMB TX 63 70 57 82 66 / 80 60 20 20 40
PAMPA TX 60 67 57 79 65 / 90 50 20 20 30
SHAMROCK TX 65 72 59 81 63 / 100 70 30 30 20
WELLINGTON TX 68 74 60 83 66 / 100 70 50 40 20
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...DONLEY...GRAY...
HEMPHILL...HUTCHINSON...POTTER...RANDALL...ROBERTS...
WHEELER.
OK...NONE.
&&
01/15HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 257 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-070800- CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB- HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON- GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH- 257 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD LEAD TO FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME STORMS ACROSS THE PANHANDLES AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY HAZARD ON TUESDAY. A FEW STORMS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD COULD BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GOEHRING
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 349 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015 TXZ012-013-016>018-062130- ARMSTRONG TX-CARSON TX-DEAF SMITH TX-POTTER TX-RANDALL TX- 349 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG... SOUTHWESTERN CARSON...RANDALL...SOUTHEASTERN POTTER AND EASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT... AT 346 PM CDT...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF WASHBURN TO 7 MILES EAST OF BUFFALO LAKE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CANYON... WASHBURN... UMBARGER... PALO DURO CANYON... LAKE TANGLEWOOD... BUFFALO LAKE... TIMBERCREEK CANYON... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 27 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 95 AND 117. GUSTY WINDS WITH THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 3501 10135 3475 10204 3499 10225 3528 10154 TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 141DEG 4KT 3507 10154 3486 10201 NF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 355 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015 TXZ011-012-016-062145- DEAF SMITH TX-OLDHAM TX-POTTER TX- 355 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN POTTER...EASTERN OLDHAM AND NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT... AT 354 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF VEGA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VEGA... WILDORADO... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 30 AND 52. GUSTY WINDS WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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 3533 10200 3504 10239 3535 10263 3555 10240 TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 312DEG 12KT 3534 10243 NF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
400 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015
TXZ016-062145-
DEAF SMITH TX-
400 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTY
UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 357 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HEREFORD...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HEREFORD...
GUSTY WINDS WITH THIS STORM WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
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 3474 10256 3492 10261 3499 10228 3475 10219
3474 10227
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 179DEG 6KT 3483 10241
NFThe Amarillo radar (KAMA), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:31 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The KVII weather station located 4 miles north of Dawn measured a wind gust of 66 mph in a thunderstorm.
The West Texas Mesonet one mile east-northeast of McLean measured a 63 mph wind gust in a thunderstorm.
The fire department reported several streets in Lefors were closed due to high water. Some roads were washed out. Roads that were barricaded due to high water include 1st, 2nd and Thut streets, and also a few roads near the football stadium. A trained spotter in Lefors reported 2.7 inches of rain fell in just 45 minutes ending.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2015
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: 596536, 596535, 596537.