Thunderstorm Wind, Armstrong
- When
- September 1, 5:04 PM CST
- Where
- Armstrong County, 0.57 mi E of Goodnight
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 35.030, -101.190
Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 1, 2020
Scattered thunderstorms impacted the combined Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Many of these storms were initiated along outflow boundaries produced by storms that developed during the peak heating of the afternoon.
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
- 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.
Scattered thunderstorms impacted the combined Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Many of these storms were initiated along outflow boundaries produced by storms that developed during the peak heating of the afternoon. Moisture was plentiful in the lower levels of the atmosphere with just enough instability for some of these storms to produce wind gusts up to and exceeding 60 mph along with penny to quarter size hail.
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 Sep 1, 2:18 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 2:18 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Amarillo TX 318 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 .MESOSCALE UPDATE... ...Severe weather possible today... * Synoptic Overview: Upper level trof over the Four Corners region will provide lift and west/southwest flow over the Panhandles this afternoon/evening. An already moist atmosphere south of a nearly stationary front from the southwest corner to the northeast TX Panhandle corner, will aid in easier convective initiation since the mid levels cleared out quickly this morning. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to result, with a decent chance for storms to be severe. Hail, and damaging wind will be the main threat, but heavy rain could lead to localized flooding, and isolated tornado/landspouts will be possible in the southeast. * Mesoscale: MCS in southeast OK could provide outflow boundary to the southeast Panhandles, which could either help/hinder storm chances. Shortwave ejecting out of the Four Corners, with the aid of a surface trof should provide ample lift along and east of the stationary front to aid in storm development. Along this boundary there will be favorable wind profiles for landspouts. But the very poor helicity values in play in the Sfc-1 and Sfc-3 struggle to support tornadic thunderstorms. Effective shear in the 30-40kt range would support some rotating storms, maybe even some organized storms. 18z AMA sounding indicates nearly no surface cap,but still a weak/moderate ML cap in place. ML CAPE values over 1000 J/kg would support strong to severe storms. Added lift from the right entrance region of the 250mb jet will continue to favor better storm development in the southeast. Elevated storms currently ongoing west of the Panhandles in NM and will track with the PVA wave into the western Panhandles over the next few hours. * Threats: Large hail up to 2" will be possible with storms, as well as wind gusts up to 70 mph. Localized flooding issues will be possible as well as PWAT's in the southeast are in the 1.50-2.00" range. So very heavy to torrential rain could be seen with some storms. As noted in the mesoscale section, isolated tornado/landspouts still possible due to low LCL's and interacting with localized boundaries from the stationary front, and possibly other storms. * Timing & Location: Storms are firing up now in the eastern Panhandles with a couple storms moving in from eastern New Mexico. Storms expected to continue through 10pm-midnight tonight. * Summary: Severe storms favored for this evening, with the greatest chances to the southeast, but all areas are favored to see some type of severe weather. All hazards are in play, but the tornado threat is more favored to be landspouts. && .LONG TERM...Wednesday night through Monday night... By Wednesday night the upper level shortwave trough will move off to the east over northern Texas and Oklahoma. This will carry the shower and thunderstorm activity from today and tomorrow out of the combined Panhandles Wednesday night. H5 high pressure will build in over CA, NV, AZ, UT, CO, and NM, with the eastern fringe over the FA. The FA will experience mostly northerly to northeast flow aloft as the area becomes dry until about next Monday night when the next system moves in. Temperatures will be near normal to slightly above normal on Thursday, with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the lower 60s until around Monday night when next upper level trough digs down into the area. There are disagreements between models on the exact timing and path of this trough and associated surface cold fronts. Have stuck with the NBM for PoPs and Temps in the extended forecast. This is when chance PoPs return to the Panhandles as well as an introduction to below normal temperatures behind a cold front. Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday night there looks to be a pretty stout surface cold front possible with very breezy winds behind the front. Still too far out to know if any wind highlights will be needed. Hoffeditz && .AVIATION...18Z TAFS... VFR/IFR conditions expected over the next 24 hours, with KAMA having the most impacts. That will not remove KDHT and KGUY from any threats. It's just a better chance for KAMA. Storms expected to develop around the Panhandles over the next 6 hours, and if storms impact the terminals, we expect that storms will bring cig's down to 2kft, maybe a bit lower, and vis down to 5SM. Right now only going TEMPO at KAMA, as KDHT and KGUY are lower confidence and will be dealt with via amendments. Overall, cigs look to be around 7-10kft when storms not around as we cloud up later. Winds will be northwesterly for KDHT and KGUY, with a southwest wind and KAMA transitioning to northwest. Outflow's from storms in TAF site vicinities can always create a temporary wind shift, away from the prevailing winds. Weber && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Amarillo TX 62 83 59 92 60 / 60 50 0 0 0 Beaver OK 62 85 60 92 59 / 50 20 0 0 0 Boise City OK 57 84 57 87 55 / 20 10 0 0 0 Borger TX 64 87 62 95 63 / 60 40 0 0 0 Boys Ranch TX 61 86 59 94 59 / 50 40 0 0 0 Canyon TX 61 83 58 92 59 / 60 50 5 0 5 Clarendon TX 65 80 62 89 63 / 70 60 5 5 5 Dalhart TX 57 84 56 89 55 / 40 20 0 0 0 Guymon OK 59 84 59 89 57 / 40 10 0 0 0 Hereford TX 62 84 59 93 59 / 50 40 5 0 0 Lipscomb TX 63 84 62 92 61 / 70 30 0 0 0 Pampa TX 63 83 61 92 61 / 60 50 0 0 0 Shamrock TX 66 81 63 89 63 / 80 60 5 5 5 Wellington TX 67 83 64 92 64 / 70 60 10 5 5 && .AMA Watches/Warnings/Advisories... TX...None. OK...None. && 89/36/89
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 2:55 PM CST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Amarillo TX 355 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-020900- Cimarron-Texas-Beaver-Dallam-Sherman-Hansford-Ochiltree-Lipscomb- Hartley-Moore-Hutchinson-Roberts-Hemphill-Oldham-Potter-Carson- Gray-Wheeler-Deaf Smith-Randall-Armstrong-Donley-Collingsworth- Palo Duro Canyon- 355 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight. Some thunderstorms may become severe with large hail and damaging winds the main threat. Isolated tornado and or landspout will be possible this evening. Some storms may produce very heavy rain, and there could be some localized flooding issues with storms. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for portions of the southern and eastern Panhandles until 10 PM this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorms are possible for the southern Panhandles Wednesday morning, and are not expected to return again until Monday evening. Chances for thunderstorms reaching severe limits are low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is likely this evening across the Panhandles.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 3:29 PM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 429 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 TXZ017-018-317-012200- Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-Armstrong TX- 429 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARMSTRONG AND SOUTHEASTERN RANDALL COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT... At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Happy, or 10 miles southeast of Canyon, moving east at 30 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Palo Duro Canyon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the Panhandle of Texas. LAT...LON 3475 10199 3490 10199 3502 10163 3475 10160 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 249DEG 24KT 3485 10183 TLH
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 3:55 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
455 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020
TXZ008>010-012230-
Hemphill TX-Hutchinson TX-Roberts TX-
455 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON...ROBERTS
AND NORTHWESTERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT...
At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles northwest of Miami, moving east at 10 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Canadian.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Texas.
LAT...LON 3580 10029 3563 10131 3591 10132 3606 10046
3606 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 255DEG 9KT 3583 10080
TLHSpecial weather statement, Sep 1, 3:58 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 TXZ012-013-017-018-317-012230- Potter TX-Palo Duro Canyon TX-Randall TX-Carson TX-Armstrong TX- 458 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN ARMSTRONG...NORTHEASTERN RANDALL...SOUTHWESTERN CARSON AND SOUTHEASTERN POTTER COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 457 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles east of Lake Tanglewood, or 11 miles southeast of Amarillo, moving northeast at 20 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Amarillo, Claude, Lake Tanglewood, Washburn, Palo Duro Canyon and Timbercreek Canyon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the Panhandle of Texas. LAT...LON 3491 10177 3504 10189 3541 10147 3508 10120 TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 242DEG 17KT 3507 10168 TLH
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 4:03 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 503 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 TXZ006-011-012-016-017-012230- Hartley TX-Potter TX-Randall TX-Deaf Smith TX-Oldham TX- 503 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN RANDALL...CENTRAL OLDHAM...NORTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH...SOUTHWESTERN POTTER AND SOUTHWESTERN HARTLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 503 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southeast of Romero to 3 miles west of Vega. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Locations impacted include... Vega and Wildorado. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the Panhandle of Texas. LAT...LON 3562 10239 3506 10201 3526 10263 3578 10291 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 298DEG 39KT 3563 10269 3525 10249 TLH
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 4:43 PM CST, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 543 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 TXZ011-012-012315- Potter TX-Oldham TX- 543 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL OLDHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN POTTER COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Valley De Oro, or 14 miles northeast of Vega, moving east at 25 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Valley De Oro. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the Panhandle of Texas. LAT...LON 3529 10231 3547 10231 3552 10189 3525 10188 TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 268DEG 21KT 3538 10222 TLH
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 4:52 PM CST, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 552 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 TXZ008-009-013-012315- Hutchinson TX-Roberts TX-Carson TX- 552 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2020 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL CARSON... SOUTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON AND WEST CENTRAL ROBERTS COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT... At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Borger, moving northeast at 25 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Borger. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take shelter in a sturdy building if threatening weather approaches. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the Panhandle of Texas. LAT...LON 3554 10127 3566 10143 3598 10116 3579 10092 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 223DEG 22KT 3568 10128 TLH
The radar
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:03 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Potter
- When
- September 1, 5:08 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, Valle de Oro
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -102.110
Hail, Potter
- When
- September 1, 5:17 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, 0.89 mi NE of Bushland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.190, -102.060
Hail, Potter
- When
- September 1, 5:17 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, 13.53 mi E of Valle de Oro
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.460, -101.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson
- When
- September 1, 6:38 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County, 5.61 mi E of Borger
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 35.670, -101.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Gray
- When
- September 1, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 0.69 mi S of Pampa Lefors Arpt
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.610, -101.000
Stock trailer was rolled as a result of thunderstorm wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gray
- When
- September 1, 6:58 PM CST
- Where
- Gray County, 0.69 mi S of Pampa Lefors Arpt
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.610, -101.000
What these are
- 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.
- 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
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More
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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: 922730, 922735, 922734, 922736, 922733, 922732, 922731.