Isolated storms affected the combined Panhandles during the evening of July 11th, some of which resulted in large hail in the eastern Texas Panhandle. Additionally, a large squall line pushed through the combined Panhandles during the overnight hours of July 11th into the 12th.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Isolated storms affected the combined Panhandles during the evening of July 11th, some of which resulted in large hail in the eastern Texas Panhandle. Additionally, a large squall line pushed through the combined Panhandles during the overnight hours of July 11th into the 12th. This complex of storms brought damaging winds to the region along with an instance of quarter size hail.
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 11, 5:30 PM CST, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 630 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1217 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 This afternoon through Saturday, the risk for flooding increases across the Panhandles. Very heavy rain may occur with any rain shower or thunderstorms that can cause flooding. A low end risk for severe thunderstorms exists this evening. Damaging winds and hail are the primary hazards. Daily thunderstorm chances for the next 7 days expected to potentially compound flooding concerns. A low end severe thunderstorm risk may continue as well. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday night) Issued at 1217 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 Bottom line: Extremely high moisture will allow for heavy to torrential rainfall from any rain shower or thunderstorm that then can lead to flooding. There is a low chance that a few storms turn strong to severe with damaging winds and large hail. The southern plains continues to find itself under a weather pattern consisting of high pressure to the west and east of the region and with a broad trough over the region. This pattern is drawing up copious amounts of moisture from the Gulf across the southern plains including the panhandles. The trough is rotating small weather systems across the southern plains which will be the driving force for the formation of rain showers and thunderstorms for the next several days. The first of these weather system is most likely to arrive late this afternoon through the early morning hours of Saturday, this is the most likely scenario and reflected in the forecast. However, there is a little uncertainty that says this may get held up and not arrive til Saturday morning through afternoon but this is a lower chance so will not be reflected in the forecast. While most of the weather today and tonight will be associated with this weather system, there is a low chance for a few isolated thunderstorms ahead of the system in the central TX panhandle for the early afternoon. The passage of the weather system will start in the NW panhandles later this afternoon and evening. This system then slowly crosses the panhandles impacting Amarillo, canyon and Palo Duro Canyon area around midnight. Finally the weather system in large pushes to the south of the panhandles during the early morning hours of Saturday. The environment that this weather system will be pushing into is showing CAPE in the 1000-2000 J/Kg range with shear of 20 KT to 30 KT. This will allow for a few of the storms to turn strong to severe producing both damaging winds and large hail. The environment will become progressively moister during the storms passage with initial PWATs of around 1.2in increasing to around 1.5in. This means the moisture will be increasing from above normal to extremely high amounts close or even above observed daily maximum moisture amounts. That translate to all rain showers and thunderstorms being able to produce heavy to even torrential rainfall. This rainfall will be maximized in those strong to severe thunderstorms which will be fully capable of producing rain rates 2 in/hr to 6 in/hr. The storm motion is such that even with these absurdly high rain rates rain accumulation at any spot will more likely range from 1 to 4 inches. Such rainfall can lead to flooding especially in areas with poor drainages, that are prone to flooding, or areas of topography that concentrate water such as Palo Duro Canyon. The heavy rainfall is most likely to occur during the overnight hours which will make any nocturnal flooding harder to detect. Following the passage of this weather system there is a moderate chance for further rain showers and thunderstorms to develop in the panhandles for early to mid Saturday morning. If these occur they will most likely be weaker overall as the passage of the weather system will have taken the lions share of the atmosphere instability. However, the moisture will still be present so heavy rainfall may still occur with any of these storms. This rainfall has the potential to add to any flooding caused by the passage of the earlier weather system. These storms are then most likely to dissipate by the later morning as the atmosphere stabilizes. Going into Saturday afternoon there is most likely to be enough instability and heating to flair up additional rain showers and thunderstorms in the panhandles. The question is to what extent these storms will encompass the panhandles which largely depends on early convection. The more convection we have during Friday to the early morning hours of Saturday the less convection we will have for the afternoon and evening of Saturday. If we have less convection earlier then additional rain showers and thunderstorms will form for Saturday afternoon and evening. Regardless of coverage the moisture will remain high so the storms will still be capable of heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through next Thursday) Issued at 1217 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 For next week the pattern in large remains the same through to the mid week. This makes it most likely for moisture to remain across the panhandles leading to daily rain showers and thunderstorms. If the moisture remains high then these storms will be capable of producing heavy rainfall with associated flood concerns. For the mid next week to next weekend there is increasing confidence for the pattern to shift slightly with the eastern high pressure building westward over the southern plains. This would make it less favorable for Gulf moisture to reach the panhandles as it will have to cross a larger area of land to do so. This reduction in moisture will most likely not stop the daily rain showers and thunderstorms just make them less likely to produce any heavy rainfall. At least for now the whole of next week still is more likely than not remain active with daily rain showers and thunderstorms. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 627 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 Mostly VFR conditions will prevail at all TAF sites over the next 24 hours, but between now and 08z PROB30's will address the potential for storms at all TAF sites. Strong damaging winds in excess of 50kts can't be rule out at all TAF sites. Winds out of the south in the 10-15kt range will shift more northerly after 9-12z time period. Weber && .HYDROLOGY... Issued at 1217 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 Very high to extremely high moisture is moving across the southern plains including the panhandles. This will allow all rain showers and thunderstorms this afternoon through Saturday to produce heavy to torrential rainfall. Such rainfall can lead to flooding especially in areas with poor drainage, prone to flooding, or areas the concentrate water like Palo Duro Canyon. The heavy rainfall is most likely to occur during the overnight hours which will make any nocturnal flooding harder to detect. && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...Flood Watch through late Saturday night for TXZ001>020-317. OK...Flood Watch through late Saturday night for OKZ001>003. && SHORT TERM...98 LONG TERM....98 AVIATION...89
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1229 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-111730- 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- 1229 AM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Tonight and Friday. A low end risk for severe thunderstorms exists this evening. Damaging winds and hail are the primary hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Wednesday. Early Saturday morning, the risk for flooding increases in the Texas Panhandle. Very heavy rain is expected with storms overnight. Daily thunderstorm chances for the next 7 days promote flooding concerns. A low end severe thunderstorm risk may continue as well. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
651 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
OKZ002-120015-
Texas OK-
651 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TEXAS COUNTY
THROUGH 715 PM CDT...
At 650 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southeast of Elkhart. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Texas
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3695 10169 3684 10189 3696 10199 3699 10194
3699 10174
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 314DEG 2KT 3696 10184
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
WardSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
722 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
OKZ001-120100-
Cimarron OK-
722 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON COUNTY
THROUGH 800 PM CDT...
At 722 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Keyes, or 19 miles west of Elkhart, moving south at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Keyes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10211 3678 10207 3679 10240 3699 10234
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 001DEG 7KT 3694 10223
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
WardSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
732 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
TXZ005-010-120100-
Hemphill TX-Lipscomb TX-
732 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LIPSCOMB AND
NORTHEASTERN HEMPHILL COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM CDT...
At 732 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Higgins, or 13 miles southwest of Shattuck. This thunderstorm was
nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Higgins.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3606 10016 3623 10010 3624 10000 3599 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 287DEG 4KT 3613 10005
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
WardSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
759 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
OKZ001-120145-
Cimarron OK-
759 PM CDT Fri Jul 11 2025
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CIMARRON COUNTY
THROUGH 845 PM CDT...
At 758 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 14 miles southeast of Campo to 8 miles north of
Keyes. These storms were nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Keyes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3699 10217 3679 10213 3679 10263 3699 10256
3700 10241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 014DEG 2KT 3693 10244 3692 10230
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
WardThe Amarillo radar (KAMA), 177 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:08 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Large hail fell northwest of Higgins. Hail sizes were mostly dime size to quarter size, but a few hailstones were slightly larger than a golf ball. This resulted in damage to a fire engine that was en route to a wildfire caused by lightning.
The mesonet site located three miles southeast of Dumas measured two severe wind gusts in consecutive minutes. The first was 71mph at 2312 CDT and the second was 61mph at 2313CDT.
Two semi trucks were blown over at the rest stop on Highway 287 south of Dumas.
Hail up to quarter size fell for around five minutes.
The mesonet site located six miles northeast of Pantex recorded a wind gusts of 81mph at 0028CDT. The first severe wind gust was 63mph at 0025CDT.
The mesonet site located three miles southeast of Pantex measured wind gusts between 58 and 69 mph from 0034CDT to 0043CDT with the peak gust of 69 mph which occurred at 0035CDT.
The mesonet site located four miles south-southwest of Pantex measured wind gusts between 58 and 66 mph from 0034CDT to 0042CDT with the peak gust of 65 mph which occurred at 0038CDT.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1286304, 1286307, 1286308, 1286306, 1286305, 1286310, 1286311, 1286312, 1287156.