Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- June 17, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 8.53 mi SE of Booker
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.350, -100.440
Hail in Texas, June 17, 2025
During the evening of June 17th a supercell thunderstorm developed in the Oklahoma Panhandle and produced hail up to ping pong ball size. It then moved into the far northeast Texas Panhandle, where it continued to produce severe hail.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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What happened
The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
During the evening of June 17th a supercell thunderstorm developed in the Oklahoma Panhandle and produced hail up to ping pong ball size. It then moved into the far northeast Texas Panhandle, where it continued to produce severe 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 Jun 17, 5:08 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Issued at 110 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 -Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon through this evening, especially for the eastern Panhandles.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 5:08 PM CST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX Issued by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 608 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 110 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 -Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon through this evening, especially for the eastern Panhandles. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday night) Issued at 110 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 Many surface features to watch as of the latest 17Z surface observations A notable outflow boundary from convection earlier this morning in Kansas is moving quickly south toward the Oklahoma Panhandle. Meanwhile in the Texas Panhandle, a dry line is mixing to the east, currently in the central combined Panhandles. Areas out ahead of the front feature SE surface winds and Td values in the 60s to near 70 degrees in a few locations. What will likely be setting up ahead of the main area of thunderstorms later on is a pseudo triple point. This could result in a few supercells developing within this rich low level moisture environment of the eastern Panhandles. 0-3 km and 0-6 km shear of 30-40 kts coupled with CAPE values around 2000-3000 J/kg with the most aggressive hi-res model will result in a few supercells that could develop. Large hail up to 2" in diameter along with 60-70 mph damaging wind gusts will be possible within this storm mode regime. Cannot completely rule out a tornado with veering wind profiles near the triple point location. Later today into the evening hours, along and put ahead of the main cold front, storms that develop will become linear and form an MCS to move east- southeast into central Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Damaging winds along the line that may extend an/or back build into the northeastern Panhandles can be possible. If storms back build along a line, we could see also some localized flooding. Thunderstorms should wrap up across the region by midnight tonight. Conditions will dry out for all of the Panhandles by tomorrow. A less than 10% chance of a thunderstorm for the far SE TX Panhandle tomorrow afternoon if the cold front is hung up. Otherwise, temperatures return to near average for mid June with highs in the lower 90s with dry conditions. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 110 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 Dry conditions are expected to continue throughout the long term forecast period. A second ridge will build in across the Panhandles through the coming weekend, before a potential pattern change going into early next week. High temperatures will be above average during this forecast period. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 604 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 VFR conditions will continue to prevail through the TAF period. Winds have shifted out of the north at all sites and should remain that way through the period. Winds this evening should be around 10-15kts and gusts to around 25-30kts. The gusts should diminish this evening but sustained winds of around 10kts should occur overnight. && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ317. OK...None. && SHORT TERM...29 LONG TERM....29 AVIATION...28
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 12:54 PM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX Issued by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 154 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-180700- 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- 154 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Hot temperatures are expected today across the Panhandles, with temperatures ranging from the low-90s to around 100 degrees. A Heat Advisory is in effect for Palo Duro Canyon where temperatures are expected to reach 105 degrees. Thunderstorms will be possible across much of the Panhandles, with the greater chances in the northern combined Panhandles. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorms may return across a portion of the Panhandles Sunday and Monday. Severe thunderstorm chances remain low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 17, 5:33 PM CST, 52 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
633 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0537 PM Hail 3 S Hooker 36.81N 101.21W
06/17/2025 E1.50 Inch Texas OK Public
Ping pong ball size hail fell. Report via
social media.
&&Local storm report, Jun 17, 5:47 PM CST, 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
647 PM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0632 PM Hail 2 N Gray 36.58N 100.82W
06/17/2025 E1.50 Inch Beaver OK Trained Spotter
Hail up to ping pong ball size fell.
&&
JCThe radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 162 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:23 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lipscomb
- When
- June 17, 6:53 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Lipscomb County, 6.95 mi SE of Lipscomb to 0.4 mi ESE of Higgins
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.170, -100.170
A supercell thunderstorm moved across the eastern part of Lipscomb County. It produced hail up to the size of golfballs from roughly seven miles southeast of Lipscomb to Higgins. Quarter size hail fell about seven miles to the northeast of Glazier.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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: 1261167, 1261157.