Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 5th across the central Texas Panhandle producing hail up to the size of ping pong balls, but the storms then weakened. Later that evening, a line of thunderstorms moved across the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle and the northeastern Texas Panhandle, producing hail up to the size of ping pong balls and wind gusts up to 68 mph.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of June 5th across the central Texas Panhandle producing hail up to the size of ping pong balls, but the storms then weakened. Later that evening, a line of thunderstorms moved across the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle and the northeastern Texas Panhandle, producing hail up to the size of ping pong balls and wind gusts up to 68 mph.
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 5, 11:21 PM CST, 39 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1221 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 ...New AVIATION... .MESOSCALE UPDATE FOR THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... Issued at 100 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 Severe thunderstorms are expected today as our environment becomes increasingly favorable for all hazards to transpire across the Panhandles. At the time of this writing, a boundary is set up across central portions of the Texas Panhandle and is slowly progressing northward. Temperatures and dewpoints are slowly rising south of the boundary, but low level cloud coverage is preventing temperatures in this area to elevate much above 70 degrees. The mostly like cause for this boundary formation is a surge of high Theta-E values advecting into the southern and central Texas Panhandle. CAMs suggest that this trend will continue and expand further northeast in our CWA, allowing for greater coverage of +345 K Theta-E values. Temperatures today are eventually forecast to rise to the mid to upper 70's, but it may not be until the late afternoon before this manifests. Convective temperatures based of of short term model soundings range around the mid 70's for surface based convection. Cloud coverage is also expected to clear out later today, but skies may remain partly cloudy across much of the combined Panhandles. Despite this, additional storms are still expected to break the cap later this afternoon and evening, with bi-modal convection expected in both the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle. Severe thunderstorm are ongoing across the central Texas Panhandle; however, this discussion will focus on the convection expected later this afternoon through the overnight period. The latest CAMs propose that we will see our next round of storms initiate around 3 PM off of a shortwave coming out of New Mexico. Given the potential for lingering stable air, isolated storms are more likely to occur near the onset of the event. The initial storm mode will be discrete supercellular storms capable of producing very large hail (+2.00 inches), damaging winds, and a marginal threat for a tornado. The best tornado chances for our area should align better later this evening with influence from the low level jet. Although, a modest low level wind shear environment exist already today since 0-1 km SRH ranges between 100-150 m^2/s^2, and forecasted hodographs are already curved at the lower levels and should remain that way through the evening. Storm motion from these initial storms should be due west-to-east based off of current 0-6 km bulk shear vectors. Later tonight, another front moving in from SE Colorado and southern Kansas and should move through the Oklahoma Panhandle as the front progresses further south. The storm mode is expected to be multicellular, but a few semi-discrete supercells may possibly form alongside the front. The primary hazard should be damaging winds; but given the chance for supercells, large hail and a tornado or two may occur. LCL heights today are already abnormally low for this time of year, with heights expected to stay around 400-500 m. Forecasted max PWAT values could range from 1.2 in the western Panhandles and 1.5 in the eastern Panhandles. Flash flooding will be a high concern with any slow moving supercell or training storms. This activity may eventually line out tonight and continue to pose a severe wind threat upon it's formation, but it will soon become sub- severe as storms become elevated and move southward into an overworked environment. Rangel && .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 141 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 - Thunderstorms are favored through at least Sunday across the Panhandles. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible almost every day across portions of the Panhandles. - Flooding and flash flooding will be possible almost every day due to the antecedent wet soil and overall moist environment which leads to heavy rain with any thunderstorm. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Friday night) Issued at 141 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 Clouds should begin to break up this afternoon across the southern or central Texas Panhandle, but there is some question as to how much daytime heating will be able to occur across most of the Texas Panhandle before it begins to wane toward the late afternoon hours. This certainly casts doubt on the ability for discrete convection to develop this afternoon, but if it were to happen, the northern Texas Panhandle looks to be the more favored area due to better heating thus far, but can't entirely rule anything out from developing elsewhere. Meanwhile, clouds in northeast New Mexico are beginning to wane which suggests convection may be able to develop there and move into the western Texas Panhandle later this afternoon when more favorable forcing arrives. Given favorable instability and very favorable wind shear (40-60 knots effective shear), supercells are likely with this activity and capable of producing hail greater than 2 inches in diameter and winds up to 70 mph. The maximum hail size with the supercells will depend on how much clearing and heating can occur, but with the expected wind shear values, instability will certainly be the potential limiting factor. Thunderstorms which are currently developing in SE Colorado will continue to develop through this afternoon and eventually make its way into the Oklahoma Panhandle this evening in the form of an MCS. Damaging wind up to 75 mph will be possible as well as large hail and perhaps a tornado. Very large hail will dependent upon any embedded supercell structure that can develop. Additionally, the line is favored to become oriented in a roughly west-to-east fashion while moving roughly west- northwest to east-southeast which will favor prolonged very heavy rain which could lead to flash flooding across the northeastern TX Panhandle. Once again tomorrow it will be important to monitor the progression and eventual regression of the outflow boundary from the overnight MCS. The latest 12km/3km NAM push the outflow boundary through the CWA and struggle to bring it north back into the Panhandles. Thus, afternoon development in the Panhandles when another embedded disturbance pushes through is uncertain at this time. Of greater confidence is the development of a few cells in northeastern New Mexico/southeastern Colorado and would move into the northwestern combined Panhandles and move through at least a portion of the Panhandles. Any of this activity would be capable of producing all hazards, but large to very large hail and damaging winds would be the primary hazards. Vanden Bosch && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through next Wednesday) Issued at 141 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 A convective system may be ongoing at the beginning of this long- term period in the eastern Panhandles with an associated outflow boundary pushing through a portion of the area. Otherwise, impressive quasi-zonal flow aloft will continue across the Southern Plains. However, the potential for moisture to return following the morning convective system is very much in question. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible if enough moisture and instability can be realized, but this will be heavily dependent upon mesoscale features. Going into Sunday and through the remainder of the long-term period, a seasonably impressive upper-level trough will dip into the Upper Midwest and move into the Great Lakes region resulting in northwesterly flow aloft for the Panhandles. This sort of pattern favors convection developing in southeastern Colorado that moves through the Panhandles. Will have to keep an eye on moisture quality from day-to-day as well as the ability to recover from any overnight convection. But the streak of active weather looks to continue into well into the long-term period. Vanden Bosch && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1215 AM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 A weather system continues to impact the panhandles causing the morning rain showers and thunderstorms. These storms have the highest chance of impacting KDHT and KGUY for the next few hours. Then the rain showers and thunderstorms diminish and then cease towards the mid morning hours. Around these showers and thunderstorms a low level cloud deck is present that is causing mainly IFR conditions. This deck has a low to moderate chance of lifting during the late morning to afternoon hours which will make conditions more MVFR to marginally VFR. There is a low chance that strong to severe thunderstorms form during the late afternoon although the chances of these impacting any terminal is not high enough to reflect in the TAFs. Then during the evening hours a squall line of thunderstorms has a high chance of moving across the northern panhandles most likely impacting KDHT and KGUY. During the evening the low level cloud deck thickens and lowers back to IFR for all terminals. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Amarillo TX 82 62 86 61 / 20 60 0 20 Beaver OK 77 59 84 60 / 10 80 10 10 Boise City OK 76 55 83 57 / 10 60 0 10 Borger TX 84 62 88 63 / 10 70 10 20 Boys Ranch TX 83 61 87 61 / 10 60 0 20 Canyon TX 83 60 87 60 / 20 60 0 20 Clarendon TX 84 63 86 63 / 30 60 10 20 Dalhart TX 80 56 83 57 / 10 50 0 10 Guymon OK 76 57 84 58 / 0 70 10 10 Hereford TX 84 60 88 61 / 30 50 0 20 Lipscomb TX 80 61 84 62 / 20 80 10 10 Pampa TX 80 61 84 62 / 20 70 10 20 Shamrock TX 84 63 87 63 / 20 60 10 20 Wellington TX 87 65 90 65 / 20 60 10 20 && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for TXZ004-005-009-010. OK...Flood Watch until 7 AM CDT this morning for OKZ002-003. && SHORT TERM...52 LONG TERM....52 AVIATION...98
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 150 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-060915- 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- 150 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for portions of the eastern Texas Panhandle until 9 PM this evening. Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through the overnight hours. All hazards of large hail, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes are in play. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are expected daily Friday through at least Tuesday. Thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday could be severe with damaging winds and large hail the main threats. Cannot rule out a tornado. Also watching for flash flooding potential. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed during the afternoon and evening.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1003 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
TXZ016-017-060345-
Randall TX-Deaf Smith TX-
1003 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN RANDALL AND SOUTHEASTERN
DEAF SMITH COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM CDT...
At 1002 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Hereford, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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...
Hereford, Umbarger, Bootleg, Buffalo Lake, Dawn, and Simms.
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 3475 10284 3504 10283 3509 10198 3475 10197
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 257DEG 33KT 3490 10252
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
MuschaSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1126 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
TXZ016-060515-
Deaf Smith TX-
1126 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT DEAF SMITH COUNTY THROUGH 1215
AM CDT...
At 1125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Bootleg, or 14 miles northwest of Friona, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Simms, Hereford, and Bootleg.
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 3494 10304 3509 10275 3510 10231 3475 10230
3475 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0425Z 233DEG 34KT 3477 10291
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
MuschaSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1131 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
OKZ001-TXZ001-060500-
Cimarron OK-Dallam TX-
1131 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CIMARRON AND
CENTRAL DALLAM COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...
At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles southeast of Felt, or 20 miles south of Boise City, moving east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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 southeastern
Cimarron and central Dallam Counties.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma.
&&
LAT...LON 3631 10302 3660 10272 3661 10222 3607 10236
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 287DEG 32KT 3645 10263
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MuschaPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1138 PM CDT Thu Jun 5 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1129 PM Hail 7 E Hough 36.88N 101.45W
06/05/2025 E1.00 Inch Texas OK Public
&&The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lipscomb 8W mesonet station measured a 68 mph wind gust from a collapsing thunderstorm.
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