The combined Panhandles were located between low pressure to the north and high pressure to the south. This allowed for late afternoon and evening storms to move from northwest to southeast across the region in a warm, moist and unstable environment.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
The combined Panhandles were located between low pressure to the north and high pressure to the south. This allowed for late afternoon and evening storms to move from northwest to southeast across the region in a warm, moist and unstable environment. Supercell and multicell clusters of storms developed and affected the central and eastern portions of the Texas Panhandle during the later afternoon and evening hours. Large hail, damaging winds and flooding occurred across the region. The main reports that came out of the Oklahoma Panhandle were related to flash flooding across portions of Beaver County.
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 23, 5:21 AM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 621 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1155 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026 - Low chance for strong to severe thunderstorms this morning and again for this afternoon with the main threats being large hail and damaging winds. -Thunderstorm chances, with a severe potential, will continue through the work week. -The coming weekend is looking to be hot with triple digit temperatures across the combined Panhandles Sat through Mon. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Wednesday night) Issued at 1155 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026 Today through Wednesday the southern plains remains between a low pressure weather system to the north and a high pressure weather system to the south. This will continue to keep a northwest flow that is slowly becoming a west to east flow across the panhandles. This in turn allows for small scale weather system passing through that flow to impact the panhandles each day. This morning the low level jet is bringing in low moisture across the panhandles that is leading to the cloudy skies. Normally a cloudy night would be indicative of more stable conditions but that is not the case for today. For above this cloud layer conditions are very unstable across the panhandles. The environment has CAPE values range from 2000 to 3500 J/Kg with shear of 20 to 40 kt. What is laking is a trigger mechanism to start thunderstorms that can fully utilize this environment. So this will leave much of the early morning with calm weather. This changes come the mid morning as we have a small scale weather system that is likely to pass across the northern and eastern portions of the panhandles. This system has a low to medium chance of sparking off rain showers and thunderstorms when it passes through. With the environment as unstable as it is there is a further low chance for these storms to become strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threat. Further more the moisture is likely to pool along this system allowing for the storms to produce torrential rainfall. This introduces a low chance for these storms to cause flash flooding. This is most likely to occur in areas that see more than one storms as it is unlikely for any single storm to have enough residence time to cause flash flooding by itself. The storm motion will most likely be to the southeast with the storms either departing or ceasing by the late morning hours. The bank of low clouds will most likely dissipate by the late morning hours of today. This will allow for ample heating to occur across the panhandles through the day increasing the unstable conditions. Once again all that is needed is a trigger mechanism to get thunderstorms going in the first place. There is a low chance for the panhandles to get this forcing in the afternoon through either the setting up of a weak dry line or through outflows from the morning convection. The dryline would materialize from a push of drier air carried in by breezy southwest winds. These are most likely to set up in the central panhandles with a lesser chance for the western and eastern panhandles. The environment is such that 3000 to 5000 J/Kg of CAPE and with 20 to 40 kt of shear. This will allow for organized updrafts that can turn into supercell with large hail and damaging winds being the main threat. If this round of thunderstorms formed it would likely persist until the evening hours. Still this round is the least certain as the trigger mechanism have to setup and enough moisture then has to concentrate upon them to get the storms going. The safer bet remain no thunderstorms for the afternoon, it just if they occur they can be powerful. A further consequence of the southerly to southwesterly winds today is that it will bring in hotter air that will cause the highs to creep back into the 100s for the hotter areas. It is more likely for storms to occur tonight into Wednesday morning with the arrival of a small scale weather system. This would provide the necessary forcing needed to get thunderstorms going when it passes through. Overall the environment is likely to have weakened by the time this system passes through with a more modest 1000 to 2000 J/Kg of CAPE with shear of 20 to 40 kt. This will still allow for a low chance of severe thunderstorms with the main threat being large hail and damaging winds. These storms will likely persist through the mid morning hours before the storms either depart of dissipate. This will then most likely leave calmer weather conditions across the panhandles the remainder of Wednesday morning and much of the afternoon. It wont be until the evening that another small scale weather system pushes across the area. This system has a low to medium chance of bringing in thunderstorms from New Mexico during its passage. The environment is such that there is a low chance for these storms to be strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threat. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 1155 PM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026 Thursday and Friday the panhandles has a high chance of remaining under a west to east flow inbetween the high pressure system to the south and a deepening low pressure to the northwest. Initially this will most likely allow for further weather systems to pass through the area bringing further rain showers and thunderstorms. However the moisture feed will likely be degrading during this time which will cause a gradually downtrend in the rain showers and thunderstorms. Then going into the weekend the high pressure and the low pressure seem likely to reposition. This would see the high pressure build in strength and move to the east of the panhandles. While this happens the low pressure will deepen and remain mainly to the northwest of the panhandles. This would lead to a more southwesterly flow that would bring dry and hot conditions to the panhandles for the weekend. There is already hints that this setup wont last as the low pressure system pushes east increasing the chances that cooler and stormier weather return to the panhandles during next work week. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 617 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 Abundant moisture is creating some low clouds in the Panhandles this morning with MVFR to IFR conditions especially between KGUY and KAMA eastward. Also, this moisture will provide chances for KGUY and KAMA to be impacted by thunderstorms over the next 12 to 24 hours. Prob30 groups have been added for the best chances but this is not all encompassing as low confidence remains on coverage and timing. LLWS will be showing up across the area after 06Z with largely a directional difference in the lowest 2k feet above surface. && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. OK...None. && SHORT TERM...98 LONG TERM....98 AVIATION...03
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 124 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-231830- 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- 124 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a low chance for rounds of severe thunderstorms today with large hail, damaging winds, and torrential rainfall being the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Sunday. Daily low to medium chances for thunderstorms through Friday. There is a further low chance for these storms to be severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. This weekend has the potential to be very hot which bring the risk of heat illness. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
414 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
OKZ003-231000-
Beaver OK-
414 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BEAVER COUNTY
THROUGH 500 AM CDT...
At 414 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Knowles, or 12 miles west of Englewood, moving
southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Gate and Knowles.
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 3678 10000 3673 10011 3699 10049 3700 10040
3700 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0914Z 308DEG 19KT 3698 10019
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
HarrelSpecial Weather Statement National Weather Service Amarillo TX 428 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 OKZ003-TXZ005-231015- Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX- 428 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BEAVER AND NORTHEASTERN LIPSCOMB COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM CDT... At 428 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Follett, or 16 miles northeast of Lipscomb, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Follett, Darrouzett, and Slapout. 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 3646 10043 3673 10046 3665 10000 3619 10000 TIME...MOT...LOC 0928Z 308DEG 19KT 3643 10010 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH Harrel
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
452 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
OKZ003-TXZ005-231015-
Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX-
452 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN BEAVER AND NORTHEASTERN
LIPSCOMB COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM CDT...
At 452 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northwest of Slapout, or 16 miles southeast of Beaver, moving
east at 20 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.
Locations impacted include...
Follett and Slapout.
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 3657 10034 3690 10046 3682 10032 3670 10000
3629 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0952Z 250DEG 18KT 3671 10026
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
HarrelSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
526 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
OKZ003-TXZ005-231115-
Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX-
526 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BEAVER AND
NORTHEASTERN LIPSCOMB COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM CDT...
At 526 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southwest of Slapout, or 17 miles southwest of Laverne, moving
southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Follett and Slapout.
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 3628 10006 3660 10038 3671 10021 3659 10000
3636 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 1026Z 316DEG 13KT 3658 10017
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HarrelPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
730 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0644 AM Hail 6 SSW Follett 36.36N 100.19W
06/23/2026 E1.00 Inch Lipscomb TX Trained Spotter
Estimations were made as hail was melting
fairly quickly.
&&
TLHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
735 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
OKZ003-TXZ005-231315-
Beaver OK-Lipscomb TX-
735 AM CDT Tue Jun 23 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BEAVER AND NORTHEASTERN LIPSCOMB
COUNTIES THROUGH 815 AM CDT...
At 734 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles southwest of Mocane to 7 miles
southeast of Follett. Movement was east at 25 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.
Locations impacted include...
Beaver, Forgan, Follett, Darrouzett, Knowles, Elmwood, Mocane,
Floris, and Slapout.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3698 10018 3675 10000 3630 10000 3635 10019
3662 10064 3700 10077 3700 10025
TIME...MOT...LOC 1234Z 287DEG 21KT 3685 10059 3637 10003
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
WardThe Dodge City radar (KDDC), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:58 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous county roads were impassable due to widespread flooding in the area with several washed out from just south and southwest of Slapout to the state line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2026
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: 1339800.