The surface boundary that was present on June 29th continued to remain across the region into the 30th. Additional showers and thunderstorms developed again on the afternoon and evening of the 30th.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
The surface boundary that was present on June 29th continued to remain across the region into the 30th. Additional showers and thunderstorms developed again on the afternoon and evening of the 30th. Damaging winds were the primary hazard with these storms are enough dry air aloft was able to bring down stronger winds in any robust thunderstorm.
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 30, 1:11 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 211 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 ...New KEY MESSAGES, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 114 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 - Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected for most of the Panhandles this afternoon and again on Wednesday. - High temperatures in the 90s to around 100 degrees is expected throughout this week. Expecting highs to increase further as we head into the holiday weekend. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday night) Issued at 114 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 The Panhandles region continues to be on the western periphery of a notable 596 decameter high pressure system, centered over the SE CONUS. With SW H500 flow, mid level perturbations moving NE from far west Texas, as seen in the latest 17Z satellite obs will result in more thunderstorm chances for this afternoon and this evening. Latest 18Z RAOB data for Amarillo still shows some type of cap in the lowest levels, but the aforementioned perturbation should help to erode this. DCAPE values also around 1100 J/kg for the southern TX Panhandle and 1500-1700 J/kg for the northern combined Panhandles will established damaging winds as the main severe weather hazard to watch later today. Could also see some large hail and heavy rainfall rates with more established areas of convection. Similar synoptic set up for tomorrow for the combined Panhandles with 25-35 kts of effective linear shear on the western periphery of the H500 high with good moisture transport in SW flow regime. Daytime heating will once again aid in strong to severe thunderstorm development with damaging wind gusts being the primary threat. High temperatures tomorrow will be well into the 90s across the Panhandles. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 114 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 The main H500 high over the southeast CONUS from the latest 30/12Z global data will slowly compress throughout later in the week and into the coming weekend. With very anemic H500 flow as this high compresses, diurnally driven thunderstorms cannot be ruled out each day. Day by day will vary with exact rain chances, but each day will feature some chance above 10 percent. Above average temperatures will continue through early July, with some locations that could reach the 100-105 temperature range, especially portions of the Texas Panhandle. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1229 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 VFR conditions are expected throughout the majority of the TAF period. the only exception could be for KAMA where a PROB30 group was introduced from approximately 02-06Z where erratic winds from TSRA are possible. Winds will be out of the southwest at 15-25 kts, with higher gusts at times. && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. OK...None. && SHORT TERM...29 LONG TERM....29 AVIATION...29
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 216 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-010730- 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- 216 PM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon through the evening. Cannot rule out a strong to severe thunderstorm with the primary hazard being damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorms will be possible daily from Wednesday through Monday. Thunderstorms on Wednesday could reach severe criteria with damaging wind gusts being the main hazard. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.
The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 206 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:48 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
There were two five minute gusts to 60 observed between 1550CDT and 1555CDT.
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