High pressure over New Mexico helped trigger new storms off the higher terrain. These storms then moved to the south and east into the combined Panhandles.
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The episode as NWS AMA wrote it up.
High pressure over New Mexico helped trigger new storms off the higher terrain. These storms then moved to the south and east into the combined Panhandles. With favorable instability and wind shear, these storms became strong to severe with the main hazards being large hail and damaging winds. There were some supercells that did produce tornadoes across portions of the eastern combined Panhandles as well as high end wind damage from straight line winds. Given sufficient moisture in place, slow moving storms or storms that moved over the same locations, a few communities in the eastern combined Panhandles did receive heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding.
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 24, 5:34 PM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
634 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1209 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
- Thunderstorms chances return tonight with a potential severe
threat mainly for damaging winds. Mainly in the far western
combined Panhandles.
- Widespread severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon
into evening with all hazards potentially in play.
- Hot temperatures especially this weekend may lead to an
elevated heat risk.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday night)
Issued at 1209 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
For today, mid level moisture is expected to be poor compared to the
last couple of days. At least in the northwestern combined
Panhandles. A bit of negative H7 theta-e advection is expected
especially across the north and southeast going into this evening.
The southwest is expected to be in the better corridor of
positive theta-e advection while the OK Panhandle may see positive
theta-e advection later in the overnight hours. Thunderstorms are
expected to be later in the evening today, with the best chances
for severe storms in the western combined Panhandles. However,
Dallam, Hartley, and maybe even Cimarron County may see too dry
mid levels for anything to materialize. Tds are expected to be a
bit lower today. With dry air at the surface damaging wind gusts
will be the main severe threat for any storms that survive coming
into the Panhandles. Storm coverage is expected to be fairly low
this evening as well with maybe 20-30 PoPs. However, after
midnight the northeast may eventually develop additional
thunderstorms across Beaver and Lipscomb County towards sunrise.
With recent rainfall amounts upwards of 6" for parts of these
counties, there will be some concerns for flooding under strong
efficient thunderstorms both early tomorrow but also tomorrow
night.
Tomorrow, a good amount of mid level moisture is expected to return
to the entire combined Panhandles. Instability is expected to be
present in the afternoon/evening, as long as any shortwaves don't
cause early rain stabilizing the atmosphere before the afternoon.
MUCAPE values are progged to be between 2000-4000 J/Kg with the
northeast Panhandles seeing the higher end of this. Bulk shear is
progged to be upwards of 30 to 35 kts. Any supercells that form
under this environment may also have some slightly cooler H5
temperatures to work with, leading to an enhanced hail risk with
slightly less melting. DCAPE values over 1000 J/Kg will provide a
straight line wind threat as well. Surface to 3 km helicity is
progged to be around 150 m^2/s^2, not super great for a tornado
risk but not low enough to brush off a potential tornado with an
organized supercell. This will be primarily for the central-
north-central to eastern combined Panhandles. For tomorrow,
thunderstorms could start in the western Panhandles as early as 1
PM, but likely 3 PM through 11 PM with activity moving from west
to east.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Friday through next Tuesday)
Issued at 1209 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
Friday, a surface trough is expected to move into the western
combined Panhandles. This trough will create a boundary with Tds
in the 60s to the east with 40s to the west late in the afternoon.
Convergence along and ahead of the boundary may produce some of
the strongest storms for Friday. A severe risk is in play with
continued mid level moisture, instability, and bulk shear progged
once again. Confidence in storm coverage is much lower,
especially with this potential boundary in play. Even behind the
boundary storms may still form if enough upper level support moves
in, in the form of a shortwave. However, the west may be dealing
with less available CAPE and more DCAPE posing more of a wind
threat. As of right now storms are expected to be more isolated
for Friday. At least for the afternoon period. Could see more
scattered storms going into the evening/overnight.
Friday night will be the last decent shot at moisture as quasi-
zonal flow aloft is progged through the weekend. The beginnings
of the surface trough mentioned for Friday is expected to bring
much drier Tds and downsloping breezy southwest winds starting
Sat. This will allow H85 temperatures to warm to around 30 to 34
degrees C. Widespread 100 degree afternoon temperatures are
expected Sat, Sun, and potentially Mon.
Right now, models are pinging Sun to be the warmest day. However,
flow aloft is progged to transition to southwest as a mid to
upper level high moves east. This is to potentially allow mid to
upper level moisture move in from the Pacific. The NBM has
introduced a slight chance PoP to the southern TX Panhandle Sunday
night. Depending on when cloud cover begins to increase on
Sunday from the mid to upper level moisture, peak heating may get
shunted a bit and keep progged MaxTs down a couple of degrees.
Sunday onward, with the upper level high and ridging building over
the Mississippi River Valley, the FA is expected to stay under
southwest flow aloft through Tue. A slight chance of storms is given
each evening through Tue with highs on Mon and Tue only being
slightly cooler than Sat and Sun.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 628 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026
VFR conditions are expected at all sites for the next 24 hours.
The only VFR exceptions being from potential thunderstorm
activity tonight at KAMA and KGUY. Ceilings and/or visibility may
drop for a brief period of time and then recover once
thunderstorms pass. Generally light winds are expected through
much of the 00Z period. Tomorrow afternoon, winds may become
breezy from the southwest at all sites. Additionally, thunderstorm
chances do exist late in the current TAF period (22Z Thursday
through 00Z Friday). However, confidence is too low to include
mentions in the TAF at this time.
Rangel
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Flood Watch from 1 AM CDT Thursday through late Thursday night
for TXZ005.
Heat Advisory from noon to 8 PM CDT Thursday for TXZ317.
OK...Flood Watch from 1 AM CDT Thursday through late Thursday night
for OKZ003.
&&
SHORT TERM...03
LONG TERM....03
AVIATION...55Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Amarillo TX 140 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-317-250645- 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- 140 PM CDT Wed Jun 24 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Isolated to maybe scattered thunderstorms will be possible this evening. Mainly in the southwestern Texas Panhandle. There is a chance for severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. Additional thunderstorms may develop in the northeastern Panhandles before sunrise tomorrow. Storms may pose a flash flood threat due to recent rainfalls and saturated soils. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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. Triple digit temperatures at or exceeding 105 degree will be possible for portions of the TX Panhandle Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. This will bring the risk of heat illness due to the very hot temperatures. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:35 UTC.
18 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
The initial wind gust of 59mph occurred at 1036pm CDT with the peak of 60mph being measured at 1038pm CDT.
Wind gusts of 59mph to 74mph occurred from 1207am CDT to 1219am CDT.
One inch diameter tree limbs were blown down at Wolf Creek County Park.
A 60mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet site located six miles east-southeast of Lora, or about ten miles east of Miami AT 613pm CDT. This site also observed a maximum wind gusts of 74mph at 632pm CDT.
This 72mph wind gust, that persisted for two minutes, occurred as a result of an outflow boundary moving south from nearby thunderstorms.
A damage path was discovered across northern Wheeler County associated with a supercell circulation suggesting a weak tornado. In addition, a storm chaser documented a periodic funnel with the storm and although they didn't fully condense to the ground, there was periodic dust picked up at the surface. Isolated damage indicators provided challenges for the survey, however a relatively narrow path of damage mainly consisted of snapped large tree limb existed from west to southwest of Allison. There was one small outbuilding destroyed as well, but the EF1 tornado rating was based on snapped power poles early in the track. Otherwise, most of the path was|EF0 damage. The maximum estimated wind speed was 90mph.
Damaging winds moved through eastern Gray County. Five inch tree branch broken, camper lifted and moved, one cattle trailer and one flat bed trailer was moved by thunderstorms winds. In addition a small dumpster moved approximately 30 yards from original location.
Damage occurred at the Trejas Feeders Ltd facility off Highway 152. A barn door was blown off, barn damage occurred, broken windows occurred, and fences were blown over.
Multiple roads were flooded.
A combination of a storm survey, eyewitness reports, and radar data indicated that damage from a severe storm across western Wheeler County was caused by a strong rear-flank downdraft on the backside of a powerful supercell. The path of the most significant damage was approximately one mile wide. The most severe damage occurred in an RV park, where 16 unanchored travel trailers were rolled and destroyed. The south end of the trailer park was downstream from open areas, which likely contributed to higher wind speeds and greater damage in that specific section of|the park. One injury was reported, but most residents had either evacuated to a shelter or were not home at the time. An overturned pickup truck at the site was likely pushed over by adjacent rolling trailers. Other damage included snapped power poles, numerous broken large tree limbs, and a few uprooted trees. Several homes and businesses sustained significant roof damage, including metal buildings that were compromised after their overhead doors failed. Most well-constructed or newer|structures sustained only minor damage or remained unscathed. Peak wind speeds are estimated to have been near 100 mph. The swath of this damage was about four miles long and about 1800 yards wide.
A 73 mph wind gust was measured at 806pm CDT. Maximum wind gust of 75 mph measured at 8:07pm CDT.
A few power poles were blown over.
Heavy rainfall and storms moving over the same locations brought flooding to Wheeler. Water flooded streets with around three to six inches deep in some locations. Water entered a nursing home with fire department having to move residents. Several roads in town and around town were impassable due to flooding including County roads 17 through 20 east of town.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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