June 22nd, 2020: Widespread Severe Weather Across The Panhandles

Overview

An upper level disturbance over south-central Colorado moved southeast across the Panhandles during the late afternoon and evening of the 22nd.  This disturbance teamed up with plenty of moisture and instability to bring severe weather to many parts of the Panhandles.  A stationary front was found from far northeast New Mexico east-southeast to the east-central Texas Panhandle.  A supercell thunderstorm developed on the stationary front over far southern Texas County and moved to the south.  This storm produced 2.5” hail northeast of Cactus.  As this storm moved south it collided with an eastward moving squall line over Dumas.  1.5 to 3 inches of rain fell over Dumas causing many streets to be flooded.  A supercell thunderstorm developed just to the north of Vega and moved south and it produced 3.25” hail just east of Vega.  This storm later produced a brief tornado to the west-northwest of Dawn.  As the squall line moved southeast it caused strong enough winds to flip over multiple semi trucks along interstate 40 to the west of Vega.  Other supercell thunderstorms developed over the northeast Texas Panhandle producing wind gusts to around 60 mph and hail to the size of tennis balls.

• Tornado
• Photos & Video
• Radar and Satellite
• Storm Reports
• Rainfall

Tornadoes:

Tornado -7 Miles NW of Dawn DEAF SMITH COUNTY Date June 22, 2020 Time (Local) 8:30 PM EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 65-70 mph Path Length 1.29 Mile Max Width 25 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: This tornado was captured on video by storm chasers. The tornado formed near the intersection of FM-2943 and Country Road 14. The tornado produced no visible damage.  Track Map

 

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

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Photos & Video

 

South Side of Amarillo, TX (Artemio Mundo)	NW of Amarillo, TX (Heather Hays)	Hartley County TX (Virginia Brown)	Dumas, TX (Patty Moralez)

North of Vega, TX (Joseph E Bentley)	South of Perryton, TX (Beth Boxwell)	Vega, TX (Derek Overgaauw)	Higgins, TX (Cheryl Hill)

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Radar and Satellite

 

Radar reflectivity loop with warnings issued during the June 22rd, 2020 severe weather event. Warnings and radar data by NWS; image via Iowa Environmental Mesonet

Visible/infrared satellite loop with warnings issued during the June 22rd, 2020 severe weather event. Image darkens due to loss of visible imagery as sun sets. Warnings from NWS; satellite data from NASA/NOAA GOES-16

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Storm Reports

Time	County	Location	Type	Magnitude	Remark
6:17 PM	SHERMAN	6 SSW TEXHOMA	Hail	1"
6:55 PM	SHERMAN	1 N STRATFORD	Hail	1.25"	LATE REPORT, WITH PICTURE, ON FACEBOOK OF HALF-DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
7:00 PM	HANSFORD	SPEARMAN	Hail	1"
7:25 PM	SHERMAN	5 NE CACTUS	Hail	2.5"
7:37 PM	OLDHAM	3 ESE VEGA	Hail	3.25"
7:38 PM	HANSFORD	5 NE SPEARMAN	Hail	1.5"	PING BALL HAIL REPORTED WITH PHOTO AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 15 AND COUNTY ROAD 28.
7:39 PM	OLDHAM	1 WSW BOYS RANCH	Wind Gust	58 mph
7:40 PM	OLDHAM	2 NNE BOYS RANCH	Tstm Wnd Dmg		LATE FACEBOOK PICTURES RECEIVED OF TEN 65 FOOT POWER POLES AND TWO 40 FOOT POWER POLES SNAPPED DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WINDS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
7:42 PM	HARTLEY	4 SSE CHANNING	Hail	1.75"
7:49 PM	OCHILTREE	WAKA	Hail	2.25"
7:50 PM	HUTCHINSON	STINNETT	Hail	1"	LATE FACEBOOK REPORT OF QUARTER-SIZE HAIL.
7:50 PM	OLDHAM	2 E VEGA	Hail	2.5"
7:51 PM	OLDHAM	VEGA	Hail	1.25"
7:53 PM	OLDHAM	4 ESE VEGA	Hail	1.75"	LATE REPORT FROM STORM CHASER OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. TIME AND LOCATION ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
7:54 PM	OLDHAM	5 W WILDORADO	Tstm Wnd Dmg		SEMI TRUCK FLIPPED ON INTERSTATE 40 AT MILE MARKER 42.
7:54 PM	OLDHAM	5 W WILDORADO	Hail	2"
7:56 PM	OLDHAM	1 W VEGA	Tstm Wnd Dmg		MULTIPLE SEMI TRUCKS FLIPPED AT MILE MARKER 35 ON INTERSTATE 40. TIME OF EVENT ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
8:00 PM	MOORE	3 W DUMAS	Wind Gust	67 mph
8:07 PM	POTTER	15 NNW AMARILLO	Wind Gust	59 mph
8:15 PM	MOORE	1 WNW FRITCH	Wind Gust	63 mph
8:15 PM	HUTCHINSON	SANFORD	Hail	1.25"	PICTURE OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL ON FACEBOOK.
8:20 PM	TEXAS	2 E GOODWELL	Wind Gust	68 mph
8:20 PM	DEAF SMITH	9 SW WILDORADO	Hail	1.75"	LATE REPORT OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
8:21 PM	OCHILTREE	4 S FARNSWORTH	Hail	2"
8:24 PM	HUTCHINSON	2 SE FRITCH	Hail	1"	TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
8:25 PM	TEXAS	2 W GUYMON	Wind Gust	59 mph
8:25 PM	OCHILTREE	8 S PERRYTON	Hail	2.5"	LATE REPORT ON FACEBOOK, WITH PICTURE, OF TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
8:27 PM	HUTCHINSON	1 NNW STINNETT	Wind Gust	58 mph
8:27 PM	POTTER	9 N AMARILLO	Wind Gust	62 mph
8:28 PM	HUTCHINSON	FRITCH	Hail	1"
8:30 PM	DEAF SMITH	7 WNW DAWN	Tornado		BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A RURAL AREA NORTHWEST OF DAWN, TX. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. TORNDADO WAS RATED EF0.
8:34 PM	OCHILTREE	7 S PERRYTON	Hail	2.5"	PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA.
8:38 PM	RANDALL	1 WNW CANYON	Tstm Wnd Dmg		LATE SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT: A WOOD PAVILLION WITH A METAL ROOF WES LIFTED AND TOSSED DOWN AN ALLY. DAMAGE ALSO OCCURED TO A VEHICLE AS A RESULT.
8:40 PM	CARSON	5 ESE FRITCH	Wind Gust	60 mph	SPOTTER INDICATED TREES WERE BENDING NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE GROUND DURING PEAK WINDS.
9:02 PM	HANSFORD	1 NW PALO DURO RESERVOIR	Wind Gust	63 mph	CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS WIND REPORT AT PALO DURO RESERVOIR. PEAK GUST WAS 63 MPH, NOT 62 MPH.
9:09 PM	ARMSTRONG	12 SW CLAUDE	Wind Gust	63 mph
9:15 PM	ARMSTRONG	12 SW CLAUDE	Wind Gust	68 mph
9:35 PM	OCHILTREE	PERRYTON	Wind Gust	60 mph	NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO WIND DRIVEN RAIN.
9:41 PM	LIPSCOMB	6 WSW LIPSCOMB	Hail	1"
10:00 PM	LIPSCOMB	HIGGINS	Hail	2.25"	LATE SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT: PICTURE OF LARGE HAIL STONE THAT IS BETWEEN EGG AND TENNIS BALL SIZED. PICTURE ALSO SHOWED SIGNIFICANT WINDSHIELD DAMAGE DUE TO LARGE HAIL.
10:17 PM	LIPSCOMB	1 E HIGGINS	Hail	1.75"

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Rainfall

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Station	County	Station Type	Rainfall	Latitude	Longitude
Dumas 1 NNW	Moore	COOP	2.69	35.8733	-101.9728
Fritch 5 E	Hutchinson	COCORAHS	2.41	35.6301	-101.5063
Fritch 1 WNW	Moore	WT Mesonet	2.05	35.64817	-101.6242
Palo Duro Reservoir 1 NW	Hansford	WT Mesonet	1.54	36.36382	-101.18185
Dumas Airport	Moore	AWOS	1.51	35.85	-102.0167
Amarillo 4 SSW	Randall	COCORAHS	1.45	35.1503	-101.8608
Amarillo 5 WSW	Randall	COCORAHS	1.42	35.1748	-101.8962
Panhandle 1 SSW	Carson	WT Mesonet	1.37	35.32955	-101.38583
Cedar	Hutchinson	RAWS	1.35	35.6667	-101.5667
Lake McClellan 4 SW	Gray	COOP	1.35	35.1886	-100.9283
Lipscomb 1 W	Lipscomb	HADS	1.34	36.2333	-100.2833
Waka 9 NW	Hansford	HADS	1.31	36.3614	-101.1642
Amarillo 5 SSE	Randall	COCORAHS	1.28	35.1339	-101.7997
Higgins 1 N	Lipscomb	COOP	1.21	36.1364	-100.0225
Dozier 3 W	Collingsworth	WT Mesonet	1.19	35.08036	-100.39058
Kenton 6 E	Cimarron	COCORAHS	1.18	36.9089	-102.8599
Amarillo 7 SSE	Randall	WT Mesonet	1.17	35.1127	-101.79964
Sanford Dam	Hutchinson	COOP	1.13	35.7048	-101.5492
Gruver 14 N	Hansford	COCORAHS	1.1	36.4581	-101.3849
Amarillo 5 W	Potter	COCORAHS	1.05	35.1993	-101.907
Amarillo 7 SW	Randall	COCORAHS	1.03	35.1389	-101.9138
Goodwell 2 SE	Texas	HADS	1.01	36.5683	-101.6092
Buffalo Lake 4 SW	Deaf Smith	HADS	1	34.8486	-102.1756
Amarillo 7 SW	Randall	COCORAHS	1	35.1271	-101.9067
Salt Fork Red River Tributary	Armstrong	HADS	0.99	35.1131	-101.1867
Umbarger 3 NNE	Randall	WT Mesonet	0.99	34.98683	-102.08411
Canadian 6 E	Hemphill	WT Mesonet	0.98	35.91842	-100.28453
Kenton	Cimarron	HADS	0.95	36.9031	-102.965
Amarillo 6 WSW	Potter	COCORAHS	0.94	35.1845	-101.9207
Amarillo 9 SW	Randall	COCORAHS	0.93	35.1267	-101.945
Vega 2 NW	Oldham	COOP	0.92	35.2775	-102.4633
Bootleg	Deaf Smith	RAWS	0.91	34.8286	-102.8094
Perryton Airport	Ochiltree	AWOS	0.9	36.4167	-100.75
Goodnight	Armstrong	WT Mesonet	0.89	35.03022	-101.18506
Boys Ranch 1 WSW	Oldham	WT Mesonet	0.83	35.52604	-102.26796
Glazier	Hemphill	COOP	0.78	36.0108	-100.2644
Canyon 16 ESE (PDC SP Rim)	Randall	WT Mesonet	0.77	34.98564	-101.69248
Goodwell 7 N	Texas	USGS	0.76	36.7058	-101.6364
Canyon	Randall	COCORAHS	0.76	34.9786	-101.9238
Adrian 6 WSW	Oldham	WT Mesonet	0.76	35.25347	-102.76158
Amarillo 9 S	Randall	COCORAHS	0.75	35.07	-101.8153
Amarillo 6 WNW	Potter	COCORAHS	0.73	35.2378	-101.9108
Keyes 6 N	Cimarron	COCORAHS	0.72	36.8923	-102.2582
Perryton 1 SSW	Ochiltree	COCORAHS	0.69	36.376	-100.8099
Perryton 1 W	Ochiltree	COOP	0.67	36.3897	-100.8239
Hereford Airport	Deaf Smith	AWOS	0.67	34.8667	-102.3333
Amarillo 7 NNW	Potter	COCORAHS	0.63	35.3005	-101.8717
Canyon 1 SSE	Randall	COCORAHS	0.62	34.9683	-101.9168
Borger 1 NNE	Hutchinson	COCORAHS	0.61	35.6691	-101.3953
Clarendon 2 WSW	Donley	WT Mesonet	0.59	34.92492	-100.93
Canyon	Randall	COOP	0.57	34.9794	-101.9261
Goodwell	Texas	OK-MESO	0.56	36.6017	-101.6014
Texhoma 2 N	Texas	COCORAHS	0.55	36.5306	-101.7832
Canyon 1 NNW	Randall	COCORAHS	0.53	34.9924	-101.93
Lake McClellan 2 NW	Gray	WT Mesonet	0.53	35.23029	-100.89965
Hereford 2 SSW	Deaf Smith	COCORAHS	0.52	34.7906	-102.4069
Guymon Airport	Texas	ASOS	0.5	36.6833	-101.5
Amarillo 9 NNE	Potter	WT Mesonet	0.49	35.33597	-101.80627
Canyon 3 E	Randall	COCORAHS	0.45	34.9799	-101.8631
McLean 1 E	Gray	WT Mesonet	0.45	35.23719	-100.57492
Canyon 13 E (PDC SP Floor)	Randall	WT Mesonet	0.45	34.93622	-101.63712
Hooker	Texas	OK-MESO	0.43	36.8553	-101.2253
Gruver 1 NE	Hansford	COOP	0.42	36.2639	-101.4056
Canyon 5 NW	Randall	COCORAHS	0.42	35.0381	-101.9746
Hereford 2 ENE	Deaf Smith	COCORAHS	0.41	34.8351	-102.3582
Claude 12 SW	Armstrong	WT Mesonet	0.41	34.98332	-101.50057
Stinnett 1 NNW	Hutchinson	WT Mesonet	0.41	35.84392	-101.44713
Palo Duro 4E (JA Ranch)	Armstrong	WT Mesonet	0.39	34.82221	-101.1191
Amarillo 10 WNW	Potter	COCORAHS	0.38	35.2605	-101.9799
Borger Airport	Hutchinson	ASOS	0.36	35.7	-101.4
Hereford 2 NW	Deaf Smith	WT Mesonet	0.34	34.83075	-102.42483
Briscoe 8 NNE	Hemphill	COCORAHS	0.32	35.6928	-100.235
Dalhart 10 SSE	Hartley	COCORAHS	0.32	35.9419	-102.4277
Pampa 2 NNW	Gray	COOP	0.3	35.5544	-100.9736
Pampa 2 E	Gray	WT Mesonet	0.29	35.5395	-100.92772
Channing 3 E	Hartley	HADS	0.28	35.675	-102.2808
Pampa 3 E	Gray	COOP	0.27	35.55	-100.9667
Hereford 1 SE	Deaf Smith	HADS	0.25	34.8128	-102.3897
Hereford 1 N	Deaf Smith	COCORAHS	0.25	34.8386	-102.4014
Dalhart Airport	Hartley	ASOS	0.25	36.0167	-102.55
Follett	Lipscomb	COOP	0.24	36.4333	-100.1333
Amarillo 15 NNW	Potter	WT Mesonet	0.24	35.41648	-101.93224
Amarillo 5 NNE	Potter	COCORAHS	0.22	35.2611	-101.7841
Lefors	Gray	COOP	0.21	35.4417	-100.8114
Kenton 12 S	Cimarron	COCORAHS	0.21	36.7284	-102.9309
Amarillo Airport	Potter	ASOS	0.21	35.2167	-101.7167
Bootleg 11 WNW	Deaf Smith	WT Mesonet	0.19	34.88613	-102.99034
Stratford 4 WNW	Sherman	WT Mesonet	0.19	36.35652	-102.13498
Boise City 17 W	Cimarron	COCORAHS	0.17	36.7344	-102.8236
Wheeler 13 SSE	Wheeler	COCORAHS	0.17	35.2758	-100.1518
Dalhart 8 W	Dallam	COCORAHS	0.15	36.0833	-102.6567
Borger 7 E	Hutchinson	WT Mesonet	0.15	35.67137	-101.27561
Turpin 5 S	Beaver	COCORAHS	0.11	36.7959	-100.8638
Wheeler	Wheeler	RAWS	0.09	35.4465	-100.1983
Shamrock 3 N	Wheeler	HADS	0.08	35.2642	-100.2414
Turpin 6 SSE	Beaver	COCORAHS	0.08	36.7878	-100.8392
Wheeler	Wheeler	HADS	0.07	35.4372	-100.2756
Canadian Airport	Hemphill	AWOS	0.07	35.9	-100.4
Allison 9 S	Wheeler	HADS	0.06	35.4731	-100.1206
Boise City	Cimarron	OK-MESO	0.05	36.6925	-102.4972
Romero 11 SSW	Oldham	WT Mesonet	0.05	35.57394	-102.96014
Beaver	Beaver	OK-MESO	0.04	36.8022	-100.5303
Slapout	Beaver	OK-MESO	0.04	36.5969	-100.2619
Romero 3 NE	Hartley	HADS	0.01	35.7511	-102.8931
Texline	Dallam	COCORAHS	0.01	36.3783	-103.0243

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