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Storm Brings Rain and Snow to the Southwest U.S. this weekend; Heavy Snow and Rain for Alaska

A storm will pass through the southwestern U.S. this weekend with widespread rain and mountain snow. Rainfall will be mostly beneficial but poses a risk for dangerous debris flows over recent burn scars. A significant winter storm will impact Alaska through the weekend with heavy snow across western Alaska and heavy rainfall across Southcentral with strong winds and marine/coastal impacts. Read More >

 

 Significant Weather Events in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles

Channing Tornado
Amarillo Flooding
Heavy Snow
Fire
 
 
2026 2025 2024 - Year in Review
    January 8th: Blizzard in the northern and western Panhandles
    February 10th-11th: Heavy Snow Northwest, South
    February 26th-27th Firestorm
    March 24th: Tornadoes and Dust
    May1,2024 Severe weather and Tornadoes
    June 18th-19th Texhoma to Guymon Flooding
     
2023 - Year in Review 2022 - Year in Review 2021 - Year in Review
February 14th: High Winds and a Dust Storm February 2nd - 4th: Two Rounds of Snow and Dangerous Wind Chills February 9th - 16th: Two Rounds of Snow and Record Cold Temperatures
February 15th: Heavy Snow in the NW Panhandles March 21-22nd: Strong Winds and Heavy, Wet Snow March 13th: Nine Tornadoes
February 26th: High Winds, Dust Storm, and 2 Tornadoes May 1st: Wind Driven Hail May 26th, 29th, and 30th: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Rainfall
May and June: Multiple Days of Heavy Rain Leads to Historic Flooding   June 12th: Severe Storms with Damaging Winds
June 15th: Perryton Tornado   June 24th + 25th: Thunderstorm Wind Damage, Rain
December 13th-15th: Heavy Rain and Snow   July 4th: Severe Storms for Independence Day
    December 15th: High Winds, Wildfires
     
Major Events Older than 2021
 
     

 Climatological Data  

Top 10 Panhandle Weather Events of the 20th Century
Top 10 Deadliest Texas Tornadoes
Tornadoes in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles 1950-2019
Severe Convective Storm Climatology of the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles