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Scattered thunderstorms generate damaging wind and locally heavy rain |
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Downed tree in Tahoka on Monday afternoon (2 June 2025). The picture is courtesy of K.M. Harmon, via Jacob Riley. |
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Early June started off with a bang, thanks in part to a potent disturbance ejecting from the Desert Southwest. The disturbance tapped warm and sufficiently moisture air which possessed modest instability over West Texas. As this occurred, scattered thunderstorms quickly developed near the Texas/New Mexico state line early Monday afternoon (2 June). |
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| "RGB-True Color" satellite loop valid from 1:26 pm to 5:36 pm on Monday (2 June 2025). An infrared satellite loop, valid from 1:51 pm to 5:41 pm on Monday, can be VIEWED HERE. | |
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The initial thunderstorms were relatively high-based, with plenty of evaporation occurring in the deep layer between the base of the clouds and the ground. The evaporation tended to limit the overall coverage and intensity of the rainfall early-on, while the rain-cooled air led to gusty outflow winds that occasionally exceeded 58 mph (severe threshold) and inflicted damage. |
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| Tree damage that occurred around the Hillcrest Country Club, north of Lubbock, Monday evening. (2 June 2025). The images are courtesy of Jacob Riley. | |
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As the activity spread eastward, it sent out outflows that triggered additional thunderstorm development over much of the remainder of the southern Texas Panhandle and South Plains through the mid-late afternoon hours. Eventually, the activity even made it into portions of the Rolling Plains by Monday evening, though coverage there was more limited. |
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| LBB WSR-88D radar animation valid from 12:52 pm to 8:56 pm on Monday (2 June 2025). An additional radar animation, valid from 4:33 pm on Monday to 7:11 am on Tuesday (2-3 June), can be FOUND HERE. A regional radar animation, valid from 1:05 pm to 5:45 pm on Monday, can be VIEWED HERE. | |
| The most widespread impact from the activity was the strong to severe wind gusts that it generated. Several locations, including in and around Tulia, Tahoka and north of Lubbock incurred damage from the intense winds. A peak wind gust of 67 mph was recorded by the West Texas Mesonet (WTM) site north of Dimmitt, while stations near Tulia, Happy, Abernathy and Smyer measured gusts near or slightly about 60 mph. | |
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| Shed that was tossed onto a home in Tulia on Monday (2 June 2025). The left image shows where the shed landed, while the right picture shows the shed mid-air behind a home. The images are courtesy of Brian West. | |
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The strong winds picked up a shed and tossed it around in Tulia. The shed eventually settled back down on a home, but much worse for the wear. |
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| A plot of the local storm reports for Monday (2 June 2025). The image is courtesy of the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). | |
| The most intense storm of the day affected locations in and around Tahoka, producing large hail, torrential rain and damaging winds. The WTM site located 3 miles north-northeast of town recorded a peak wind gust of 70 mph Monday evening. The wind-driven hail stripped crops and trees, and took down a number of branches. In addition, the wind downed a light pole and toppled at least one center pivot north of town. | |
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| (right) Hail that fell in Tahoka on Monday (2 June 2025), courtesy of Roni Rodriguez via Jacob Riley. (right) Tree damage that occurred in Idalou on Monday, courtesy of Russ Perkins. | |
| Spotty, but heavy rain also accompanied the most intense activity. The Tahoka area was the hardest hit, with the nearby WTM recording nearly 2 inches of rain, much of which fell in a very short amount of time. Runoff from the downpours created flooding, and swept water and mud over several roadways. Outside of the Tahoka area, rainfall was more limited. Even so, many locations on the Caprock did see a little rain, with spotty totals of 0.5 to 1+ inches. Even the southeast South Plains into the southern Rolling Plains, from around Post and Lake Alan Henry through Aspermont, recorded respectable rainfall. | |
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| 24-hour radar-estimated and biased-corrected precipitation ending at 7 am on Monday (2 June 2025). The 2-day rainfall measured by the West Texas Mesonet, ending at noon on Wednesday (4 June), can be VIEWED HERE. | |
| A list of the preliminary storm reports collected on June 2nd can be found below. | |
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
422 AM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0246 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NE Dimmitt 34.57N 102.29W
06/02/2025 M67 MPH Castro TX Mesonet
Updates previous tstm wnd gst report from 2
NE Dimmitt. Peak gust from West Texas
Mesonet. Severe gusts from 2:45 to 2:48 pm
CDT. Additional severe gusts from 2:52 to
2:54 pm CDT.
0316 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 ENE Tulia 34.54N 101.74W
06/02/2025 M58 MPH Swisher TX Mesonet
West Texas Mesonet report. Additional 58 mph
gust also occurred at 3:20 pm CDT.
0326 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 E Happy 34.74N 101.84W
06/02/2025 M59 MPH Swisher TX Mesonet
West Texas Mesonet report.
0330 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NNW Lubbock Int. Airp 33.67N 101.82W
06/02/2025 M58 MPH Lubbock TX ASOS
0344 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Idalou 33.66N 101.68W
06/02/2025 Lubbock TX Local Official
Tree and roof damage reported from severe
thunderstorm outflow wind gusts.
0344 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 ENE Abernathy 33.88N 101.76W
06/02/2025 M58 MPH Hale TX Mesonet
West Texas Mesonet report.
0558 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 NNW Ropesville 33.49N 102.19W
06/02/2025 M60 MPH Hockley TX Trained Spotter
Also up to nickel-sized hail.
0559 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Smyer 33.59N 102.17W
06/02/2025 M63 MPH Hockley TX Mesonet
0728 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 NNE Tahoka 33.21N 101.78W
06/02/2025 M70 MPH Lynn TX Mesonet
0731 PM Hail 1 NNW Tahoka 33.17N 101.80W
06/02/2025 E1.25 Inch Lynn TX Public
Media viewer reported.
0745 PM Flood 4 N Tahoka 33.23N 101.81W
06/02/2025 Lynn TX Emergency Mngr
Described flooding on roads.
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