Hedley, TX Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in Hedley is about the same as Texas average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Hedley is higher than Texas average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #481
| Hedley, TX | 0.02 |
| Texas | 0.04 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Hedley, TX | 0.0000 |
| Texas | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #785
| Hedley, TX | 220.41 |
| Texas | 208.58 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 2,842 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Hedley, TX were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 3 | Cold: | 1 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 48 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 61 | Hail: | 1,928 | Heat: | 2 | Heavy Snow: | 20 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 5 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 31 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 672 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 16 | Winter Storm: | 11 | Winter Weather: | 18 |
| Other: | 25 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Hedley, TX.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Hedley, TX.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Hedley, TX.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 80 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Hedley, TX.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 6.8 | 2007-03-28 | 2 | 34°55'N / 100°44'W | 34°59'N / 100°43'W | 4.00 Miles | 528 Yards | 0 | 0 | 63K | 0K | Donley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The initial phase of this tornado was fairly weak with minor damage occurring to a tin roof...fences and small tree limbs. The tornado became progressively stronger...resulting in the total removal of deer blinds and considerable loss of metal roofing to a home and the detached garage. The worst damage occurred near the end of the tornado. Numerous large tree limbs were downed and several tree trunks were snapped at the base. A large barn was completely swept away...with portions of the structure found up to five hundred yards away. Several power poles were snapped and carried over twenty yards. A large hitch trailer was carried away from beside the barn and deposited in a nearby tree. A van was also displaced into a grove of trees near ground level. No injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours produced numerous tornadoes and large hail across the southern...central and eastern Texas panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Texas panhandle during the late night and early morning hours. One man was killed by a tornado in the northeastern Texas panhandle and another person was injured. | |||||||||||
| 8.1 | 1970-04-17 | 4 | 34°45'N / 100°52'W | 34°51'N / 100°41'W | 12.30 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Donley |
| 11.8 | 1960-06-08 | 2 | 34°52'N / 100°52'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Donley | |||
| 12.3 | 1957-04-22 | 2 | 34°41'N / 100°50'W | 34°44'N / 100°41'W | 9.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hall |
| 16.4 | 1995-06-08 | 2 | 35°03'N / 100°50'W | 35°06'N / 100°46'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Donley |
| 17.6 | 1970-04-17 | 4 | 34°41'N / 100°57'W | 34°45'N / 100°52'W | 6.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hall |
| 17.6 | 1987-05-25 | 2 | 34°43'N / 100°26'W | 34°43'N / 100°23'W | 2.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hall |
| 18.5 | 1982-05-11 | 3 | 34°39'N / 100°43'W | 34°34'N / 100°26'W | 15.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hall |
| 19.4 | 1983-03-03 | 2 | 34°51'N / 101°00'W | 34°56'N / 101°00'W | 5.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Donley |
| 19.5 | 1977-05-16 | 3 | 34°51'N / 100°24'W | 35°04'N / 100°16'W | 16.70 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 19.5 | 2007-03-28 | 2 | 35°07'N / 100°46'W | 35°10'N / 100°43'W | 5.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0.2M | 0K | Donley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado developed in northern Donley County near where Farm to Market Road 291 ends and then traveled northeast to near the Donley County and Gray County line and dissipated at 1924 CST about eleven miles east of Jericho. The tornado developed over ranch land initially causing sporadic damage to trees and fences. The first continuous track of damage encountered was to a newly constructed home...which sustained total roof loss as the roof was lifted...destroyed...and scattered over a mile northward. The house walls were constructed of reinforced concrete and were left intact...suffering only windblown hail damage to their stucco exterior. A few power poles were also snapped in the vicinity of the home. On a ranch to the north of the home...significant damage to hardwood trees was encountered ranging from snapped large branches to snapped trunks. Power poles were also snapped on the property and fencing was destroyed in several locations. The worst damage on this ranch was sustained in an area of dense tree coverage...where treetops were sheared off...intact trees were defoliated and large trunks were snapped. Two hundred yards of barbed wire fencing had been rolled into a ball. No injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours produced numerous tornadoes and large hail across the southern...central and eastern Texas panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Texas panhandle during the late night and early morning hours. One man was killed by a tornado in the northeastern Texas panhandle and another person was injured. | |||||||||||
| 19.8 | 1970-04-18 | 4 | 35°02'N / 100°58'W | 35°11'N / 100°44'W | 16.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Donley |
| 20.4 | 1987-05-25 | 2 | 34°43'N / 100°23'W | 34°43'N / 100°19'W | 4.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Childress |
| 20.5 | 2007-03-28 | 2 | 34°38'N / 100°57'W | 34°43'N / 100°55'W | 5.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0K | Hall |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The long-lived tornado that impacted eastern Briscoe County moved through rural areas of northwestern Hall County, just west and northwest of Brice. Although the tornado was large and had a history of causing significant damage, no man-made structures were affected in Hall County. The tornado was roping out when it crossed the Hall and Donley County line west of Texas Highway 70 at 17:05 CST. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A second supercell thunderstorm initiated along the dryline over eastern Hale and western Floyd County. This storm produced large hail and a family of tornadoes as it tracked northeastward. The most significant tornado to impact the South Plains region on the 28th developed as this storm tracked over the Caprock Canyons State Park area north of Quitaque (Briscoe County). This tornado damaged at least three structures as it cut a nearly twenty mile path across eastern Briscoe County, northwestern Hall County, and southern Donley County. | |||||||||||
| 21.2 | 1970-04-18 | 4 | 34°59'N / 101°01'W | 35°02'N / 100°58'W | 4.70 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Donley |
| 21.8 | 1983-03-03 | 2 | 35°02'N / 100°57'W | 35°07'N / 100°57'W | 5.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Donley |
| 22.9 | 1957-05-15 | 3 | 35°01'N / 101°03'W | 35°07'N / 100°55'W | 10.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Donley |
| 23.6 | 1995-06-08 | 2 | 35°11'N / 100°39'W | 35°14'N / 100°37'W | 4.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0.1M | 0 | Gray |
| 23.6 | 1970-04-18 | 4 | 35°11'N / 100°44'W | 35°14'N / 100°39'W | 6.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Gray |
| 23.6 | 1970-04-18 | 4 | 34°57'N / 101°06'W | 34°59'N / 101°01'W | 5.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 16 | 42 | 2.5M | 0 | Donley |
| 24.5 | 2007-03-28 | 3 | 35°07'N / 100°56'W | 35°10'N / 100°56'W | 3.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0.2M | 0K | Donley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado formed in the northwest part of Donley county at 1839 CST three miles south southwest of Jericho and tracked north northwest for about three miles before exiting Donley county one and a half miles west northwest of Jericho at 1848 CST.The tornado continued in Gray county for about another three miles before dissipating at 1854 CST. Damage was first noted two miles south of Interstate 40 along County Road 9 in northwest Donley County. The roof of a horse barn was completely destroyed...as was the rear room addition. Beside the barn...welded steel fencing was bent or mildly twisted. A refrigerated boxcar that had contained tools and horse feed was rolled northward eleven times and found on its side almost one hundred yards north of its original location. A feeding trough originally near the boxcar was carried one hundred yards northwest of its previous location. Three hundred yards away...the mobile home of the property owner suffered only minor damage. One mile north northwest of this location...a large home apparently lost a substantial portion of its roof. An irrigation pivot was overturned in a field just northwest of the home. The most significant damage from this tornado occurred to three semi trucks that were caught and badly damaged in the tornado on Interstate 40 on the Donley county and Gray county line. In this area...power poles were snapped near their bases. The cab of one of the semi trucks was reportedly lifted and deposited atop its trailer. The driver and his wife were sucked out of the cab. The driver was completely disrobed some distance away from the truck. His clothing was found tangled in the engine of the truck. The driver and his wife were reported to be in critical and serious condition...respectively. Additionally the cab was crushed to the steering column. The trailer roof appeared to have been pried up and twisted...and at least one of the side walls failed. The contents of the truck were scattered downstream into a field for nearly a mile. In this field...irrigation pivots were overturned. The property owner also reported that irrigation pivot tires weighing three hundred pounds were relocated and a fifteen hundred gallon fertilizer tank that was one quarter full was gone. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours produced numerous tornadoes and large hail across the southern...central and eastern Texas panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Texas panhandle during the late night and early morning hours. One man was killed by a tornado in the northeastern Texas panhandle and another person was injured. | |||||||||||
| 24.8 | 1955-06-16 | 2 | 35°00'N / 101°04'W | 1.00 Mile | 20 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Donley | |
| 25.1 | 1980-05-29 | 2 | 34°56'N / 100°19'W | 34°46'N / 100°07'W | 16.20 Miles | 160 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 25.3 | 2007-03-28 | 2 | 35°12'N / 100°34'W | 35°15'N / 100°33'W | 4.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 74K | 0K | Gray |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Major damage associated with this tornado included a Texas Department of Transportation meteorological tower which was bent at a ninety degree angle to the ground one mile southeast of McLean. Approximately five hundred yards to the north northeast of this tower...a metal veterinary clinic had a Texas Department of Transportation Highway sign impact the building and penetrate the metal siding and also lost part of the tin from the roof. One hundred yards to the north and slightly west of the veterinary clinic was a house that suffered extensive roof damage. A small section of the roof was destroyed...indications throughout the house show that the entire roof structure attempted to be lifted from the walls. The West Texas Mesonet station one mile east of McLean at 1935 CST measured a wind gust of one hundred and ten knots. A large barn was also destroyed along with some tree damage occurred just northeast of McLean during the final stages of the tornado. Minor damage was encountered along County Road Y...where metal roofing was lost from a large metal shed. Metal lawn and porch furniture was mangled and relocated...a large satellite dish suffered minor damage to its mesh lining...and a few large branches were snapped from nearby trees. An empty fertilizer bin disappeared. The tornado dissipated north of County Road Y. No injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours produced numerous tornadoes and large hail across the southern...central and eastern Texas panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Texas panhandle during the late night and early morning hours. One man was killed by a tornado in the northeastern Texas panhandle and another person was injured. | |||||||||||
| 26.6 | 1995-06-08 | 4 | 35°15'N / 100°36'W | 24.00 Miles | 800 Yards | 0 | 0 | 8.0M | 2.0M | Wheeler | |
| Brief Description: Three additional tornadoes were added to the storm data based on video provided by National Weather Service employee. Fortunately, these were over open country with the only damage occurring to power lines. The one tornado crossed the county line from Donley into Gray at about 1718CST. A violent tornado dropped down just north of McLean and moved north northeast. Several homes received minor damage north of McLean with the Crockett estate, on County Line road, having two homes destroyed and another seriously damaged. But the main destruction occurred in Wheeler county at the Wheeler Stock Yard and several hundred cattle there. A few other businesses received significant damage from this tornado. This last tornado had two small satellite tornadoes with it and crossed the county line between Gray and Hemphill at 1755CST. The start and end times for this tornado have been modified based on additional information. | |||||||||||
| 27.7 | 2007-03-28 | 2 | 34°30'N / 101°03'W | 34°38'N / 100°55'W | 12.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 125K | 0K | Briscoe |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Many storm chasers observed a large multiple vortex tornado that developed north of Quitaque shortly after 17:30 CST. The tornado initially touched down immediately north of Texas Highway 256, and tracked northeastward across the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River. The tornado cut a twelve mile long path through the mesquite thickets of eastern Briscoe County, however, it continued across northwestern Hall County and into extreme southern Donley County before ending at 17:09 CST. The total path length was nearly twenty miles in length. Despite the rural nature of the area, a few structures sustained significant damage. A trailer house was destroyed about five miles south of the river. The trailer was vacant when the tornado struck, but frequently served to house deer hunters. A single-story residence also was impacted by the tornado near Antelope Flat. The roof was totally blown off of the home. A forty by twenty-four foot barn used to store all-terrain vehicles also was destroyed at the homestead. At least two wind mills were additionally destroyed. The destruction of the trailer house, the complete loss of the roof to the home, and the destruction of the large barn all support an EF2 rating. No injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A second supercell thunderstorm initiated along the dryline over eastern Hale and western Floyd County. This storm produced large hail and a family of tornadoes as it tracked northeastward. The most significant tornado to impact the South Plains region on the 28th developed as this storm tracked over the Caprock Canyons State Park area north of Quitaque (Briscoe County). This tornado damaged at least three structures as it cut a nearly twenty mile path across eastern Briscoe County, northwestern Hall County, and southern Donley County. | |||||||||||
| 29.8 | 1965-06-03 | 3 | 34°51'N / 100°12'W | 34°55'N / 100°04'W | 8.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 31.1 | 1959-05-25 | 3 | 35°19'N / 100°41'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Webb | |||
| 31.1 | 1977-05-16 | 3 | 35°10'N / 100°17'W | 35°12'N / 100°15'W | 3.60 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 31.3 | 1997-06-11 | 3 | 35°20'N / 100°27'W | 35°13'N / 100°23'W | 9.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 13 | 1.7M | 0 | Wheeler |
| Brief Description: Tornado occurred near Pakan community on CR 453. Twelve homes damaged or destroyed along with 13 vehicles on Interstate 40. Two inch diameter hail fell along most of the tornado path. Tornado track was determined by official storm survey. | |||||||||||
| 32.7 | 1955-05-25 | 4 | 35°00'N / 100°13'W | 35°14'N / 100°07'W | 17.10 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 32.9 | 1970-04-17 | 4 | 34°28'N / 101°17'W | 34°41'N / 100°57'W | 24.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Briscoe |
| 33.1 | 1955-06-17 | 3 | 34°51'N / 100°13'W | 34°53'N / 99°56'W | 16.20 Miles | 67 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 33.4 | 1991-05-15 | 3 | 35°04'N / 100°15'W | 35°12'N / 100°05'W | 11.50 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 34.3 | 2007-03-28 | 3 | 35°16'N / 101°01'W | 35°18'N / 100°58'W | 3.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0.1M | 0K | Gray |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado formed three miles south southwest of Jericho in northwest Donley county at 1839 CST and entered Gray county about one and a half miles west northwest of Jericho at 1848 CST. The tornado then continued moving north northwest for another three miles before dissipating just south of Farm to Market Road 2477 and just east of State Highway 70 four miles northwest of Jericho or about eleven miles southwest of Lefors at 1854 CST. As highlighted in the Donley County portion of this tornado track...the most significant damage from this tornado occurred to three semi trucks that were caught and badly damaged in the tornado on Interstate 40 on the Donley County and Gray County line. In this area...power poles were snapped near their bases. The cab of one of the semi trucks was reportedly lifted and deposited atop its trailer. The driver and his wife were sucked out of the cab. The driver was completely disrobed some distance away from the truck. His clothing was found tangled in the engine of the truck. The driver and his wife were reported to be in critical and serious condition...respectively. Additionally the cab was crushed to the steering column. The trailer roof appeared to have been pried up and twisted...and at least one of the side walls failed. The contents of the truck were scattered downstream into a field for nearly a mile. In this field...irrigation pivots were overturned. The property owner also reported that irrigation pivot tires weighing three hundred pounds were relocated and a fifteen hundred gallon fertilizer tank that was one quarter full was gone. Light damage was observed along Vernon Road just east of State Highway 70 and just south of Farm to Market Road 2477 in southwest Gray county...where metal roofing damage was observed to barns...stables...and sheds. A large quantity of metal roofing panels was also found south of these buildings...with several twisted around fence posts and trees. The tornado dissipated just north of this area. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours produced numerous tornadoes and large hail across the southern...central and eastern Texas panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Texas panhandle during the late night and early morning hours. One man was killed by a tornado in the northeastern Texas panhandle and another person was injured. | |||||||||||
| 34.8 | 2007-03-28 | 3 | 35°19'N / 100°33'W | 35°25'N / 100°36'W | 8.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 27K | 0K | Gray |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado developed from the same storm that moved just east of McLean. The initial circulation developed eight miles north northeast of McLean at 1945 CST and was initially moving northeast at forty miles per hour. As it crossed Farm to Market Road 2473 at the McClellan Creek bridge...high-tension power lines supported by double wooden pole structures were broken or snapped at the ground at several locations. Numerous hard and softwood trees were debarked with only stubs remaining. At 1949 CST...the tornado moved more northwesterly and accelerated to forty-five miles per hour. A local rancher...who lives seven miles northwest of Kellerville heard the tornado approaching and took shelter. Damage to his property included a covered porch that was completely blown off and steel roofing was peeled back on the the southward facing side. A brick chimney also collapsed. Several trees...as much as two hundred feet from the west edge of the house...were blown down. A bunkhouse on the property lost of the roof. An anchored large steel feed bunk was pulled out of the ground. No injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms during the evening hours produced numerous tornadoes and large hail across the southern...central and eastern Texas panhandle. Heavy rains caused flash flooding in the eastern Texas panhandle during the late night and early morning hours. One man was killed by a tornado in the northeastern Texas panhandle and another person was injured. | |||||||||||
| 35.0 | 1980-05-28 | 2 | 34°39'N / 101°13'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Collingsworth | |||
| 35.9 | 1957-05-15 | 4 | 34°28'N / 101°18'W | 34°40'N / 101°03'W | 17.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 21 | 80 | 250K | 0 | Briscoe |
| 36.0 | 1973-04-23 | 2 | 35°16'N / 100°15'W | 0.30 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wheeler | |
| 36.7 | 1977-05-16 | 3 | 35°12'N / 100°15'W | 35°18'N / 100°10'W | 8.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wheeler |
| 37.2 | 1961-06-02 | 2 | 35°21'N / 100°57'W | 0.50 Mile | 23 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Gray | |
| 37.6 | 1970-04-18 | 4 | 34°39'N / 101°32'W | 34°57'N / 101°06'W | 32.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Swisher |
| 38.0 | 1995-06-08 | 4 | 35°15'N / 100°36'W | 35°33'N / 100°23'W | 5.00 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0.2M | 0 | Gray |
| 38.5 | 1981-06-01 | 2 | 34°49'N / 100°02'W | 34°49'N / 99°56'W | 5.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Collingsworth |
| 39.0 | 2007-04-21 | 2 | 35°10'N / 101°07'W | 35°21'N / 101°12'W | 12.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 72K | 0K | Carson |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado formed nine miles east northeast of Claude at 2035 CST and entered Carson county at 2037 CST one and a half miles southwest of Groom. The tornado tracked north and traveled about another ten miles before dissipating at 2110 CST ten miles east of Panhandle. In Carson county...the tornado plowed through a storage area for tractors and other farm equipment. Tractors...turbines...vehicles...cotton presser box cars similar to railroad cars were moved and thrown about in the tornado for considerable distances. Power poles were also damaged. No injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Numerous severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes moved north and northeast across the western and central Texas panhandle during the evening hours. The only injuries occurred in Cactus from a tornado...however no fatalities were reported. | |||||||||||
| 40.1 | 1975-03-26 | 3 | 35°26'N / 100°49'W | 1.00 Mile | 220 Yards | 2 | 42 | 0K | 0 | Gray | |
| 40.6 | 2006-05-09 | 2 | 34°25'N / 100°12'W | 34°25'N / 100°12'W | 1.50 Miles | 175 Yards | 0 | 1 | 5.7M | 0 | Childress |
| Brief Description: A tornado resulted in significant (F2) damage along a one and half mile path through the north side of Childress during the evening hours of the 9th. The tornado developed in a residential are of northwest Childress at 20:30 CST. Damage in the neighborhood was characterized as weak, with numerous downed trees, street signs, and damaged roofs. A resident was injured when a tree fell and struck him, breaking his arm and causing minor lacerations. The tornado then moved east toward the high school. Damage to the high school was extensive. A local television network, KVII-TV in Amarillo, operates an automated weather station on the campus as part of a regional school net. The instrument measured a 109 MPH wind gust as the tornado ripped through the facility at 20:32 CST. Damage at Childress High School was rated F1, with large brick walls blown inn and portions of the building's roof removed. The gymnasium was declared a total loss. The tornado intensified as it continued to move east across Fair Park. A large industrial building used to house city owned emergency vehicles was completely destroyed, with extensive damage to the fleet of vehicles that were parked inside. A tennis court was destroyed by wind-blown debris, and numerous large trees were uprooted. A large stone picnic table was blown northward along the wind fields convergent axis associated with center of the tornado's path. A well-built metal bridge that spanned Park Lake was blown a considerable distance downwind. Damage along the tornado's path through the park justified a significant rating (F2) on the Fujita Tornado Damage Intensity Scale. This given the magnitude of damage observed at the industrial building site, where large steel beams were completely torn from their bolted fixtures. The damage survey indicated that the tornado quickly weakened as it continued to move east of the park, and into more rural areas in the northeastern outskirts of the city. May 9 Severe Thunderstorm and Significant Tornado Event Summary...Two isolated supercell thunderstorms developed east of a dryline that was roughly oriented along the Caprock Escarpment during the late afternoon and early evening hours of the 9th. These storms evolved into splitting supercells, and resulted in large hail up to two inches in diameter in Dickens and Motley Counties. The anticyclonic member from one of the mentioned storms propagated northward over Childress County during the early evening hours. The storm effectively lowered temperature-to-dewpoint depressions and locally backed the near-surface winds. A classic supercell subsequently propagated southeastward out of the Texas Panhandle and over Hall County. This storm interacted with the "outflow boundary" left by the departing anticyclonic storm. The southeastward propagating storm rapidly became tornadic near the northwestern corner of Childress. Large hail, damaging RFD winds, and the significant (F2) tornado resulted in nearly $6 million in damages and injured one. A school net weather instrument located at the heavily damaged Childress High School measured a peak wind gust of 109 MPH as the tornado destroyed the school's gymnasium. A second round of isolated severe storms produced large hail over the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle as clean-up crews worked in the damaged areas. | |||||||||||
| 41.0 | 1951-06-06 | 2 | 34°26'N / 100°12'W | 34°26'N / 100°08'W | 3.60 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Childress |
| 41.7 | 1971-10-17 | 3 | 35°22'N / 101°06'W | 35°22'N / 101°03'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 0K | 0 | Carson |
| 42.0 | 1991-05-15 | 3 | 35°12'N / 100°05'W | 35°14'N / 100°01'W | 3.50 Miles | 450 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Wheeler |
| 43.5 | 1968-05-06 | 2 | 34°52'N / 99°55'W | 34°55'N / 99°52'W | 4.70 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harmon |
| 43.8 | 1951-06-06 | 3 | 35°26'N / 101°11'W | 35°19'N / 101°04'W | 10.40 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 12 | 250K | 0 | Carson |
| 43.9 | 2001-04-10 | 2 | 35°23'N / 100°16'W | 35°26'N / 100°14'W | 6.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0 | Wheeler |
| Brief Description: An official storm damage survey was made of the estimated tornado path length and width. A home and farm equipment were severely damaged. Several large trees and power poles were also knocked down. Several areas of non-tornadic downburst winds were also assessed...primarily in the west and southwest areas of Wheeler county. Severe thunderstorms producing large hail...damaging winds...and tornadoes occurred across the western Texas panhandle during the early evening hours and then moved east and northeast across the central and eastern Texas panhandle during the late evening hours. | |||||||||||
| 44.0 | 1983-05-13 | 2 | 34°43'N / 99°59'W | 34°45'N / 99°49'W | 10.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harmon |
| 44.0 | 1987-07-01 | 2 | 35°11'N / 101°22'W | 35°05'N / 101°22'W | 6.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Armstrong |
| 44.6 | 1965-06-04 | 3 | 35°19'N / 100°09'W | 35°19'N / 100°02'W | 6.80 Miles | 50 Yards | 1 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Wheeler |
| 45.0 | 1962-06-07 | 2 | 34°28'N / 101°17'W | 1.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Briscoe | |
| 45.9 | 1957-04-02 | 2 | 35°27'N / 100°16'W | 0.30 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wheeler | |
| 46.2 | 1990-06-08 | 2 | 35°17'N / 101°18'W | 2.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Carson | |
| 46.3 | 1970-04-18 | 4 | 35°22'N / 101°05'W | 35°36'N / 100°53'W | 19.60 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 10 | 2.5M | 0 | Gray |
| 46.4 | 1967-07-03 | 3 | 35°32'N / 100°27'W | 35°30'N / 100°27'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Wheeler |
| 46.4 | 1990-06-08 | 2 | 35°27'N / 100°15'W | 1.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wheeler | |
| 46.4 | 1987-07-01 | 2 | 35°14'N / 101°22'W | 35°11'N / 101°22'W | 3.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Carson |
| 46.5 | 1965-05-06 | 2 | 34°45'N / 99°58'W | 34°53'N / 99°43'W | 16.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Harmon |
| 46.5 | 1962-06-07 | 2 | 34°28'N / 101°19'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Briscoe | |
| 47.2 | 1982-05-19 | 2 | 35°33'N / 100°38'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Gray | |
| 47.3 | 2009-05-15 | 2 | 35°33'N / 100°54'W | 35°30'N / 100°53'W | 3.00 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 50K | 0K | Gray |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: An official National Weather Service storm damage survey team determined that a multiple vortex tornado touched down four miles east northeast of Pampa at 1609 CST. This tornado then moved southeast to five miles east southeast of Pampa where it lifted at 1617 CST. At least one home sustained significant damage from the tornado. In addition...at least four other homes sustained significant damage from downburst winds in close proximity to the tornado...one to three miles east of Pampa along and near U.S. Highway 60. Several other structures and vehicles were also damaged...including a semi truck and a motor home. One injury occurred to the semi truck driver. Trees and power poles also sustained considerable damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Severe thunderstorms producing five tornadoes...large hail and damaging winds moved across the eastern sections of the Texas Panhandle during the late afternoon and evening hours. One person was injured by a tornado...although no fatalities occurred. Numerous homes and windshields were damaged by the hail while the high winds knocked over eighteen wheelers...power poles and trees. The high winds also caused numerous power outages. | |||||||||||
| 47.6 | 1955-05-25 | 4 | 35°14'N / 100°07'W | 35°28'N / 100°00'W | 17.40 Miles | 1100 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Wheeler |
| 47.7 | 2010-04-22 | 3 | 34°10'N / 100°30'W | 34°15'N / 100°19'W | 12.00 Miles | 975 Yards | 0 | 0 | 300K | 0K | Cottle |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A large and rain wrapped tornado tracked from southwest of Cee Vee to just west of U.S. Highway 62/83 east-northeast of Cee Vee between 18:46 and 19:20 CST. A storm spotter observed the tornado as it passed southeast of Cee Vee at approximately 19:05 CST, and described it visually as a large wedge-shaped vortex. A post-storm ground and aerial survey conducted by local emergency management officials and National Weather Service meteorologists concluded that the tornado resulted in significant EF-3 damage. A number light weight objects and structures, including well-houses, horse stables, utility poles, empty semi-truck trailers, and a partially filled petroleum tank were heavily damaged or destroyed along the initial portions of the tornado's track through ranchland southwest and south of Cee Vee. This includes minor roof damage to a permanent farm home near County Road 172. Significant damage first occurred at a farmstead 3 miles east-southeast of Cee Vee, south of Farm to Market Road 1440. At this site, upwards of twenty-percent of the roof was removed from a well-built permanent home. A large metal building was partially collapsed and a well-house was completely destroyed. A horse trailer was blown over and rolled. In addition, several large trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to move northeastward and impacted a second farmstead four miles east of Cee Vee, just south of Farm to Market Road 1440. The tornado's maximum damage intensity was observed at this site, where a well-built stucco constructed permanant home, a cinderblock two-car garage, and several outbuildings were destroyed. The home's roof was totally removed, and three exterior walls collapsed. A portion of the home's roof and exterior walls were blown downwind and struck the two-car cinderblock garage broadside. This contributed to the complete destruction of that structure with only the frames of two exterior walls remaining. Two outbuildings and a horse stable were completely destroyed, with another unroofed. In addition, an entire stand of more than a dozen large trees were uprooted. A detailed survey by local officials of the site, revealed that the home was well-built, and that the exterior walls were secured to the slab foundation with bolts. In collaboration with experts at Texas Tech University's Wind Engineering Department, the developers of the Enhanced-Fujita Scale, it was determined that estimated wind speeds at the site of the destroyed residence ranged between 130 and 150 mph. With an average expected wind speed of 140 mph, the tornado was assigned an EF-3 rating based on this damage. The tornado continued northeastward across Farm to Market Road 1440. It caused light roof damage to a couple of light weight structures before dissipating just west of U.S. Highway 62/83 east-northeast of Cee Vee at approximately 19:20 CST. Despite damaging three residences, no injuries were reported. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Scattered thunderstorms developed over the central and eastern South Plains region of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 22nd. These storms resulted in significant severe weather, including strong tornadoes, as they impacted portions of the extreme southeastern Panhandle and the Rolling Plains. The severe weather over the South Plains of west Texas on the 22nd was part of a larger tornado outbreak that impacted areas from west Texas northward through western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Thunderstorms initiated over the central South Plains along and east of a dryline late in the day. These storms, some exhibiting supercell characteristics, initially became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds before 18:00 CST. By 18:20 CST, the first of three tornadoes, two of which were long-lived and significant, developed over northeastern Motley County. The parent supercell thunderstorm produced two damaging and rain-wrapped tornadoes over portions of Motley and Cottle Counties. The initial tornado south of Northfield crossed the Motley and Cottle County line southwest of Cee Vee. This three-quarter mile wide EF-2 tornado destroyed windmills and utility poles as it tracked through rural ranchlands. The second tornado heavily damaged or destroyed three farmsteads south and southeast of Cee Vee (Cottle County). Winds were estimated at approximately 140 mph where one home was destroyed east of that community. No injuries were reported. A second supercell thunderstorm developed south of the initial tornadic storm, and became tornadic near Swearingen (Cottle County) shortly after 21:00 CST. In addition to tornadoes, numerous reports of large hail up to the size of baseballs were received. Another Cottle County home was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds just north of Paducah as convection organized into a linear complex late in the evening. Also, training thunderstorms repeatedly moved over the Tahoka area in Lynn County. This resulted in areas of flooding and portions of two U.S. Highways were rendered impassable. In all, property damages were estimated at $530,000. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 47.8 | 1973-04-30 | 2 | 35°24'N / 101°12'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Carson | |
| 48.0 | 1982-05-19 | 3 | 35°33'N / 100°49'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Gray | |
| 48.1 | 1987-05-25 | 2 | 35°01'N / 101°28'W | 35°00'N / 101°31'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Armstrong |
| 48.2 | 1983-05-13 | 2 | 34°45'N / 99°49'W | 34°48'N / 99°49'W | 3.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harmon |
| 48.6 | 2010-04-22 | 2 | 34°10'N / 100°31'W | 34°11'N / 100°30'W | 2.00 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Cottle |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Multiple storm chasers observed a large and rain-wrapped tornado that moved east-northeastward across the Motley and Cottle County line south-southeast of Northfield and southwest of Cee Vee during the 18:00 CST hour on the 22nd. Doppler radar, along with post-storm ground and aerial surveys, suggest that the tornado developed at approximately 18:20 CST south-southwest of Northfield in Motley County. Storm chasers first obtained a visual confirmation of the tornado at 18:37 CST as it partially emerged from obscuring rain curtains, while still in rural areas of northeastern Motley County. Photographs from that time show a very large wedge-shaped tornado. The tornado's maximum intensity, per post storm surveys by private land owners and meteorologists from the National Weather Service and Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet, occurred in northeastern Motley County where four windmills were destroyed, mesquite trees were severely damaged, and where a number of wooden utility poles were snapped. The damage path was measured to be three-quarters of a mile wide near the Motley and Cottle County line. The tornado again became totally obscured by rain and hail within the parent high precipitation supercell storm before it crossed the Motley and Cottle County line approximately 4.8 miles west-southwest of Cee Vee at 18:42 CST. Doppler radar velocity data shows subtle evidence that a mesocyclone occlusion may have occurred, and that the tornado likely dissipated just a few minutes later at approximately 18:45 CST 3.5 miles southwest of Cee Vee. A second tornado, however, quickly developed in a cyclic fashion just southeast of the initial tornado as a new mesocyclone became dominant. The total path length of the tornado across portions of Motley and Cottle Counties was approximately 9 miles, with a 25-minute duration. Enhanced-Fujita Scale damage indicators for both free-standing metal towers and metal electrical transmission line poles were considered to gauge expected wind speeds for the destroyed windmills observed in northeastern Motley County. The lower bounds for degrees of damage 2 and 5 respectively were accepted, yielding estimated wind speeds between 110 and 115 mph. Winds of at least this magnitude are additionally supported by the expected value for snapped wooden utility poles, which were additionally observed along the damage path. Therefore an EF-2 rating was assigned for this tornado. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Scattered thunderstorms developed over the central and eastern South Plains region of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 22nd. These storms resulted in significant severe weather, including strong tornadoes, as they impacted portions of the extreme southeastern Panhandle and the Rolling Plains. The severe weather over the South Plains of west Texas on the 22nd was part of a larger tornado outbreak that impacted areas from west Texas northward through western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Thunderstorms initiated over the central South Plains along and east of a dryline late in the day. These storms, some exhibiting supercell characteristics, initially became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds before 18:00 CST. By 18:20 CST, the first of three tornadoes, two of which were long-lived and significant, developed over northeastern Motley County. The parent supercell thunderstorm produced two damaging and rain-wrapped tornadoes over portions of Motley and Cottle Counties. The initial tornado south of Northfield crossed the Motley and Cottle County line southwest of Cee Vee. This three-quarter mile wide EF-2 tornado destroyed windmills and utility poles as it tracked through rural ranchlands. The second tornado heavily damaged or destroyed three farmsteads south and southeast of Cee Vee (Cottle County). Winds were estimated at approximately 140 mph where one home was destroyed east of that community. No injuries were reported. A second supercell thunderstorm developed south of the initial tornadic storm, and became tornadic near Swearingen (Cottle County) shortly after 21:00 CST. In addition to tornadoes, numerous reports of large hail up to the size of baseballs were received. Another Cottle County home was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds just north of Paducah as convection organized into a linear complex late in the evening. Also, training thunderstorms repeatedly moved over the Tahoka area in Lynn County. This resulted in areas of flooding and portions of two U.S. Highways were rendered impassable. In all, property damages were estimated at $530,000. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 48.8 | 1966-06-14 | 2 | 35°32'N / 100°57'W | 1.00 Mile | 27 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Gray | |
| 49.1 | 1961-05-16 | 2 | 35°19'N / 101°20'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Carson | |
| 49.1 | 2010-04-22 | 2 | 34°09'N / 100°39'W | 34°10'N / 100°31'W | 8.00 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0K | Motley |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Multiple storm chasers observed a large and rain-wrapped tornado that moved east-northeastward across the Motley and Cottle County line south-southeast of Northfield and southwest of Cee Vee during the 18:00 CST hour on the 22nd. Doppler radar, along with post-storm ground and aerial surveys, suggest that the tornado developed at approximately 18:20 CST 9 miles south-southwest of Northfield, just east of Farm to Market Road 94. Storm chasers first obtained a visual confirmation of the tornado at 18:37 CST as it partially emerged from obscuring rain curtains. Photographs show a very large wedge-shaped tornado, with only the southern portion of the vortex visible through the wrapping precipitation. The tornado's track across northeastern Motley County remained over uninhabited ranch land. A National Weather Service cooperative observer, however, reported a loud roar as the tornado passed south of her home south of Northfield. Surveys of adjacent ranch land, conducted by private land owners as well as National Weather Service and Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologists, revealed that the tornado destroyed four windmills, severely damaged mesquite trees, and snapped at least a half dozen wooden utility poles. The damage path was measured to be three-quarters of a mile wide. The tornado again became totally obscured by rain and hail within the parent high precipitation supercell storm before it crossed the Motley and Cottle County line approximately 8.25 miles south-southeast of Northfield at 18:42 CST. It likely dissipated just a few minutes later at approximately 18:45 CST southwest of Cee Vee in northwestern Motley County. The total path length of the tornado across portions of Motley and Cottle Counties was approximately 9 miles, with a 25-minute duration. Enhanced-Fujita Scale damage indicators for both free-standing metal towers and metal electrical transmission line poles were considered to gauge expected wind speeds for the destroyed windmills. The lower bounds for degrees of damage 2 and 5 respectively were accepted, yielding estimated wind speeds between 110 and 115 mph. Winds of at least this magnitude are additionally supported by the expected value for snapped wooden utility poles, which were additionally observed along the damage path. Therefore an EF-2 rating was assigned for this tornado. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Scattered thunderstorms developed over the central and eastern South Plains region of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 22nd. These storms resulted in significant severe weather, including strong tornadoes, as they impacted portions of the extreme southeastern Panhandle and the Rolling Plains. The severe weather over the South Plains of west Texas on the 22nd was part of a larger tornado outbreak that impacted areas from west Texas northward through western Kansas and eastern Colorado. Thunderstorms initiated over the central South Plains along and east of a dryline late in the day. These storms, some exhibiting supercell characteristics, initially became severe and produced large hail and damaging winds before 18:00 CST. By 18:20 CST, the first of three tornadoes, two of which were long-lived and significant, developed over northeastern Motley County. The parent supercell thunderstorm produced two damaging and rain-wrapped tornadoes over portions of Motley and Cottle Counties. The initial tornado south of Northfield crossed the Motley and Cottle County line southwest of Cee Vee. This three-quarter mile wide EF-2 tornado destroyed windmills and utility poles as it tracked through rural ranchlands. The second tornado heavily damaged or destroyed three farmsteads south and southeast of Cee Vee (Cottle County). Winds were estimated at approximately 140 mph where one home was destroyed east of that community. No injuries were reported. A second supercell thunderstorm developed south of the initial tornadic storm, and became tornadic near Swearingen (Cottle County) shortly after 21:00 CST. In addition to tornadoes, numerous reports of large hail up to the size of baseballs were received. Another Cottle County home was heavily damaged by thunderstorm winds just north of Paducah as convection organized into a linear complex late in the evening. Also, training thunderstorms repeatedly moved over the Tahoka area in Lynn County. This resulted in areas of flooding and portions of two U.S. Highways were rendered impassable. In all, property damages were estimated at $530,000. No injuries were reported. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 1967-05-05 | 2 | 35°13'N / 101°30'W | 35°20'N / 101°15'W | 16.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Carson |
| 49.3 | 1983-05-13 | 2 | 34°48'N / 99°49'W | 34°49'N / 99°46'W | 2.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Harmon |
| 49.5 | 1982-05-19 | 2 | 35°35'N / 100°45'W | 35°35'N / 100°39'W | 6.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Gray |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.