Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >
...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS AT LEAST EIGHT TORNADOES ACROSS THE EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES ON THURSDAY APRIL 22 2010... THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOODNIGHT IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY AT 459 PM AND LIFTED AT 502 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE TO TWO MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE SECOND TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GROOM IN DONLEY COUNTY AT 510 PM AND LIFTED AT 526 PM CDT 2 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF JERICHO. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 8 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE THIRD TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 3 MILES SOUTH OF GOODNIGHT IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY AT 520 PM AND LIFTED AT 543 PM CDT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOODNIGHT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 11 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF1. TWO POWER POLES WERE REPORTED BROKEN JUST SOUTHWEST OF GOODNIGHT. THE FOURTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 8 MILES SOUTH OF BRYANS CORNER IN BEAVER COUNTY AT 551 PM AND LIFTED AT 552 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE QUARTER MILE WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FIFTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 8 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF GROOM IN DONLEY COUNTY AT 607 PM AND LIFTED AT 609 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE HALF MILE WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE SIXTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE EAST OF LAKE MCCLELLAN IN GRAY COUNTY AT 538 PM AND LIFTED AT 540 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONE HALF MILE WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE SEVENTH TORNADO HAD A LARGE...BROAD AND INTENSE ROTATION THAT PRODUCED MULTIPLE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. THE TORNADO BEGAN 1 MILE NORTH OF LAKE MCCLELLAN IN GRAY COUNTY AT 630 PM AND LIFTED AT 652 PM CDT 4 MILES NORTH OF ALANREED. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 9 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM CIRCULATION WIDTH OF ONE QUARTER MILE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE EIGHTH TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 11 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF LEFORS IN GRAY COUNTY AT 640 PM AND LIFTED AT 650 PM CDT 7 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MOBEETIE. THE TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 5 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT AND IS SUBJECT TO REVISION BASED ON ANY NEW OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO WOULD LIKE TO THANK LOCAL TELEVISION AND OTHER PRIVATE METEOROLOGISTS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND NUMEROUS LOCAL SPOTTER NETWORKS FOR TIMELY REPORTS AND DETAILED INFORMATION. |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 103 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0248 PM HAIL GUYMON 36.69N 101.48W 04/22/2010 E0.75 INCH TEXAS OK TRAINED SPOTTER 0313 PM HAIL 1 NNE GUYMON 36.70N 101.48W 04/22/2010 M0.88 INCH TEXAS OK TRAINED SPOTTER 0331 PM HAIL 7 NE OPTIMA 36.83N 101.26W 04/22/2010 E0.88 INCH TEXAS OK TRAINED SPOTTER 0340 PM HAIL 4 ESE GRUVER 36.23N 101.34W 04/22/2010 E0.88 INCH SHERMAN TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0347 PM HAIL 4 ESE GRUVER 36.23N 101.34W 04/22/2010 E1.75 INCH SHERMAN TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0410 PM HAIL 10 NNE SPEARMAN 36.33N 101.13W 04/22/2010 E1.00 INCH TEXAS OK TRAINED SPOTTER HAIL OCCURRED AT THE PALO DURO RESERVOIR. 0419 PM HAIL 10 NNE SPEARMAN 36.33N 101.13W 04/22/2010 E1.00 INCH TEXAS OK TRAINED SPOTTER PALO DURO RESERVOIR. 0430 PM HAIL SPEARMAN 36.20N 101.19W 04/22/2010 E1.25 INCH HANSFORD TX EMERGENCY MNGR 0433 PM HAIL SPEARMAN 36.20N 101.19W 04/22/2010 E2.75 INCH HANSFORD TX LAW ENFORCEMENT 0459 PM TORNADO 5 NE GOODNIGHT 35.09N 101.12W 04/22/2010 ARMSTRONG TX BROADCAST MEDIA ON THE THE GROUND FOR 3 MINUTES 0505 PM HAIL SPEARMAN 36.20N 101.19W 04/22/2010 E1.75 INCH HANSFORD TX PUBLIC 0510 PM TORNADO 8 ESE GROOM 35.16N 100.98W 04/22/2010 DONLEY TX TRAINED SPOTTER TORNADO BEGAN 4 MILES SE OF GROOM AND ENDED ABOUT 2 MILES ESE OF JERICHO 0520 PM HAIL 10 N HOWARDWICK 35.18N 100.91W 04/22/2010 E2.75 INCH DONLEY TX TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 40 AND HWY 70 0520 PM TORNADO 3 NE GOODNIGHT 35.07N 101.15W 04/22/2010 ARMSTRONG TX LAW ENFORCEMENT TORNADO BEGAN 3 MILES S OF GOODNIGHT AND ENDED ABOUT 8 MILES NE OF GOODNIGHT. TORNADO REPORTED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES. 0529 PM HAIL 6 E GROOM 35.20N 101.00W 04/22/2010 M2.75 INCH GRAY TX BROADCAST MEDIA 0529 PM HAIL 3 E GROOM 35.20N 101.05W 04/22/2010 M2.50 INCH GRAY TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0533 PM HAIL 25 W MIAMI 35.69N 101.09W 04/22/2010 E1.50 INCH ROBERTS TX TRAINED SPOTTER HAIL STARTED AROUND 1633 CST AND LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. 0538 PM TORNADO 1 E LAKE MCCLELLAN 35.22N 100.85W 04/22/2010 GRAY TX BROADCAST MEDIA TORNADO BEGAN 1 MILE E OF LAKE MECCLELLAN AND MOVED NE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE. 0545 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W AMARILLO 35.20N 101.87W 04/22/2010 POTTER TX PUBLIC LARGE TREE KNOCKED OVER BY THE THUNDERSTORM WINDS. 0545 PM HAIL PERRYTON 36.39N 100.80W 04/22/2010 E0.88 INCH OCHILTREE TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0551 PM TORNADO 8 S BRYANS CORNER 36.50N 100.82W 04/22/2010 BEAVER OK TRAINED SPOTTER TORNADO BEGAN 8 MILES S OF BRYANS CORNER AND REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY. TORNADO LASTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. 0556 PM HAIL PERRYTON 36.39N 100.80W 04/22/2010 E1.00 INCH OCHILTREE TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0559 PM HAIL 3 SE GROOM 35.17N 101.07W 04/22/2010 E1.75 INCH DONLEY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT GROOM FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THE HAIL NEAR BOYDSTON ROAD AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 70. 0607 PM TORNADO 8 ESE GROOM 35.16N 100.98W 04/22/2010 DONLEY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT TORNADO BAGAN 8 MILES ESE OF GROOM AND MOVED NE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE. 0630 PM TORNADO 5 NW ALANREED 35.26N 100.80W 04/22/2010 GRAY TX TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE INTENSE CIRCULATION... APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE WIDE... WITH SEVERAL BRIEF MULTI VORTEX STYLE TOUCHDOWNS. TORNADO BEGAN 1 MILE NORTH OF LAKE MCCLELLAN AND ENDED 4 MILES N OF ALANREED. MULTIPLE REPORTS RECEIVED. 0636 PM HAIL 7 E GROOM 35.20N 100.98W 04/22/2010 E1.75 INCH GRAY TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0640 PM TORNADO 13 ENE LEFORS 35.51N 100.59W 04/22/2010 GRAY TX STORM CHASER TORNADO BEGAN 11 MILES ENE OF LEFORS AND ENDED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES WSW OF MOBEETIE. 0705 PM TSTM WND GST ALANREED 35.21N 100.73W 04/22/2010 E60 MPH GRAY TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0711 PM HAIL 7 N ELMWOOD 36.72N 100.52W 04/22/2010 E1.00 INCH BEAVER OK EMERGENCY MNGR FOUR INCHES OF WATER ON THE ROAD. 0808 PM HAIL 5 NE BOOKER 36.51N 100.48W 04/22/2010 M0.88 INCH BEAVER OK EMERGENCY MNGR |
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This survey data is preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available. Road accessibility and inconsistencies between mapping and GPS software may limit the accuracy of the tracks plotted on this map. The information plotted on this map is intended for general reference use only. For official post-storm information, use Storm Data from the National Climatic Data Center. |