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 >
August 7-8, 2013 Severe Storms and Flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A nearly ideal setup for widespread rain and thunderstorms across the Panhandles evolved on August 7 and 8. Aloft, a series of shortwave troughs moved across the area, providing adequate large scale lift. At the surface, a stationary front and multiple outflow boundaries also aided in low-level lifting. With very moist air in place, the amount of lifting easily triggered multiple rounds of convection each afternoon and evening. Many of the same areas were hit repeatedly, which led to isolated flooding in some spots. On Wednesday, August 7, severe thunderstorms mainly targeted the Oklahoma Panhandle and the northwestern Texas Panhandle. Many of the storms produced damaging wind gusts, including a 68 mph wind gust near Goodwell, OK. Some of the storms initially produced very large hail, including up to baseball size north of Boise City, OK that caused damage to some vehicles. Additionally, one supercell thunderstorm produced a brief EF-0 tornado near Turpin, OK. As the storms moved over the same areas, very heavy rain caused flash flooding in Guymon and Beaver, OK. On Thursday, August 8, severe thunderstorms were more prevalent across the central and southern Texas Panhandle. These storms produced a wind gust of 77 mph near Hereford, TX (West Texas Mesonet summary) and golf ball size hail near Fritch, TX. Although flooding was not as severe as it was the previous night, some street flooding still occurred in Perryton and Shamrock, TX.
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AUGUST 7 STORM REPORTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 107 PM CDT THU AUG 08 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0510 PM HAIL 4 NNW BOISE CITY 36.78N 102.55W 08/07/2013 E2.75 INCH CIMARRON OK EMERGENCY MNGR 0550 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSE BOISE CITY 36.69N 102.50W 08/07/2013 M63 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET 0604 PM HAIL 7 W KEYES 36.81N 102.38W 08/07/2013 E1.75 INCH CIMARRON OK LAW ENFORCEMENT 0615 PM HAIL KEYES 36.81N 102.25W 08/07/2013 E1.75 INCH CIMARRON OK LAW ENFORCEMENT 0629 PM HAIL KEYES 36.81N 102.25W 08/07/2013 M1.75 INCH CIMARRON OK TRAINED SPOTTER 0630 PM HAIL KEYES 36.81N 102.25W 08/07/2013 E2.75 INCH CIMARRON OK LAW ENFORCEMENT 0630 PM TSTM WND GST TEXLINE 36.38N 103.02W 08/07/2013 E60 MPH DALLAM TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0707 PM HAIL 3 SE TYRONE 36.92N 101.03W 08/07/2013 E1.50 INCH TEXAS OK TRAINED SPOTTER 0734 PM HAIL 3 NNW BAKER 36.91N 101.04W 08/07/2013 E1.50 INCH TEXAS OK EMERGENCY MNGR 0735 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSE BOISE CITY 36.69N 102.50W 08/07/2013 M64 MPH CIMARRON OK MESONET 0736 PM TORNADO 1 SW TURPIN 36.86N 100.89W 08/07/2013 BEAVER OK NWS STORM SURVEY BASED ON NWS DAMAGE SURVEY. ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 65 MPH. TORNADO STAYED IN OPEN COUNTRY. 0900 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E GOODWELL 36.60N 101.60W 08/07/2013 M66 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET 0905 PM TSTM WND GST 2 E GOODWELL 36.60N 101.60W 08/07/2013 M68 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET 0925 PM FLASH FLOOD GUYMON 36.69N 101.48W 08/07/2013 TEXAS OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE LOW LYING ROADS ARE BEING CLOSED AS THEY ARE BECOMING IMPASSABLE 0930 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W HOOKER 36.86N 101.23W 08/07/2013 M65 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET 0932 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NNE HOOKER 36.90N 101.20W 08/07/2013 M59 MPH TEXAS OK BROADCAST MEDIA 0935 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W HOOKER 36.86N 101.23W 08/07/2013 M65 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET 0940 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W HOOKER 36.86N 101.23W 08/07/2013 M60 MPH TEXAS OK MESONET 1034 PM TSTM WND GST TURPIN 36.87N 100.88W 08/07/2013 E60 MPH BEAVER OK TRAINED SPOTTER 1047 PM FLASH FLOOD GUYMON 36.69N 101.48W 08/07/2013 TEXAS OK OK HIGHWAY PTRL FLASH FLOODING IN THE COUNTY REPORTED AND SOME ROADS CLOSED BY OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1108 PM TSTM WND DMG BEAVER 36.81N 100.52W 08/07/2013 BEAVER OK EMERGENCY MNGR 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN BEAVER 1109 PM FLASH FLOOD 13 S TURPIN 36.68N 100.88W 08/07/2013 BEAVER OK EMERGENCY MNGR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 83 1140 PM FLASH FLOOD BEAVER 36.81N 100.52W 08/07/2013 BEAVER OK EMERGENCY MNGR FLASH FLOODING IN BEAVER AND ON HIGHWAY 270 4 TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF BEAVER. RECEIVED AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN BEAVER. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER OVER SOME ROADS. WATER IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES...INCLUDING THE COURTHOUSE. |
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1221 AM CDT FRI AUG 09 2013 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0801 PM TSTM WND GST 7 N BOOTLEG 34.93N 102.81W 08/08/2013 M60 MPH DEAF SMITH TX BROADCAST MEDIA 0820 PM HAIL 2 N FRITCH 35.67N 101.60W 08/08/2013 E1.75 INCH HUTCHINSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER 0823 PM HAIL 1 ESE FRITCH 35.64N 101.58W 08/08/2013 E1.25 INCH HUTCHINSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FEW HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL STONES WITH MANY MORE QUARTER SIZED 0826 PM HAIL FRITCH 35.64N 101.60W 08/08/2013 E1.25 INCH HUTCHINSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN FRITCH. 0832 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW HEREFORD 34.80N 102.41W 08/08/2013 DEAF SMITH TX PUBLIC TREES KNOCKED DOWN AND SKYLIGHTS BUSTED BY HIGH WINDS 0837 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW HEREFORD 34.83N 102.43W 08/08/2013 M63 MPH DEAF SMITH TX MESONET 0839 PM HAIL 1 NW PAMPA 35.56N 100.98W 08/08/2013 E1.50 INCH GRAY TX EMERGENCY MNGR PING PONG SIZE HAIL ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF PAMPA. 0840 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW HEREFORD 34.83N 102.43W 08/08/2013 M77 MPH DEAF SMITH TX MESONET 0842 PM HAIL PAMPA 35.55N 100.96W 08/08/2013 E1.00 INCH GRAY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT 0844 PM TSTM WND DMG HEREFORD 34.82N 102.40W 08/08/2013 DEAF SMITH TX EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN AROUND HEREFORD. 1016 PM TSTM WND GST 15 S GOODNIGHT 34.81N 101.18W 08/08/2013 M62 MPH ARMSTRONG TX BROADCAST MEDIA |