Amarillo hail storm history
Potter County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Potter County, located on the southern High Plains, experiences frequent hail events due to the region's elevated terrain and the atmospheric conditions that develop during spring and early summer. Amarillo's position in this corridor creates a landscape where afternoon thunderstorm development regularly produces large hail capable of significant property damage. The National Weather Service maintains a detailed record of these events, which is updated regularly as new reports are processed.
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Hail activity in Amarillo peaks during May, June, and July, when warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cool, dry air aloft over the High Plains. April and August also see elevated hail risk. During these months, supercell thunderstorms can develop rapidly in the afternoon and evening, producing hail that ranges from quarter-size to softball-sized stones capable of breaking vehicle glass, damaging roofing, and denting siding.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 496 recorded events, 165 (33%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Hail fell that was mostly pea-sized but there were some nickel and quarter size hailstones that mixe…
Hail was falling and accumulated with stones up to the size of quarters.
Nickel size hail fell near the intersection of Highway 136 and Bertrand Road.
A supercell thunderstorm moved across Amarillo north of I-40. It produced a swath of hail ranging fr…
A supercell thunderstorm produced large hail across the city of Panhandle. Hail sizes ranged between…
A supercell thunderstorm slowly moved through and south of Claude. It produced a swath of hail rangi…
A supercell thunderstorm brought a swath of large hail to portions of Randall County. Baseball size …
A swath of quarter to half dollar size hail fell to the north of Lake Tanglewood. Hail of at least q…
Hail accumulated in a few inches with the hailstones ranging from nickel to quarter size.
Accumulating hail occurred along I-27 between Canyon and Happy. The biggest hailstone measured was …
Large hail fell for about 15 minutes at an outdoor adventure park on the north rim of the canyon wit…
Large hail started to fall around 1815CDT and lasted several minutes at the Pantex plant. Small den…
Accumulating hail occurred around Amarillo, especially around the west to southwest side of the city…
Several reports came into the weather office for hail between 0.88 and 1 in diameter across southern…
Accumulating hail was occurring at the time of the report along parts of HWY 136.
Small tree limbs of about 1 to 2 inches in diameter were broken from the storm as well.
Multiple reports of 1 to 1.25 in diameter were received between 1918 CDT and 1926 CDT across portion…
Storm chasers and storm spotters reported hail between 1 and 2.5 in diameter from a storm that track…
A NWS employee reported 1.25 diameter hailstones at their house in southwest Amarillo.
Reported mostly quarter size hail with a few stones as large as golf balls. It was also said that a…
Hail damaged some vehicles and campers, mainly on the south side of the park. Some hikers reportedl…
Once again portions of Canyon especially eastern to northern portions received large hail, this time…
Multiple reports came in from 1550 CST to 1612 CST for hail sizes ranging from 0.75 to 1.25 around s…
A severe thunderstorm dropped large hail from penny size to golf ball size hail across the city of C…
Late picture received of hail covering the ground up to 5 inches deep. Time estimated from radar and…
A motorist drove into golf ball size hail along Highway 60 northeast of Panhandle.
Report relayed by a broadcast media storm chaser.
A trained spotter reported nickel size hail.
Quarter size hail fell 2 miles southeast of Fritch. The time of occurrence has been estimated from r…
Quarter size hail fell 8 miles south-southeast of Canyon. This was reported via the Spotter Network.
Quarter size hail fell 3 miles east-southeast of Washburn.
Mostly dime to nickel size hail with a few quarter size stones fell 7 miles west-northwest of Washbu…
Dime to penny size hail was observed at the National Weather Service office at Amarillo.
Spotter reported half-dollar size hail 6 miles south of Canyon.
Half dollar size hail was observed 3 miles west-southwest of Umbarger.
Pea to dime size hail was reported near Lake Meredith.
The spotter reported a very brief period of mostly dime size hail with a few stones up to nickel siz…
Nickel to quarter size hail was observed just west of Interstate 40 and Western. The hail lasted abo…
Dime to quarter size hail was reported by a local broadcast meteorologist.
Brief quarter size hail fell at Ceta Canyon church camp.
A spotter network report was received for quarter sized hail approximately 10 miles south of Boys Ra…
Late report on Facebook of half dollar size hail.
Received a Facebook report of quarter size hail in Panhandle.
Quarter size hail north of Canyon was reported on social media.
Gold ball hail fell across Interstate 40 around mile marker 102 as a severe storm crossed the highwa…
Late report of Ping Pong ball hail on I-40.
Late report of quarter size hail.
Late report of ping pong to golf ball size hail stones.
Picture from social media of quarter size hail.
Penny size hail with a few nickels off of Gem Lake Road in Amarillo.
Lots of nickel and quarter sized hail on the ground.
Report received from Twitter.
Ping pong ball size hail reported at Crockett Middle School.
Accumulating hail on the ground. Lots of hail reducing visibility.
Accumulating hail was reported in south Amarillo.
The hail was accumulating on the ground.
Penny sized hail reported near the city of Canyon.
Golf ball size hail reported near Randall High School.
Late report of a carport being destroyed due to thunderstorm winds. In addition, dime size hail repo…
M-ping report of 0.75 hail.
At 207 and interstate 40.
Reports of hen egg to tennis ball size hail in Panhandle.
Nickel size hail reported.
Nickel to quarter size hail with some accumulation on the ground.
Dime to penny size hail.
Late report of half dollar size hail reported via Twitter.
Quarter to half dollar size hail in Canyon.
Quarter to half dollar sized hail reported.
Picture of hail received.
Time estimated by radar.
Heavy nickel sized hail along with torrential rain and zero visibility fog.
Reporting quarter hail 3 miles east of Vega on I-40. Hail now shifting north of highway.
Hail slightly larger than golf balls at Valley De Oro.
Nickel size hail or smaller.
Quarter size hail reported on FM1061 west of the helium plant on the northwest side of Amarillo.
Dime to quarter size hail covering the road at Highway 60 and 207.
Golf ball size hail fell 5 miles west-southwest of Panhandle, along Highway 60 near County Road J.
Quarter size hail was reported 5 miles north of Amarillo.
Half dollar size hail was reported two miles south of Masterson.
Quarter size hail was reported 3 miles northwest of Conway.
Hail up to quarter size was reported near Bishop Hills, about 6 miles northeast of Bushland.
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