Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 2 at 5:42PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 2, 2025 - 3:42pm
Expires:
June 2, 2025 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles north of Floris to 9 miles southwest of
Wolf Creek Park to 4 miles east of Mclean. Movement was northeast at
50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Wolf Creek Park, Higgins, Canadian, Booker, Twitty, Lipscomb, Gate,
Lake Marvin, Forgan, Mobeetie, Beaver, Slapout, Wheeler, Balko,
Follett, Elmwood, New Mobeetie, Allison, Lela, and Floris.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 145 and 162.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
the Panhandle of Oklahoma...and the Panhandle of Texas.
Area Description:
Beaver; Ochiltree; Lipscomb; Roberts; Hemphill; Gray; Wheeler; Collingsworth
Forcast Office:
NWS Amarillo TX