After spending a few cloudy and cool days wishing it would warm up and feel more like May weather, we finally get sunshine and warmer temperatures. Soak it up while you can, because it looks like we may be getting thunderstorms.
The National Weather Service in Amarillo put out several updates today breaking down what we can possibly expect starting this afternoon (5/14) and going through the weekend.
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While I m glad there isn t much of a threat for tornadoes, I was hoping to get out and enjoy the sunshine.
It looks like the biggest threats are going to be hail and damaging winds. So batten down the trampolines, and park the car in the garage. There s potential for things to get nasty.
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National Weather Service releases initial findings of weekend tornadoes in Texas Panhandle Share Updated: 5:57 PM CDT Mar 15, 2021 Share Updated: 5:57 PM CDT Mar 15, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER: ONE OF SEVEN TORNADOES CONFIRMED IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS WOW. WO REPORTER: AND FIRST ALERT STORM COMMAND WAS THERE WITH A CLOSE RANGE INTERCEPT. EARLIER TODAY, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO RELEASED THEIR TORNADO DAMAGE SURVEY FOR WHAT THEY VE FOUND, SO FAR THE STRONGEST AN EF2 ON THE GROUND FOR 17 MILES FROM HAPPY TO WEST OF THE PALO DURO CANYON. A SECOND TORNADO FORMED, AN EF1 AND BOTH WERE BRIEFLY ON THE GROUND AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAPPENED EAST OF CLETA, TEXAS, WHERE FIRST ALERT STORM COMMAND CAPTURED ONE OF THE TORNADOES. NWS AMARILLO ALSO FOUND DAMAGE FROM ANOTHER EF1, THREE EF0 AND AN UNKNOWN RATIN HOMES AND TREES WERE DAMAGED BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR FATALITIES. OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVIC
8 tornadoes confirmed in Texas Panhandle over the weekend
March 16, 2021
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CANYON, Texas (AP) At least eight tornadoes touched down in the Texas Panhandle over the weekend, with one packing winds as high as 120 miles per hour (193 kilometers per hour).
The tornadoes on Saturday snapped power poles and trees and damaged some homes and recreational vehicles. The tornadoes were in mostly rural areas and no deaths or injuries were reported.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park was among areas damaged in the storm.
“In general, the park has a lot of windows and fencing to replace, roofs to repair and replace, and vehicles to repair,” said Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokeswoman Megan Radke. “Bottom line, all damage to park facilities is fixable and the park’s focus remains on gratitude that all visitors and staff are safe.”