TORNADO DAMAGE IN MATADOR, TEXAS 6/21/23
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:20PM - A tornado did tear directly through the town of Matador, Texas just moments ago. Chasers reporting significant damage in town.
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LIFE UPDATE: Today marks 4 years in Amarillo and on my work anniversary, I am excited to announce I am getting the opportunity to move up as the new Chief Meteorologist in September! God is so good. He's to more years in the Texas Panhandle!
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SMOKEHOUSE CREEK FIRE: This started in Stinnett, Texas yesterday and has pushed all the way into western Oklahoma. The cold front is now pushing this 90-mile wide fire and smoke front south. Smoke has reached Mobeetie.
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Miami has a lot of rime ice that has formed since early last night. This is not an isolated incident either. Most of the Panhandles look the exact same way with worse conditions in the Western Panhandles. Drive with caution.
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PEAK WIND GUSTS 2/26/2023 - Memphis, Texas takes the cake for highest wind yesterday by a long shot. I have seen my fair share of wind gusts near 100 mph before but have never seen one at 114 MPH until yesterday for our region.
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A funnel cloud was spotted in north Amarillo around 2:30 PM. No confirmation on if there was ground circulation, but a definite funnel cloud was 3/4 of the way to the ground. No damage has been reported.
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Portales, NM has seen well over 3" of rain this afternoon and counting. The flat dry ground and poor drainage system is being pushed well past its limits.
Photo credit to Ty Sanders.
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AURORA FORECAST: Tonight
We likely won't see the aurora form our own backyard, but the University of Alaska is forecasting it to put on quite a show for the northern half of the US from dusk to 1 AM CDT.
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A Southlake fire truck was spotted in Amarillo this morning filling up with fuel. This says a lot to how high the fire threat is today. Southlake is located in the DFW area. They're more than 300 miles from home on Christmas Eve.
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I am still what some would call a greenhorn in the broadcast media industry, but I can tell you that I will never forget this severe weather event in my entire life. There were 3 hikers reported missing this afternoon at PDC. I haven't heard of an update yet.
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Stark difference between north Amarillo and South Amarillo. Northside is sitting at 2-to-3 inches while south Amarillo is nearing 5 inches of snow accumulation.
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WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS: Per the Hemphill county judge, evacuations are taking place in the south River road area near Canadian and along highway 83 north of Canadian. The cold front will put Canadian and Miami at risk this evening.
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I would have been happy just to get pictures with the camera. To be able to see red, white, and green pillars dance in the sky with the naked eye from Amarillo, Texas is something most people would only dream about!
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TORNADO TRACK: Based off of images that have flooded into social media, this is what appears to be the general track of the tornado yesterday that struck Perryton, Texas. It is gut wrenching to see how hard the community was hit.
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Another overflow. 1.27" this afternoon. Just looked back at my weather log and it shows that I have had measurable rain 14 out of the last 17 days. 6 of those days I have had more than 0.50" and 4 have been over 1" of rain.
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Here is a quick shot of Clovis, NM just before 2AM. Snow coming down at a moderate rate with roads already covered in the downtown area.
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We were live on air before the tornado warning even came out. As were the other two stations who cover thos region. Told people storms were going to be explosive that day. It's sad that lives were lost but if people don't listen beforehand, than there is only so much you can do.
WIND DAMAGE: Dalhart, Texas
High winds behind the severe storms are causing damage. Some roof damage, uprooted trees and a collapsed grain bin in Dalhart. Pictures shared through Chime In from Lindy Beattie.
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The northern Lights could put on a real show tonight, May 10-11, 2024 for much of the continental U.S.
Events similar to the one expected tonight have been known for producing northern lights as far south as the Texas panhandle!
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VIEWER VIDEO: Edwina Wood took this video of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River in Wayside, Texas Sunday afternoon and shared to Chime in. A lot of our creeks, streams, and rivers look like this in the Texas panhandle.
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WILDFIRE UPDATE: Numbers are still preliminary and subject to change, but from what we have gathered today, in total there are more than 200 homes that have been lost across the entire panhandle this week from wildfires.
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DROUGHT MONITOR: The Central panhandle from Dumas down to Plainview then east down I-40 to Shamrock is a completely different landscape than it was just 1 month ago. By definition, Amarillo is no longer in a drought.
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CHIME IN: A picture of the tornado today in Perryton, Texas. There is some minor damage on the south side of town and around the General Hospital. Thankfully there have not been any reported injuries.
Credit: Matthew Regehr
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I shared this comparison on FB yesterday and thought it was interesting. This is looking back at the dust bowl drought vs. current conditions. At least our Agriculture techniques have drastically improved since then. Bottom line though, it's very dry.
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BATS ARE BACK: Radar picked up some reflectivity just after sunset south of Quitaque, TX. For those who don't know, a bat colony inhabits Clarity Tunnel there. The radar caught them leaving the tunnel for their evening meal.
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If we take a look outside, you can see the skies are mostly clear with a few high level pigeon feathers streaming over Amarillo just before noon. Wait a minute ... Um sir, would you kindly get off of the skycam please? Thank you.
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Radar estimates show a portion of Hall county north of Turkey and south of Lesley picked up 6-9" of rain last night. To put this into perspective, Turkey averages 22" of rain a year!
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The Texas Forest Service is estimating the Hutchinson 0317 fire to be at 40k acres burned and 0% containment. This fire continues to slowly burn towards Canadian, Texas.
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Exact number of homes burned still unknown but Fritch, Texas seems to have had roughly 100 burned. This does not include Stinnett, Borger and Canadian.
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Here is an idea on how Fritch, TX looks today after a devastating wildfire pushed through town. Upwards of 100 homes have burned and possibly more. Absolutely heartbreaking to look at.
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SMOKEHOUSE CREEK FIRE: Total acres is up to 1,078,086. Containment is at 15%, but the perimeter of the fire is 550 miles long. This will make it hard to keep from spreading in the strong winds this weekend.
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Here is a quick time lapse of the rotating wall cloud with the supercell that tracked up highway 60 to Pampa this evening.
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never touched down but was still a very large area of circulation.
CHECK THIS OUT: There was a landspout yesterday in Moore county near Dumas, Texas. This picture was sent in by Heidi Pumphrey-McDaniel from Lake Meredith. This shot was taken nearly 30 miles away from where the landspout was located.
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CHECK THIS OUT: While supercell T-Storms can cause a lot of damage, they do hold a lot of beauty to them from a distance. This is the storm that caused damage in Happy, Texas captured not long after by Kayla Pevytoe in Silverton.
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