Armstrong County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Armstrong County, Texas? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 72 severe weather events in the last 180 days — 47 high-wind reports with gusts up to 79 mph, plus 25 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Armstrong County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a Fire Weather Watch for thunderstorms, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday evening. LIGHTNING...Dry thunderstorms could lead to fire starts. OUTFLOW WINDS...Thunderstorm wind gusts will create strong sporadic winds for fires. Up to 70 mph winds are possible with severe thunderstorms.”
- Wind 70 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 510 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles south of Lake Tanglewood, or 9 miles east of Canyon, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lake Tanglewood and Palo Duro Canyon.”
“At 258 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Panhandle to 4 miles northwest of Bushland. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 31, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 916 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles south of Bushland to 8 miles northwest of Happy. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 717 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northwest of Claude. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Claude, Washburn, and Goodnight. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 82 and 111.”
“At 644 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Washburn, or 11 miles southwest of Panhandle. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Amarillo, Washburn, and Pantex.”
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1019 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Borger to 8 miles north of Washburn to 3 miles west of Bushland. Movement was south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Claude, moving south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Wayside.”
- Hail 0.75" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 837 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Lake Tanglewood to 6 miles northeast of Happy. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 711 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Panhandle, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Panhandle, White Deer, Skellytown, and Kingsmill.”
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 79 mph
“Severe wind gusts occurred for 2 consecutive minutes. (AMA)”
“At 1139 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of decaying thunderstorms moving across the southern Texas Panhandle along a line extending from 5 miles south of Fritch to Wayside. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph as the precipitation decreases. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 79 mph 15 WSW Clarendon SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 62 mph
“62 mph wind gust measured at the WT mesonet site in at Goodnight... TX. (AMA)”
“At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southeast of Goodnight, or 10 miles west of Clarendon, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clarendon, Howardwick, Greenbelt Lake, and Goodnight.”
- Wind 62 mph Goodnight SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 922 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Pampa to 6 miles west of Lake Mcclellan to 13 miles northeast of Vigo Park. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 136 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles east of Kingsmill to 3 miles northeast of Brice. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Greenbelt Lake, or 4 miles north of Clarendon, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Clarendon, Groom, Howardwick, Hedley, Lelia Lake, Greenbelt Lake, and Goodnight.”
“At 1019 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Palo Duro Canyon, or 11 miles east of Canyon, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Palo Duro Canyon.”
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Howardwick, or 13 miles northwest of Clarendon, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 719 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Palo Duro Canyon, or 15 miles east of Canyon, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Palo Duro Canyon.”
“At 128 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles northeast of Vigo Park, or 20 miles north of Silverton, moving northwest at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 446 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Goodnight, or 14 miles west of Clarendon, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 735 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Washburn, or 8 miles southwest of Panhandle, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Panhandle and Pantex.”
- Hail 0.75" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 77 mph
“Peak wind gust was 77 mph at 812 PM. Additional severe wind gusts of 73 and 61 mph occurred at 815 and 817 PM respectively. (AMA)”
- Wind 77 mph 15 WSW Clarendon SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 111 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Groom, or 19 miles east of Panhandle, moving northwest at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Buffalo Lake to 13 miles east of Vigo Park. Movement was north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 957 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Twitty to 8 miles northwest of Quail to 8 miles west of Brice. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Cold front will push through from 8 PM through 1 AM. Post frontal north winds 20 to 30 mph gusting up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of the Panhandle of Oklahoma and the Panhandle of Texas. WHEN...Until 2 AM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...The Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...The entire combined Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. WHEN...From noon to 8 PM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and tree limbs could be blown down.”
“WINDS...Southwest at 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. TEMPERATURES...90s to around 100. IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Extreme...4 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...9 (out of 10).”
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 15, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 645 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Umbarger to 4 miles south of Amarillo to 7 miles northwest of Claude. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 628 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles north of Hedley to Quail to 3 miles southeast of Wellington. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Wind gust of 60 MPH measured at the WT Mesonet site 12 miles SW of Claude... TX. (AMA)”
“Wind gust of 58 MPH measured at the WT Mesonet site in Goodnight... TX. (AMA)”
- Wind 60 mph 10 ENE Palo Duro Canyon SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph Goodnight SPC verified report
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 754 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Claude, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Claude and Goodnight. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 98 and 109.”
“At 703 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles north of Palo Duro Canyon, or 14 miles east of Canyon, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lake Tanglewood, Washburn, and Palo Duro Canyon.”
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Armstrong County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Severe wind gust measured at Mesonet station 85 Goodnight. (AMA)”
- Wind 58 mph Goodnight SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Armstrong County, TX?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 72 severe weather events in Armstrong County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Armstrong County recently?
Yes — 25 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
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