Carson County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Carson County, Texas recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 39 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 89 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 50 high-wind reports with gusts up to 80 mph. 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 Carson County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Friday, August 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 213 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Boys Ranch to 7 miles east of Borger. Movement was southeast at 20 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 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
- Wind 58 mph 4 SSW Pantex SPC verified report
Friday, July 24, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 65 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 703 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Fritch, or 16 miles southwest of Borger, moving southeast at 5 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... Fritch and Lake Meredith.”
- Wind 65 mph 1 WNW Skellytown SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 66 mph
“Peak gust at 66 mph at 2:27 PM CDT with other gusts of 63 and 64 mph between 2:28-2:31 PM. (AMA)”
“At 158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Washburn, or 12 miles northeast of Amarillo, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Pantex. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 82 and 85.”
- Wind 66 mph 4 SSW Pantex SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Meredith, or 12 miles west of Borger, moving 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... Borger, Fritch, Sanford, and Lake Meredith.”
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 944 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles north of Borger to 13 miles west of Panhandle to 9 miles northwest of Amarillo. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“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.”
- Hail 0.88" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 728 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles north of Amarillo. This thunderstorm is moving south at 10 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. Locations impacted include... Amarillo.”
“At 538 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 10 miles southeast of Masterson, or 21 miles north of Amarillo, moving east at 20 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson 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" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1059 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Borger, moving northeast 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... Borger, Stinnett, and Skellytown.”
“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 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“Report of 80.5 mph wind gust at 10 meters from the DOE Net Tower 2 miles north of Pantex. (AMA)”
- Wind 80 mph 3 NE Pantex SPC verified report
Thursday, June 25, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", 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 Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 59 mph
“59 mph wind gust measured at the WT Mesonet site 4 miles SSW of Pantex. Duration from 8:39 PM to 8: 41 PM. (AMA)”
- Wind 59 mph 4 SSW Pantex SPC verified report
Saturday, June 13, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", 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 851 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles northwest of Lake Meredith to 11 miles southeast of Masterson to Valley De Oro. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1017 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Channing, or 27 miles south of Dalhart, moving northeast 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 744 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cactus, or 12 miles north of Dumas, moving northeast at 65 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1144 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 5 miles west of Lake Meredith to 11 miles south of Buffalo Lake. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Carson 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" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles south of Sanford to 7 miles south of Borger. Movement was northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Borger, Fritch, Skellytown, and Sanford.”
- Hail 0.75" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“Mesonet had a gust of 58 mph at 2021CDT with increasing gust to 75 mph at 2023CDT. (AMA)”
- Wind 75 mph 4 SSW Pantex SPC verified report
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 Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson 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 Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 15, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 943 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of Skellytown, or 8 miles southeast of Borger, moving east 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... Pampa, Borger, Fritch, Skellytown, Sanford, and Kingsmill.”
“At 919 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Fritch, or 8 miles southwest of Borger, 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... Borger and Fritch.”
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
2 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 827 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles south of Groom, or 13 miles east of Claude, 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Carson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Carson County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Carson County, TX?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 89 severe weather events in Carson 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 Carson County recently?
Yes — 39 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 1.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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