Randall County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Randall County, Texas has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 90 severe weather events here in the last 180 days, alongside 35 hail reports with hail up to 3" and 54 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 Randall 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.
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 Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 71 mph
“The mesonet measured a gust to 69 mph at 0320CDT and a gust to 71 mph at 0321CDT. (AMA)”
- Wind 71 mph 3 NNE Umbarger SPC verified report
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 Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 24, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 61 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 Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 61 mph 2 W Canyon SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 408 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bushland, or 9 miles west of Amarillo, moving south at 5 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... Bushland.”
- Hail 0.5" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 12, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 58 mph, 1 tornado report
“[Landspout] Two landspouts occurred roughly between FM1151 and loop 335 in the Whitaker Rd area. (AMA)”
“At 306 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles west of Palo Duro Canyon, or 8 miles southeast of Canyon, moving north at 10 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...”
- Tornado Tornado 3 NNE Lake Tanglewood SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 2 ESE Palo Duro Canyon SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 5 SSW Amarillo SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 SW Amarillo SPC verified report
Friday, July 10, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“Gusty winds in the 50 to 55 mph range will be possible in the wake of dying thunderstorms. The potential for these erratic and gusty winds are expected to last a few hours and the gusts will likely be isolated when occurring.”
“At 1005 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles north of Wildorado, or 9 miles east of Vega, 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... Amarillo, Canyon, Umbarger, Mescalero Park, Wildorado, and Bushland. This includes the following highways...”
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
6 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" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 147 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles east of Buffalo Lake, or 11 miles southwest of Canyon, moving south at 5 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... Canyon, Umbarger, and Buffalo Lake.”
- Hail 0.75" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 59 mph
“59 mph wind gust masured at the Cita Canyon WT mesonet site. Max wind gust of 64 mph measured at 7:08 PM. (AMA)”
“At 1030 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles east of Vega, 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... Boys Ranch, Wildorado, Bushland, and Valley De Oro. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 39 and 62.”
- Wind 59 mph 8 SSW Palo Duro Canyon SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 80 mph
“Estimated 80 MPH wind gusts from trained spotter 3 miles south of Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. (AMA)”
“Excel mesonet 11 miles SE of Canyon recorded 60 mph wind gust at 4:00 PM. (AMA)”
- Wind 80 mph 7 ESE Amarillo SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 8 SW Palo Duro Canyon SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1243 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Palo Duro Canyon to 12 miles northeast of Vigo Park. Movement was northeast at 35 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“West Texas Mesonet measurement at site located 11 miles NE of Happy. (AMA)”
“At 1141 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles west of Boys Ranch to 5 miles north of Hereford. 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... Vega, Umbarger, Wildorado, Dawn, and Valley De Oro.”
- Wind 58 mph 8 SSW Palo Duro Canyon SPC verified report
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 3"
“Report from storm chaser on social media... with timing based off of radar. (AMA)”
“Public report of baseball sized hail at the intersection of Arnott and Gordon Cummings Rd. west of Canyon... TX. (AMA)”
- Hail 3" 2 W Canyon SPC verified report
- Hail 2.75" 5 W Canyon SPC verified report
Monday, June 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 815 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles northwest of Dawn to 3 miles west of Easter. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hereford, Dawn, and Buffalo Lake.”
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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.”
- Hail 0.25" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Randall 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 Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 29, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.75", wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.) It hailed for 10 minutes at this location. (AMA)”
“A Pantex weather station measured a 58 mph gust at this location. The anemometer height was reported to be 25 feet above ground level. (AMA)”
- Hail 1.75" 5 N Happy SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 5 SE Canyon SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 13 SSE Canyon SPC verified report
Thursday, May 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Quarter sized hail was measured 1 mile north of Happy TX off of Interstate 27. Small accumulating hail was also reported at this location. (AMA)”
- Hail 1" 16 SSE Canyon SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“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...”
“At 108 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms capable of producing a landspout along a line extending from near Happy to 5 miles northwest of Vigo Park. Movement was north at 25 mph. Hazard: Landspouts, wind gusts up to 40 mph, and pea size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.5" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 725 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buffalo Lake, or 14 miles southwest of Canyon. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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...”
“Off duty NWS Employee reports a lot of small tree limbs and even a few 3 inch branches knocked down in the neighborhood after storms went through. (AMA)”
- Hail 0.75" Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 8 ESE Bushland SPC verified report
Thursday, May 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Hail started around 8 and would continue for about 15 minutes. Accumulating hail occurred as well. Hail started small but would eventually peak at the size of quarters. (AMA)”
- Hail 1" 1 WSW Canyon 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 Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall 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 Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 15, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 731 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles west of Mescalero Park, or 6 miles northwest of Canyon, moving 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 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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 Randall County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Randall County, TX?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 90 severe weather events in Randall 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 Randall County recently?
Yes — 35 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 3" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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