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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF0 |
| -- Length | 0.1 Miles |
| -- Width | 25 Yards |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | HEMPHILL |
| WFO | AMA |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2016-05-16 19:52 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 2S CANADIAN HEMPHILL AR |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 35.8686/-100.3989 |
| End Date | 2016-05-16 19:53 CST-6 |
| End Location | 2S CANADIAN HEMPHILL AR |
| End Lat/Lon | 35.8688/-100.3972 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A surface low pressure system over northeast New Mexico moved southeast during the late afternoon and evening hours. A cold front moved southeast across the panhandles from northwest to southeast behind the low pressure system. Severe thunderstorms developed across northeast New Mexico during the afternoon and then moved southeast across the panhandles. Low level shear helped to create an environment favorable for tornadic supercells in the Texas Panhandle. Tornadoes were well documented by spotters and storm chasers through photos and video, and four caused minor damage. |
| Event Narrative | A brief tornado crossed Highway 60 about 3 miles south of Canadian. Minimal tree damage was found, consistent with EF-0 damage and estimated peak winds of 74 mph. A storm spotter witnessed this tornado. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| PERICO | DALLAM CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 15:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KERRICK | DALLAM CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PERICO | DALLAM CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 16:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PERICO | DALLAM CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PERICO | DALLAM CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 16:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WARE | DALLAM CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:06 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STRATFORD | SHERMAN CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MALLETT | SHERMAN CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MALLETT | SHERMAN CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TEXHOMA | SHERMAN CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:46 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TEXHOMA | SHERMAN CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:48 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (DHT)DALHART MUNI AR | HARTLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:49 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (DHT)DALHART MUNI AR | HARTLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 17:56 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ETTER | MOORE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:11 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRUVER | HANSFORD CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:14 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CACTUS | MOORE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:16 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRUVER | HANSFORD CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:22 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 54 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HARTLEY | HARTLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRUVER | HANSFORD CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SPEARMAN | HANSFORD CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SPEARMAN | HANSFORD CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:43 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHANNING | HARTLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHANNING | HARTLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHANNING | HARTLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 18:58 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SPEARMAN | HANSFORD CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FARNSWORTH | OCHILTREE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKA | OCHILTREE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAKA | OCHILTREE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:02 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHANNING | HARTLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PRINGLE | HUTCHINSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FARNSWORTH | OCHILTREE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:17 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MASTERSON | MOORE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:22 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FARNSWORTH | OCHILTREE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:27 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MASTERSON | MOORE CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VALLE DE ORO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:31 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VALLE DE ORO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:33 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VALLE DE ORO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VALLE DE ORO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VALLE DE ORO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VALLE DE ORO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CANADIAN | HEMPHILL CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VALLE DE ORO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:51 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CANADIAN HEMPHILL AR | HEMPHILL CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:52 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CANADIAN | HEMPHILL CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 19:57 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CANADIAN | HEMPHILL CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:06 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CANADIAN | HEMPHILL CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MIAMI | ROBERTS CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| AMARILLO | POTTER CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:15 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GAGEBY | HEMPHILL CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:28 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GLAZIER | HEMPHILL CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MC BRIDE | CARSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PANTEX | CARSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PANHANDLE | CARSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:50 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PANHANDLE | CARSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 20:57 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PANTEX | CARSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 21:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CONWAY | CARSON CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 21:17 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GOODNIGHT | ARMSTRONG CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 21:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLAUDE | ARMSTRONG CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 21:54 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HEDLEY | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 22:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CLARENDON | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 22:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HEDLEY | DONLEY CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 23:01 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LUTIE | COLLINGSWORTH CO. | TX | 05/16/2016 | 23:14 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
