Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EFU
-- Length 0.83 Miles
-- Width 20 Yards
State TEXAS
County/Area HANSFORD
WFO AMA
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2021-05-26 17:14 CST-6
Begin Location 7N GRUVER
Begin Lat/Lon 36.3701/-101.3945
End Date 2021-05-26 17:15 CST-6
End Location 6N GRUVER
End Lat/Lon 36.3584/-101.3912
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative An upper level storm system, initially over the southwestern United States, approached the area and sent various disturbances across the region. With ample moisture, instability, and increased wind shear, thunderstorms initiated along a dryline and progressed towards the northeast and east. A couple of the storms became supercells, which were the cause of the 4 reported tornadoes on this date. The only tornado that encoutered damage indicators occurred in Perryton. This weak and small tornado received a rating of EF-0 with estimated wind speeds up to 75 mph. The longest tracked tornado, which occurred north of Gruver, was caught on video by multiple storm chasers with a path length approaching 1.9 miles. In addition to the tornados, these supercells produced large hail that in some instances were near or exceeded baseball size.
Event Narrative The same storm that caused the first tornado north of Gruver resulted in a 2nd over the same area about 20 minutes later. This tornado was documented by storm chasers and noted on radar.


     ​

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.
+-
Measure
Leaflet | Tiles © Esri — Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, TomTom, Intermap, iPC, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), and the GIS User Community


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
(AMA)AMARILLO INTL A POTTER CO. TX 05/26/2021 16:16 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRUVER HANSFORD CO. TX 05/26/2021 16:56 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRUVER HANSFORD CO. TX 05/26/2021 17:14 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PANHANDLE CARSON CO. TX 05/26/2021 17:14 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRUVER HANSFORD CO. TX 05/26/2021 17:28 CST-6 Hail 3.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRUVER HANSFORD CO. TX 05/26/2021 17:33 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PANHANDLE CARSON CO. TX 05/26/2021 17:40 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PANHANDLE CARSON CO. TX 05/26/2021 17:49 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(AMA)AMARILLO INTL A POTTER CO. TX 05/26/2021 17:56 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPEARMAN HANSFORD CO. TX 05/26/2021 18:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 67 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WAKA OCHILTREE CO. TX 05/26/2021 18:34 CST-6 Tornado EFU 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PANHANDLE CARSON CO. TX 05/26/2021 18:39 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRYTON OCHILTREE CO. TX 05/26/2021 18:45 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRYTON OCHILTREE CO. TX 05/26/2021 19:05 CST-6 Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WHITE DEER CARSON CO. TX 05/26/2021 19:11 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRYTON OCHILTREE CO. TX 05/26/2021 19:14 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRYTON OCHILTREE CO. TX 05/26/2021 19:20 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PAMPA GRAY CO. TX 05/26/2021 19:47 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K