A very active severe weather event impacted the South Plains of west Texas during the late afternoon and evening of the 19th. Isolated thunderstorms initially developed along a pre-existing outflow boundary from the central Texas Panhandle southeastward over the northern Rolling Plains. These storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and at least one tornado in northern Cottle County.
Thunderstorms rapidly became widespread over the South Plains during the evening hours. Many of the storms were severe with large hail up to the size of golf balls and damaging winds in excess of 70 mph. Damage was largely limited to utility poles, lines, and trees. Losses due to agricultural damages, however, were estimated to exceed $1.1 million.

Thunderstorm Wind in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 17:33:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: PADUCAH
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Thunderstorm winds, accompanied by large hail, downed power lines and utility poles south of Paducah.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAMB, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 18:45:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: OLTON
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Olton recorded a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph at 18:45 CST. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 17:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOCKNEY
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Multiple reports of damaging thunderstorm winds were received over portions of western and central Floyd County around 18:00 CST. Initial Skywarn storm spotter estimated winds speeds between 60 and 70 mph were reported at Lockney between 17:50 CST and 17:55 CST. These winds downed power lines and poles and broke large tree branches. The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Floydada recorded gusts of 62 mph and 61 mph at 17:55 CST and 18:00 CST respectively. Spotters additionally estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph at McCoy near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 54 and 3111 at 18:10 CST. The winds were intermittently accompanied by large hail.

Hail in CHILDRESS, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 16:09:00 to 19-JUN-08 16:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: TELL
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A National Weather Service cooperative observer reported nickel size hail just south of Tell.

Hail in HALL, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 15:21:00 to 19-JUN-08 15:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: ESTELLINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Local law enforcement officials reported quarter size hail in Estelline.

Tornado in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 16:28:00 to 19-JUN-08 16:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: PADUCAH
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Paducah Fire Department observed a brief tornado which developed approximately three miles north of County Road 314, east of U.S. Highway 62/83 north of Paducah. The tornado, associated with a supercell thunderstorm which developed along a pre-existing outflow boundary, remained in open country and resulted in no damage.

Hail in MOTLEY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 17:30:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: FLOMOT
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Heavy rainfall was accompanied by a few penny size hail stones east of Flomot at 17:30 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind in KING, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 19:05:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: GUTHRIE
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph southwest of Guthrie at 19:05 CST. By 19:22 CST, the public estimated wind gusts up to 80 mph in Guthrie. Since no damage was reported the estimated wind speed appears too high.

Thunderstorm Wind in STONEWALL, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 19:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: ASPERMONT
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Stonewall County Sheriff's Office estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 65 mph at 19:50 CST in Aspermont. These estimates were confirmed when a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site northeast of Aspermont recorded a 66 mph wind gust at 19:55 CST. Intermittent severe wind gusts persisted at the mesonet site until 20:20 CST. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 20:30:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROPESVILLE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated that severe thunderstorm wind gusts exceeded 60 mph northwest of Ropesville around 20:30 CST. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 20:15:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHALLOWATER
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A second round of thunderstorms that moved over the Lubbock metro during the 20:00 CST hour produced intermittent severe wind gusts. A public estimate of wind gusts that approached 80 mph was received from areas just northwest of Shallowater at 20:15 CST. Nearby storm spotters and mesonet sites did not confirm these extreme wind speeds, however, and no damage was reported. The storm went on to produce occasional gusts near 60 mph as it moved east-southeastward over Lubbock, however, a 58 mph wind gust was measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet near Slaton at 20:40 CST. No significant damage was reported.

Hail in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 21:19:00 to 19-JUN-08 21:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: SUMMERFIELD
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported golf ball size hail in Summerfield. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 19:10:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: SPUR
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph just west of Spur at 19:10 CST. By 19:15 CST the Spur Fire Department reported estimated gusts between 60 and 70 mph in the city. No damage was reported.

Lightning in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 21:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 22:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUBBOCK
Property damage: 125.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Extremely frequent and vivid cloud-to-ground lightning activity accompanied a severe thunderstorm over the Lubbock vicinity during the late evening of the 19th. The lightning sparked a fire that damaged a home near the intersection of County Road 7610 and south University Avenue around 22:15 CST. By 22:30 CST, a local utility provider reported that approximately 15,000 households across the city were affected by lightning-induced power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARZA, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 19:45:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: JUSTICEBURG
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Garza County Sheriff's Office estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph at Lake Alan Henry. No damages was reported.

Hail in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 19:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:12:00 (CST-6)
Location: LUBBOCK
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Severe thunderstorms impacting the Lubbock vicinity produced a broad swath of large hail between 19:50 CST and 20:12 CST. Numerous reports of hail that ranged in size from pennies to ping pong balls were received. Some of the large hail occurred along the South Loop near the intersection of Interstate 27/U.S. Highway 87. Only minor automobile damages were reported. Quarter size hail was additionally reported at Lubbock's Preston Smith International Airport and at Ransom Canyon.

Hail in BRISCOE, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 17:26:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: SILVERTON
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Briscoe County law enforcement officials reported golf ball size hail along Texas Highway 207 just south of Silverton. No damage was reported.

Hail in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 17:26:00 to 19-JUN-08 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: PADUCAH
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Paducah Fire Department reported golf ball size hail near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2278 and U.S. Highway 83 south-southwest of Paducah. The hail, which was at times accompanied by damaging thunderstorm winds, destroyed a number of cotton crops over southeastern Cottle County.

Thunderstorm Wind in TERRY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 22:14:00 to 19-JUN-08 22:14:00 (CST-6)
Location: BROWNFIELD
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Terry County emergency management officials estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph in Brownfield. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 21:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 21:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: REESE AFB
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Additional thunderstorm activity over Lubbock County produced localized severe winds. The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site at Reese Center measured a 63 mph gust at 21:50 CST. No damage was reported. In addition, very frequent cloud-to-ground lightning activity accompanied this complex of storms.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 21:49:00 to 19-JUN-08 21:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: LEVELLAND
Magnitude: 62.00 MG
Property damage: 20.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Another round of thunderstorms brought severe wind gusts to portions of central and eastern Hockley County during the 21:00 CST hour. A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated gusts to 65 mph northwest of Ropesville. Later measurements by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Levelland recorded a peak gust of 71 mph at 21:55 CST. Local newspapers reported a number of downed utility lines and poles across the area.

Hail in FLOYD, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 18:46:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:46:00 (CST-6)
Location: LOCKNEY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported that pea to penny size hail was accompanied by severe thunderstorm winds at Lockney.

Hail in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 18:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC ADOO
Magnitude: 0.88 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported that large hail up to the size of nickels was accompanied by 40 to 50 mph wind gusts at McAdoo around 18:50 CST.

Hail in TERRY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 22:10:00 to 19-JUN-08 22:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: BROWNFIELD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 150.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Local newspapers reported that large hail destroyed several fields of irrigated cotton west of Brownfield. Event times are estimated based on archived Doppler radar imagery.

Hail in MOTLEY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 18:10:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: MATADOR
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Skywarn storm spotters reported a swath of large hail up to the size of golf balls from seven miles northeast of Matador to Matador. No damage was reported.

Hail in HALE, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 19:00:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: HALFWAY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Reports from both storm spotters and the public indicated a swath of large hail up to the size of golf balls from just south of Halfway to near Hale Center. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in CROSBY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 18:50:00 to 19-JUN-08 18:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: KALGARY
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site located northwest of White River Lake recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph at 18:50 CST. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 19:31:00 to 19-JUN-08 19:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: SHALLOWATER
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Law enforcement and Skywarn storm spotters estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 65 mph and damage along a swath from north of Shallowater to southwest of Idalou in northern Lubbock County between 19:31 CST and 19:40 CST. Power poles and lines were downed in areas between Lubbock and Idalou along U.S. Highway 62/82. In addition, a metal roof was blown off of a structure just northeast of Lubbock.

Hail in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 20:10:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: HART
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Castro County Sheriff's Office reported quarter size hail in Hart.

Thunderstorm Wind in GARZA, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 21:15:00 to 19-JUN-08 21:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: POST
Magnitude: 58.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A complex of severe storms propagated southward over portions of western and central Garza County during the 21:00 CST hour and produced intermittent severe wind gusts that were measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet. The peak wind gust of 67 mph was recorded near Graham. No damage was reported.

Hail in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 20:05:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: WHITHARRAL
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Levelland Police Department reported golf ball size hail in Witharral. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in LYNN, TEXAS
From 19-JUN-08 20:30:00 to 19-JUN-08 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAHOKA
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Tahoka recorded a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph at 20:30 CST. No damage was reported.