Northwest flow aloft brought a round of severe convection during the evening hours of the 16th to the Texas Panhandle. As a shortwave trough moved out of Colorado, a warn front was situated across the northern and eastern Texas Panhandle. Convection developed along this front during the evening hours. The combination of marginal instability, moderate deep layer shear, and additional turning of low level winds in the vicinity of the front allowed for brief tornadoes to develop. As the evening progressed, the outflows from storms pushed the warm front southward across the Panhandle. Severe convection ended around 9 PM CST as storms transitioned to heavy rain production.

Hail in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 18:19:00 to 16-JUL-14 18:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALLETT
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Sherman County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward over the town of Stratford (Sherman County), a trained storm spotter reported ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches). After producing this hail the storm continued moving southeastward across the county.

Hail in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 17:41:00 to 16-JUL-14 17:42:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRUVER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Hansford County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward towards the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a local law enforcement officer reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 10 miles west of Gruver. After producing this hail the storm continued moving southeastward across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 17:55:00 to 16-JUL-14 17:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAUTZ
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Sherman County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward towards the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a storm chaser estimated a 70 mph wind gust 14 miles west-southwest of Gruver (Sherman County). After producing this gust the storm continued moving southeastward across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 18:23:00 to 16-JUL-14 18:24:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALLETT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Sherman County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward over the town of Stratford (Sherman County), a trained storm spotter reported an estimated 70 mph thunderstorm gust which downed power lines on US Highway 287 thee miles south of Stratford (Sherman County). After producing this hail the storm continued moving southeastward across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 18:30:00 to 16-JUL-14 18:32:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALLETT
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Sherman County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward over the town of Stratford (Sherman County), a local law enforcement officer reported an estimated 70 mph thunderstorm gust which blew down a 20 foot tree, downed power lines, and downed fences in Stratford (Sherman County). After producing this gust the storm continued moving southeastward across the county.

Hail in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 17:00:00 to 16-JUL-14 17:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRUVER
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Hansford County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward towards the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 5 miles west of Gruver. After producing this hail the storm continued moving southeastward across the county.

Hail in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 17:55:00 to 16-JUL-14 17:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: LAUTZ
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Sherman County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward towards the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a storm chaser reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 14 miles west of Gruver (Sherman County). After producing this hail the storm continued moving southeastward across the county.

Hail in MOORE, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 19:35:00 to 16-JUL-14 19:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: ETTER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Discrete supercells began transitioning to a linear structure during the late evening hours of the 16th. As this cluster of storms neared the town of Cactus (Moore County), a member of the public 4 miles west-southwest of Cactus (Moore County) reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches). This hail damaged corn and sorghum crops along Highway 281. After producing this hail the cluster of storms continued to move to the southeast.

Thunderstorm Wind in MOORE, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 20:11:00 to 16-JUL-14 20:12:00 (CST-6)
Location: DUMAS MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Discrete supercells began transitioning to a linear structure during the late evening hours of the 16th. As this cluster of storms neared the town of Dumas (Moore County), an amateur radio operator 2 miles west of Dumas (Moore County) reported an estimated 65 mph thunderstorm gust. After producing this gust the cluster of storms continued to move to the southeast.

Hail in OLDHAM, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 21:08:00 to 16-JUL-14 21:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: VEGA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A line of thunderstorms moved across Oldham County during the late evening hours of the 16th. As the line moved near the town of Vega (Oldham County), a local law enforcement officer 6 miles northeast of Vega (Oldham County) reported golf ball size hail (1.75 inches). After producing this hail, the line of thunderstorms continued to move to the south-southeast across the Texas Panhandle.

Hail in DEAF SMITH, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 21:16:00 to 16-JUL-14 21:17:00 (CST-6)
Location: DAWN
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A line of thunderstorms moved across Oldham County during the late evening hours of the 16th. As the line moved near the town of Dawn (Deaf Smith County), the County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 6 miles north-northwest of Dawn (Deaf Smith County). After producing this hail, the line of thunderstorms continued to move to the south-southeast across the Texas Panhandle.

Tornado in MOORE, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 19:23:00 to 16-JUL-14 19:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ETTER
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A cluster of thunderstorms went through multiple mergers over Moore County during the evening hours of the 16th. One cell merger 5 miles west-southwest of the town of Cactus (Moore County) provided additional tightening of the updraft and allowed a brief tornado to form. This tornado formed over open area and caused no damage. However, multiple trained storm spotter reported the brief tornado. The estimated wind speed was 65 mph. After producing the brief tornado, the merging storms transitioned into an linear structure and moved southeastward across the southern Texas Panhandle.

Tornado in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 18:26:00 to 16-JUL-14 18:33:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALLETT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A discrete supercell developed over Sherman County during the evening hours of the 16th. The storm produced a second brief tornado on the south side of Stratford (Sherman County). A storm chaser captured multiple images of the tornado, and it caused damage to an outbuilding and downed power lines along US Highway 287. The estimated max wind was 70 mph and the storm which produced the tornado continued to move south across the county.

Tornado in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 16-JUL-14 18:08:00 to 16-JUL-14 18:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: MALLETT
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A discrete supercell developed over Sherman County during the evening hours of the 16th. As the storm moved near the town of Stratford (Sherman County), a trained storm spotter captured a brief tornado on video. The tornado lasted less than a minute and was estimated to have 70 mph wind speeds. The storm continued to move southward after producing this tornado. No damage was reported with this tornado.