With an upper low traversing the region, a cold front stationed over the panhandles, and a developing dryline, storms developed out in the panhandles early on the 16th and made their way eastward across western north Texas through the day. Toward evening, when the severe weather occurred, the front surged eastward with a line of storms forming along it.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:05:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:09:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: COPPER BREAKS ST PK
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Emergency Manager

No damage reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in FOARD, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:25:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROWELL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Law Enforcement

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:50:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

No damage reported. Time estimated from radar.

Hail in KNOX, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 17:15:00 to 16-MAY-15 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: KNOX CITY
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Thunderstorm Wind in KNOX, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 17:15:00 to 16-MAY-15 17:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: KNOX CITY
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Camper blown over.

Tornado in WILBARGER, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:29:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODELL
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

The tornado that began in northeast Hardeman County moved through the far northwest corner of Wilbarger County before crossing the Red River into Jackson County Oklahoma. No damage was known to have occurred in this rural area Wilbarger County.

Tornado in WILBARGER, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:38:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: ODELL
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

The tornado crossed from Jackson County Oklahoma into far northern Wilbarger County between Odell TX and Elmer OK, before crossing the Red River for the third time back into Jackson County Oklahoma. Again, no damage is known to have occurred in this portion of Wilbarger County.

Tornado in ARCHER, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 18:22:00 to 16-MAY-15 18:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: HOLLIDAY
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A video of a waterspout over Lake Diversion was relayed from a resident through KFDX TV. No damage was reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in FOARD, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 15:31:00 to 16-MAY-15 15:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROWELL
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Less than 2-inch small tree limbs downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in FOARD, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 15:31:00 to 16-MAY-15 15:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: CROWELL
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Reported by: Storm Chaser

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 15:45:00 to 16-MAY-15 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: GOODLETT
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Storm Chaser

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 15:54:00 to 16-MAY-15 15:54:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: Public

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 15:57:00 to 16-MAY-15 15:57:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 2.75 
Reported by: Amateur Radio

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 15:58:00 to 16-MAY-15 15:58:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Broadcast Media

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:00:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Trained Spotter

No damage reported.

Hail in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:00:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 3.00 
Reported by: Public

No damage reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:00:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: QUANAH
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Reported by: Storm Chaser

No damage reported.

Hail in CLAY, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 21:05:00 to 16-MAY-15 21:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: BYERS
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: Public

No damage reported.

Tornado in HARDEMAN, TEXAS
From 16-MAY-15 16:26:00 to 16-MAY-15 16:29:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHILLICOTHE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A storm chaser documented the beginning of a large and long-lived tornado in northeast Hardeman County. No damage is known to have occurred in Hardeman County. The tornado moved into Wilbarger County and eventually into Oklahoma with a total path length of 40 miles.