Amarillo, TX Hail Storm – June 2026

A severe hail storm tracked through Amarillo, TX, on June 23, 2026, producing stones up to 3.27 inches and prompting a sequence of NWS warnings and radar detections. The event ran through the late afternoon and early evening with both radar and multiple spotter reports supporting impact assessments.

What Happened

NWS issued the first warning for the system at 4:15 PM CDT for 1-inch hail within the warning area. Dual-polarization radar later detected stronger hail signatures at 4:57 PM CDT. Radar scans around 5:31 PM CDT showed the largest reflectivity cores of the event. Trained spotters and storm chasers were active as the storm intensified; live-stream estimates and spotter calls between about 5:40 PM and 6:50 PM CDT reported large, damaging stones and documented impacts.

A trained spotter called in reports near 5:50 PM CDT. Multiple storm chasers provided on-stream estimates around 5:42 PM CDT and later reported vehicle damage and broken glass near 6:43 PM CDT. Public reports and local media submitted images from the intersection of Arnott and Gordon Cummings Road west of Canyon near 6:40 PM CDT that showed baseball-sized hail in populated areas. A photographic submission at 6:50 PM CDT included a measured piece of hail that was verified against radar timing and location.

Radar support was consistent across the sequence. Early warnings flagged the risk inside the NWS warning polygon. Dual-polarization NEXRAD hail detection picked up increasing hail signatures through the late afternoon, with multiple radar-derived detections followed by spotter-verified observations in the Amarillo and west-of-Canyon corridor.

Damage Assessment

Field reports and on-the-ground imagery indicate localized severe surface impacts along the storm track west of Canyon and into parts of the Amarillo metro. Multiple spotter submissions describe broken vehicle glass; one storm chaser reported a broken windshield during the event at 6:43 PM CDT. Local media and members of the public provided photographs from the Arnott and Gordon Cummings Road area showing large hail accumulation and visible surface scouring.

A photo submitted at 6:50 PM CDT documented measured hail in hand and was time-verified with radar returns to the same location. Trained spotters called in clustered reports of heavy hail between roughly 5:40 PM and 6:45 PM CDT across the same corridor, creating a concentrated area of reported roof, vehicle, and exterior damage. Several independent observers reported consistent impact timing and similar damage signatures along county roads and rural routes west of the Amarillo urban core.

Reported impacts are concentrated along the NWS warning area and the radar-detected hail swath that moved northeast through the metro and adjacent rural areas. Vehicle glass damage and dented metal surfaces were specifically cited in multiple reports. Photographs and observer notes identify damage to parked vehicles and evidence of hail reach onto property edges near major local roads.