Lightning TrackerAmarillo storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Amarillo, TX, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Amarillo by the numbers
Amarillo sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 679 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 409 hail reports, 253 damaging-wind reports and 17 tornado reports. On average that is 15.5 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, August, when 72% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 16 hail reports, 30 wind reports and 2 tornado reports around Amarillo; the largest hail was 3.00″ (tea cup) on Jun 23, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Amarillo
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Tornado | 11 mi SW · Randall Co. |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Hail 2.00″ | 11 mi S · Randall Co. |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi E · Carson Co. |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 21 mi SW · Randall Co. |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi E · Potter Co. |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi E · Carson Co. |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Damaging wind | 15 mi N · Potter Co. |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 5 mi S · Randall Co. |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 6 mi S · Randall Co. |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Tornado | 9 mi SE · Randall Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Amarillo
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Amarillo
Amarillo averages 9.6 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 18 miles from the city centre on Jun 23, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Amarillo
There have been 17 tornado reports within 25 miles of Amarillo since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Jun 13, 2016, 18 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Amarillo
Does Amarillo get a lot of severe storms?
Amarillo averages 15.5 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Amarillo?
Most severe-weather reports around Amarillo come in May, June, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Amarillo?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Jun 23, 2026, 18 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Amarillo?
Yes — 17 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Jun 13, 2016.
How do I get storm alerts for Amarillo?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Amarillo, TX. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Amarillo, TX. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 7, 2026.