Apr 30, 2024
A rather nebulous upper air pattern existed across the Southern Plains on the 30th, with 30-40 knots of quasi-zonal flow at 500 mb. However, plentiful solar insolation/surface heating in the vicinity of a dryline fostered widely scattered thunderstorm development by the late afternoon. Strong instability and sufficient organizing wind shear lead to a few of these storms displaying supercellular characteristics and producing reports of large hail initially, owing to steep lapse rates and weak low
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1174502). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Tillman County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.