May 22, 2016
One of the most significant severe weather events of the 2016 severe weather season occurred on the 22nd and brought large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes to mainly the eastern Texas Panhandle. A supercell thunderstorm produced at least 6 tornadoes in southern Ochiltree County on the evening of May 22, 2016. No damage was reported for the final two tornadoes east of Highway 70 in open country and these were not surveyed. Damage consisted of a destroyed barn, downed power lines, some tree dama
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 637068). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ochiltree County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.