Flash Flood — Potter, Texas

2025-06-07 · near Bushland, Potter, Texas

Event narrative

Both directions of I-40 at Hope Road were closed due to water over the roadway. Traffic was being detoured to the frontage road.

Wider weather episode

On the afternoon of June 6th, a discrete supercell developed in southeastern Colorado and tracked into the Oklahoma Panhandle and northeastern Texas Panhandle. This supercell produced six tornadoes, hail up to 4.5 inches in diameter, and straight-line winds. Later in the evening a couple of semi-discrete supercells moved into the Oklahoma Panhandle and eastern Panhandles, producing wind gusts up to 90 mph and hail up to the size of golf balls.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.