Excessive Heat in Palo Doro Canyon, Texas

Excessive Heat July 13, 2020 · Palo Doro Canyon, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Palo Duro Canyon floor temperature equaled or exceeded 110 degrees for several hours and reached a maximum temperature of 115 Degrees around 502 pm.

The wider storm

A combination of drought conditions, strong high pressure ridging over the area, and southwest down-sloping low level winds led to hot conditions for several days across the Panhandles. Amarillo also reached the second hottest daily maximum temperature ever by hitting 110 degrees on July 13th. Widespread temperatures of 105 to 109 degrees occurred across much the Panhandles, but Palo Duro Canyon reached excessive heat levels in excess of 110 degrees on multiple days during this stretch providing dangerous conditions for hikers in the state park.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 914436. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.