Hooker storm history

Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to as high as 70 mph were common across Hooker County during the late evening hours on December 17th through the morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the late evening hours on December 17th. A mesonet site …

Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Hooker County during the morning hours into the early afternoon hours. A nearby mesonet site 10 miles south southeast of Thedford recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 1258 pm MST.

Large quantity of hail with drifting noted.

Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 MPH, reported at this location.

Severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern quarter of Hooker County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of May.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the eastern quarter of Hooker County through the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Across Hooker County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 19th and again during the early morning hours February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce a lowest w…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over all of Hooker County through the end of February.

Across Hooker County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the evening hours on January 20th through the early morning hours on January 21st. As winds diminished to light southwest and temperatures fell to 10 to 15 below zero, the winds combined to produ…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over all of Hooker County through the end of January.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over all of Hooker County through the end of December.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over all of Hooker County through the end of November.

Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of October over all of Hooker County.

Report via social media. Time estimated from radar.

Report via social media with hail up to 4 inches in diameter.

Across Hooker County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder at times began during the evening hours on January 12th through the morning hours on January 16th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred at times during the event. The winds comb…

Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The nearby Thedford AWOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing and drifting o…

Severe (D2) drought conditions over far southeastern portions of Hooker County, improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of October.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over far southeastern portions of Hooker County through the end of September.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over far southeastern portions of Hooker County through the end of August.

A trained spotter estimated 60 to 70 mph winds.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over far southeastern portions of Hooker County through the end of July. Over the remainder of far eastern Hooker County, severe (D2) drought improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of the month. Over the remainder of the c…

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over far eastern portions of Hooker County through the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of the month.

Over the western third of Hooker County severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of May. For the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month.

Over far northeastern Hooker County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of April. Over the western third of the county severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. For the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions det…

Over far northeastern Hooker County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Across Hooker County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 23nd through the morning hours on February 23rd. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred to produce a lowest wind chill of 34 below at the nearby Thed…

General public located 16 miles southwest of Mullen reported 6.5 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts across Hooker County ranged from 6 to 7 inches. Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions over most of Hooker County by the end of February. Over far northeastern Hooker County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

A CoCoRaHS observer in Mullen reported 12 inches of snowfall. The nearby Thedford AWOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 730 am MST through 430 pm MST on January 18th. Snowfall across Hooker County ranged around 12 inches. Northerly winds of 15 to 30…

General public located 16 miles southwest of Mullen reported 12 inches of snowfall. Total snowfall amounts across Hooker County ranged from 11 to 13 inches. North winds gusting to 30 mph caused blowing and drifting. A few roads became closed with travel not advised during the eve…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over most of Hooker County through the end of January. Over far northwestern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Across Hooker County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early afternoon hours on January 21st and continued until the early morning hours on January 24th. Northerly winds as high as 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph occur…

Blizzard conditions occurred across Hooker County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Total snowfall ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Blizzard conditions began at 6 am MST on D…

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over most of Hooker County through the end of December. Over far northwestern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Extreme (D3) drought conditions over far eastern Hooker County, expanded into most of the remainder of the county by the end of the November. Over far northwestern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over far eastern Hooker county by the end of the October. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month across northeastern Hooker county. Across the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of September.

The northeast portions of Hooker County remained in D2 (severe drought) throughout the month. The southwest corner was designated as D0, while the central portions continued as D1.

Thunderstorm wind gust.

Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH estimated at this location.

Severe (D2) drought conditions, over the eastern 2/3rds of the county, shrunk to northeastern portions of Hooker county by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Mullen reported 2.34 inches of precipitation in May. This was 0.79 inches below the normal of 3.13 inches.