Fisher storm history

Thunderstorms over Fisher County produced hail up to the size of golfballs. The hail caused damage to the public library as well as many homes in Rotan.

Public reported baseball size hail 6 miles east of Rotan.

Public reported quarter size hail.

A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail.

A mesonet observation station reported a 71 mph wind gust.

A mesonet observation station reported a wind gust of 81 mph 5 miles west of Rotan.

Law Enforcement reported a Hog Farm east of Roby had damage to their property and multiple powerlines down along the road.

Law Enforcement reported multiple powerlines down along Farm to Market Road 57.

The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey after a strong supercell thunderstorm moved southeast across Fisher County, with a swath of very strong winds that pushed through the northern and central portions of the county. Three broken steel transmission poles were obse…

Law enforcement reported road closed due to down powerlines and flooding on FM 57 between U.S. Highway 180 and U.S. Highway 83.

Public reported half dollar size hail.

A mesonet station reported a wind gust of 71 mph 5 miles west of Rotan.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Fisher County during the month of April.

A Mesonet site reported a wind gust of 70 mph 5 miles west of Rotan.

A Mesonet site reported a wind gust of 64 mph 5 miles west of Rotan.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Fisher County during the month of March.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate to severe drought conditions across Fisher County in the late part of August.

Law Enforcement reported baseball size hail 4 miles west of Hitson.

Law enforcement reported half dollar size hail.

A mesonet observation station measured a 63 mph wind gust.

Public reported quarter size hail.

Public reported golf ball size hail.

Public reported quarter size hail.

A mesonet observation station measured a 78 mph wind gust.

A storm chaser reported winds of 60 to 65 mph 1 mile south of Roby, measured by instrumentation from 6:30 PM to 7 PM.

Public reported a wind gust of 61 mph was in Roby.

Public reported golf ball size hail.

A storm chaser reported 2 inch diameter hail.

Wind Chill values ranged from -5 to -12 degrees across Fisher County on January 13-14.

A Mesonet observation site reported a 63 mph wind gust.

A Mesonet observation site reported a 59 mph wind gust.

A West Texas Mesonet observation site recorded a wind gust of 62 mph.

Law Enforcement reported partial collapse of a roof on a hardware store and exterior damage in Rotan.

The public reported a Facebook photo of a destroyed garage and adjacent garage wall in Roby. The time was based off radar.

The public reported Facebook pictures of roof and wall damage to an outbuilding, severe roof damage to a house, a fence blown over and tree branches knocked down. The location was near Farm to Market Road 1812, 2 miles south of McCaulley. The time was estimated off radar.

Mesonet site 5 miles west of Rotan measured sustained winds of 83 mph with a wind gust of 95 mph.

Law Enforcement reported a tornado 2 miles north of Hitson.

The US Drought Monitor indicated moderate/severe drought conditions across Fisher County during the month of June.

The report was from mping.

Trained spotter reported 59 mph wind gust.

The public reported quarter size hail in Rotan.

There is picture of hail 3 inches in diameter on Facebook in Rotan.

There was pea to quarter size hail reported in Rotan.

The public reported golf ball size hail in Sylvester.

The report was from mping.

It was mostly smaller hail but up to golf ball size was found.

The time estimated from radar.